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ChickTok: Indonesian kids given pets to wean them off smartphones

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 21 08:51 PM

Officials in one Indonesian city have hatched a plan to wean children off smartphones -- by giving them their own fluffy chicks to raise.   Read more »

Sumatran tiger kills Indonesian farmer, injures tourist

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 18 04:17 PM

 An endangered Sumatran Tiger has mauled to death an Indonesian farmer and seriously injured a domestic tourist, a conservation official said Monday. Read more »

Tsunami alert lifted, after 7.1 quake causes panic in Indonesia

Reuters
Updated as of Nov 15 03:13 AM

A powerful earthquake struck in the sea near the Moluccas, prompting panicked islanders to flee to higher ground, according to residents and a media report. Read more »

Indonesia bus collision kills seven

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 14 12:27 PM

BANDUNG, Indonesia - Seven people were killed as two passenger buses collided on a busy toll road in Indonesia Thursday, authorities said.   Read more »

1 dead, 6 injured in suicide bombing at Indonesian police station

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 13 05:38 PM

A suicide bomber blew himself up at a police station in Indonesia on Wednesday, killing himself and wounding six others, according to authorities who described the 24-year-old attacker as a "lone wolf." Read more »

Indonesia buries over 1,000 cholera-hit pigs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 12 06:39 PM

Lab tests found that the animals died of hog cholera but officials said they are also testing to see if any were stricken with African swine fever. Neither are believed to pose a risk to humans. Read more »

Indonesia's Lion Air finds cracks in 2 Boeing 737 NGs

Reuters
Posted at Nov 08 12:22 PM

The discovery could make it more likely the FAA will require airline operators to inspect 737 NGs with fewer than 22,600 cycles, which had not been mandated previously. Each cycle typically represents one flight, with a takeoff and a landing. Read more »

Indonesia economy slows as commodity price slump bites

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 07:27 AM

Indonesia posted another quarter of slowing growth Tuesday, its weakest pace in 2 years, as Southeast Asia's biggest economy feels the sting of slumping commodity prices. Read more »

Put down that phone! This device may help internet-addicted

Angie Teo and Sekar Nasly Bani Putri, Reuters
Posted at Nov 07 12:02 AM

JAKARTA - From browsing social media to watching videos and chatting with friends, Indonesian university student Tyas Sisianindita spends about eight hours a day on her phone.  Read more »

Indonesia Q3 GDP growth weakest in over 2 years, more stimulus likely

Maikel Jefriando and Nilufar Rizki, Reuters
Posted at Nov 05 03:00 PM

Gross domestic product rose 5.02 percent in the 3 months ended September from the year-ago quarter, the weakest pace since the second quarter of 2017, the statistics bureau reported. Read more »

[OPINION] Isko Moreno: The Filipino Jokowi?

Karim Raslan — Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Nov 04 02:15 PM

It’s tempting to see the parallels between Isko’s rise with not only President Duterte’s, but that of Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo (“Jokowi”).  Read more »

In Indonesia, 'bride kidnapping' tradition fuels child marriage despite new ban

Beh Lih Yi, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Oct 31 12:09 PM

LEMBAR, Indonesia - Fifteen minutes into their first date, Indonesian teenager Helma Yani received a marriage proposal from a boy she had just met. He spirited her away to a relative's house and a month later, at age 17, they were married. Read more »

Boeing CEO knew about pilot’s warnings before second crash

Natalie Kitroeff and David Gelles, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 30 09:20 AM

At times looking shaken, the executive, Dennis A. Muilenburg, said that if he could do it over again, he would have acted after the first crash, off the coast of Indonesia last October. Read more »

PH court sets tentative date for Veloso testimony

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 28 08:07 PM

MANILA - A Philippine court has set a tentative schedule for the deposition of Mary Jane Veloso, the Filipina convicted of drug trafficking in Indonesia. Read more »

Pinoys traveling to Indonesia told to get polio vaccine

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 05:44 PM

The embassy reminded that travelers who refuse to be vaccinated may either be deported or prevented from entering Indonesia. Read more »

Indonesian central bank cuts policy rate by 25 basis points

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 24 06:59 PM

Indonesia's central bank on Thursday cut its benchmark interest rate for the fourth straight month in an attempt to boost domestic economic growth. Read more »

Indonesia's Jokowi taps election archrival for defense minister

Dessy Sagita, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 23 01:55 PM

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's new cabinet members were introduced at an informal presentation on the palace steps Wednesday, with President Joko Widodo tapping his election arch-rival -- a former general with a chequered rights record -- as defense minister. Read more »

OPINION: 6 days at sea, traveling on Indonesia's Pelni

Karim Raslan - Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Oct 22 12:55 AM

For 6 days and 5 nights, the 146.5-meter-long craft, capable of carrying some 2,170 passengers was Team Ceritalah’s home as they traveled from Surabaya in East Java to Makassar, Bau Bau, Ambon, Banda Neira and Tual in the Kei Islands. Read more »

Indonesia's Widodo targets 'innovative' cabinet, taps Gojek CEO

Maikel Jefriando and Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Reuters
Posted at Oct 21 04:09 PM

The make-up of the cabinet is being closely watched to see how many are technocrats, who are more likely to fall in with Widodo's reform agenda. Party affiliated candidates are seen more at risk of falling back on traditional loyalties. Read more »

Indonesia's Jokowi kicks off fresh term after wave of crises

Haeril Halim, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 20 12:49 PM

Indonesia's President Joko Widodo will kick off a fresh term Sunday, facing a wave of crises and with Jakarta under heavy security days after Islamist militants tried to assassinate his top security minister.   Read more »