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Facebook ranks worst for online harassment, according to a global activist survey
The Verge
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July 25, 2025
Activists around the world are calling attention to harassment they’ve faced on Meta’s platforms. More than 90 percent of land and environmental defenders surveyed by Global Witness, a nonprofit organization that also tracks the murders of...
Indonesia Searches for Missing and Dead After Interisland Ferry Sinks
The Maritime Executive
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Indonesian maritime services and the police are leading a search operation after an interisland ferry sank as it was approaching the resort island of Bali around midnight on Thursday, July 3. Air and sea teams were deployed, but the efforts were...
Indonesia Sees ‘Bold’ US Trade Deal, Vows Major Tariff Cuts
Financial Post
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July 4, 2025
The government commits to a near-zero tariff for over 1,700 commodities or close to 70% of US imports, Indonesian Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto said in a statement sent to Bloomberg News on Friday. These cover key...
Study: 90% of APAC luxury travellers book with wellness in mind
Marketing-Interactive
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90% of high-net-worth (HNW) travellers in Asia Pacific (APAC) now consider wellness a key factor in their travel decisions, signalling a profound shift in the region’s luxury travel landscape, according to a new report by Marriott International’s...
Indonesia, Sudan ink pact to improve food, drug monitoring
Antara
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July 3, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia and Sudan have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in the supervision of food and pharmaceuticals. Under the MoU, the Indonesian government will seek to tap the potential of the...
How Indonesia Responds to Trump's 10% Additional Tariff Threat on BRICS Members
Tempo.co
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July 11, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - United States President Donald Trump has warned that he will impose an additional 10 percent import tariff on countries within the BRICS economic bloc, accusing them of adopting anti-American stances. “Any Country aligning...
Indonesia’s free meal program stunted by delays, protests, poisonings
The Manila Times
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July 3, 2025
JAKARTA — When an Indonesian mother dropped off her daughter at school in May, she did not expect her to become violently sick after eating lunch from the government’s new billion-dollar free meal program. “My daughter had a stomachache, diarrhea...
Indonesian rescuers intensify search for 30 people missing after ferry sinks
ABC News - New York
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July 4, 2025
GILIMANUK, Indonesia -- Indonesian authorities intensified on Friday a search operation for 30 people missing after a ferry sank near the tourist island of Bali. The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank almost half an hour after leaving Ketapang port in...
Japan-Indonesia Rectors Forum propose research consortium
Antara
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July 11, 2025
Makassar (ANTARA) - At the 6th Joint Working Group (JWG) Japan-Indonesia and the 6th Japan-Indonesia Rectors Conference, a forum of rectors from state universities in Indonesia and Japan introduced the idea of a research consortium. Hasanuddin...
Indonesia: Insurance solution for coral reef protection and restoration
Asia Insurance Review
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The Government of Indonesia, UNDP and Swiss Re have come together to setup a Marine Biodiversity Trust to create insurance solutions for coral reef protection and restoration in Indonesia. According to a news release by UNDP, the foundation for...
Indonesian rescuers intensify search for 30 people missing after ferry sinks near Bali
Winnipeg Free Press
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July 4, 2025
GILIMANUK, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities intensified on Friday a search operation for 30 people missing after a ferry sank near the tourist island of Bali. The KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank almost half an hour after leaving Ketapang port in...
Careless attitude towards health
The National
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THE majority of our people will not live to 70-80 years because we simply do not care about our health and longevity. We are not conscious about our health. We do not care about what we eat and how we prepare food. Many Papua New Guineans are...
Indonesia Removes Visa Rules for Brazilian and Turkish Citizens to Push Tourism
The Global Economics
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July 3, 2025
Indonesia granted 30-day visa-free travel to Brazilian and Turkish citizens to encourage investment, trade, and tourism between the two countries. Brazilian and Turkish citizens can now enter Indonesia without a visa, which is a rare privilege in...
Indonesia, Saudi Arabia unveil $27bn plan to boost ties 'in all fields'
Nikkei Asia
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JAKARTA -- Indonesia and Saudi Arabia on Thursday announced $27 billion worth of deals and preliminary agreements covering sectors including clean energy and petrochemicals, as Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto stopped in the Saudi city of...
Mayapada Healthcare selects NetSfere to modernise real-time communications
Hospital Management
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July 10, 2025
Indonesia-based private hospital network Mayapada Healthcare has chosen NetSfere to secure and modernise real-time communications throughout its facilities. This strategic move is aimed at addressing the increasing cybersecurity risks and...
Indonesia grants visa-free entry to Turkish citizens
Yeni Safak
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Indonesia on Thursday began granting visa-free entry to Turkish citizens, according to the state-run Antara News Agency. Jakarta also announced visa-free access for Brazilian citizens. Under the new immigration policy, Turkish and Brazilian...
Reversing damage to the world’s mangrove forests
Mongabay
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July 25, 2025
Mangroves are an important lifeline for biodiversity, climate and coastal communities. Yet they are disappearing 3-5 times faster than total global forest losses, according to UNESCO. On July 26, celebrated as the International Day for the...
A Terrorist Tidal Wave of Dirty Tricks Struck Oceania 40 Years Ago
CovertAction Magazine
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July 25, 2025
Four decades ago, in the middle of political turmoil fanned by the U.S., Palau President Haruo Remeliik (far right), leader of the world’s first nuclear-free nation, was assassinated. [Source: earthisland.org] From Tahiti to New Zealand to New...
Indonesia rescuers searching for 29 missing people after ferry sinks
Texarkana Gazette - Arkansas
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July 3, 2025
GILIMANUK, Indonesia -- Indonesian rescuers were searching for 29 people who remained missing Thursday after a ferry sank and six people died the previous night near Indonesia's resort island of Bali. A 3-year-old boy and his mother were the most...
RI explores worker placements in health, IT with Qatar
Antara
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July 10, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Ministry for the Protection of Indonesian Migrant Workers (KP2MI) and the Qatari Ministry of Labour are exploring cooperation in the placement of Indonesian migrant workers in the health, hospitality, and information and...