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Myanmar’s ruling army has made no significant progress in implementing a peace plan agreed with ASEAN two years ago and the bloc should show unity in deciding how to defuse the growing crisis, Indonesia’s president said on Thursday. Joko Widodo, who is this year’s president of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), was speaking […]
On September 24, 2015, a massive stampede occurred at the site of the ritual stoning of the devil in Mina near Mecca during the annual pilgrimage, killing approximately 2,300 people, the deadliest disaster in the history of the Hajj. Iran, which said 464 of its pilgrims were killed, accused Saudi Arabia of failing to properly […]
It is the third whale to have beached in popular holiday destination Bali in April alone. An 18-metre-long male sperm whale was found stranded in Klungkung district on Bali’s east coast on Wednesday. Earlier, a Bryde’s whale weighing more than two tonnes and at least 11 meters long was found stranded on a beach in […]
Digital platforms in Indonesia include Facebook, Alphabet Inc’s Google and some local aggregators. Arif said these platforms benefit from carrying content generated by media companies, while “most media get less profit”. “(There is) no balance in it,” he said. Under the new law, the Press Council will decide the pricing structure and payment plans, acting […]
Ratul Islam Faheem, who was found inside the cargo container of a ship traveling from Chattogram to Port Keylong in Malaysia on January 17, will soon return to his family in Bangladesh. “He is feeling better after receiving hospital treatment. The Bangladesh High Commission in Kuala Lumpur has made all necessary preparations to return him […]
The earthquake occurred at around 13:06 pm local time (0606 GMT). The earthquake was revised from the initial magnitude of 7.2 reported by the USGS. Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned of possible aftershocks. Indonesia experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, where […]
An Indonesian court on Monday began a trial against a handful of police officers and football match organizers on charges of criminal negligence for their roles in the world’s deadliest football stadium stampede in Java last October. The disaster, which killed 135 people, occurred after a match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang, East Java, raising […]
The US Geological Survey said a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Sumatra island early Monday. The USGS said the quake’s epicenter was 48 kilometers (30 miles) south-southeast of the city of Singkil in Aceh province at a depth of 37 kilometers. It occurred at about 6:30 local time (2230 GMT), and USGS […]
Mehboob said BPC would buy about 60,000 tonnes of diesel from India’s Numaligarh Refinery Ltd for the January to December period of the current year, with about 5.45 billion taka. Following two separate proposals from the Ministry of Industry, Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) will buy about 30,000 tonnes of bulk granular urea fertilizer from […]
Indonesian President Joko Widodo acknowledged on Wednesday that his country’s past was marked by a series of “gross human rights violations”, including bloodshed and arrests in 1965 and 1966. Some historians and activists have estimated that at least 500,000 people died in the violence, which began in late 1965 after a failed communist coup by […]
The European Union is planning to phase out palm oil-based fuel by 2030 due to its alleged link to deforestation. During their bilateral meeting, Anwar and Jokowi signed eight memorandums of understanding covering shipping, export-import financing, green energy, development of the battery industry, which they said they hoped would enhance cross-border trade and Investment will […]
