4 h. ago How 2 colours are fuelling Indonesia’s revolt against widening inequality

“RESET SYSTEM” reads graffiti above an intersection in the Javanese city of Yogyakarta, painted hastily in vibrant green and pink after deadly protests swept Indonesia last week. Pink and green have quickly come to symbolise a solidarity movement after violent protests, sparked by discontent over economic inequality and lavish perks for lawmakers, rocked Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. In the capital Jakarta, office worker Dila paused at her desk to apply a bright green and pink filter to her...

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6 h. ago China starts aviation training for Southeast Asia amid C919, home

China is training representatives from Southeast Asia this month in an effort to promote its home-grown civilian aircraft, as the region leads the world in accepting Chinese deliveries despite Airbus and Boeing’s dominance. Twenty participants from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam are taking part in the 2025 China-Asean Civil Aviation Management Capacity Enhancement Workshop in Beijing, which started Monday. Organised by the Civil Aviation...

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6 h. ago AI, lasers and chips: the science and tech of China’s military parade

China’s military parade on Wednesday – featuring the latest AI-powered uncrewed vehicles, laser weapons and missiles – signalled an arms race fuelled by scientific and technological advances. Artificial intelligence, optics and physics and information technologies have underscored how innovations will shape the future of modern warfare, paving the way for futuristic intelligent systems. “The parade featured unmanned intelligent systems, underwater combat units, cyber and electronic forces and...

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8 h. ago Indonesia’s Prabowo, in China’s Spotlight, Ignores Nation’s Tumult for Global Showmanship

Indonesia’s Prabowo, in China’s Spotlight, Ignores Nation’s Tumult for Global Showmanship  The China-Global South Project

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16 h. ago From bruises to misstatements, how should a president’s health be covered?

Early in Donald Trump’s news conference on Tuesday, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked a question that surely baffled people who avoided social media for Labour Day. “How did you find out over the weekend that you were dead?” Doocy said to the president. Doocy was referring to speculation about Trump’s health that spread online during the long weekend, fuelled in part by the president’s relative absence from the public for several days. The incident has renewed – for a different president – questions...

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22 h. ago As protests simmer, Prabowo’s China trip carries political risks

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto made a swift trip to Beijing to attend China’s World War II victory commemoration parade on Wednesday, with his spokesman citing the importance of maintaining strategic ties and the easing of unrest at home. Analysts said the tightly timed visit reflected Jakarta’s effort to reassure key diplomatic partners and project stability abroad following global coverage of Indonesia’s violent protests over the weekend, but warned it carried “political risks” at home...

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25 h. ago Indonesia’s Prabowo attends China’s military parade as protests rage at home

Despite a deadly anti-government protest raging across his country, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto stood overlooking Beijing’s Tiananmen Square watching China’s grand military parade with a group of world leaders. His one-day trip was appreciated by Beijing, with the Chinese foreign ministry saying it “welcomed” the visit. Earlier this week, when Prabowo decided to skip the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, the ministry said it “respected” Jakarta’s decision. Prabowo joined...

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26 h. ago Hungry for justice: Southeast Asia sends Indonesia’s protesters food, solidarity

It began with a few Malaysians buying meals on Grab for strangers across the Java Sea. Within days, thousands were taking part, from Manila to Bangkok, sending food to Indonesian delivery riders caught in the turmoil of mass protest. Struggling food delivery riders, emblematic of Indonesia’s urban underclass, have become the focus of sympathy, solidarity and support from across Southeast Asia. Starting last week, thousands of social media users from around the region began ordering meals via the...

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32 h. ago ‘No easy solutions’: did Indonesia’s Prabowo inherit a poisoned chalice?

Indonesia’s wave of unrest has put President Prabowo Subianto under intense pressure less than a year into his term, as he grapples with deep-seated public anger and economic anxiety amid attempts to stop the “deep rot” in his sprawling political coalition. While frustration over inequality, elite privilege and economic hardship has long been simmering, observers say Prabowo’s ambitious spending, coupled with a corrupt coalition “inherited” from his predecessor, may also have limited his room to...

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36 h. ago Indonesia’s president to go ahead with China trip despite protests

Indonesia’s president to go ahead with China trip despite protests  Al Jazeera

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39 h. ago Indonesia’s Prabowo visits China after initially cancelling trip over protests

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto will visit China for a military parade commemorating 80 years since the end of World War II on Wednesday, a minister said, after earlier cancelling his trip over deadly protests last week stoked by the death of a young delivery driver. “Tonight, President Prabowo Subianto departed for Beijing, China, at the invitation of President Xi Jinping. He monitored the situation and received reports from all relevant officials that public life was gradually returning...

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44 h. ago 400 Indonesian children ill after eating Prabowo’s free school meals

Around 400 children have fallen ill after eating free school meals in Indonesia’s western Bengkulu Province in the worst case of mass food poisoning to date linked to President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship food programme. Prabowo launched the programme of free meals for children and pregnant women in January, but the initiative has been marred by mass food poisoning across the archipelago, affecting hundreds of people. Last month, 365 people fell ill from free school meals in Central Java....

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46 h. ago Bali officials say island safe for tourists despite unrest across Indonesia

Tourism leaders and local officials in Bali have moved to reassure foreign visitors that the island remains safe and peaceful despite the violent protests that have taken place across Indonesia, as concerns mount over potential impacts to the country’s most famous holiday destination. While Australia and other governments have issued warnings to travellers, industry officials and authorities on the island say these are precautionary and do not amount to travel bans. “A travel warning is a normal...

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48 h. ago 2 steps Indonesia must take to end destructive culture of corruption

The protests that have sprang up across Indonesia are a warning about the state of the country and a wake-up call for better governance. Social media posts are filled with photos of lawmakers who left the country in a rush to find safety. Picture an administration running a huge fiscal deficit. Interest payments on loans take up an increasingly large part of the national budget, state spending is soaring amid efforts such as a national school lunch programme costing more than 300 trillion rupiah...

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49 h. ago 8 dead, 20 missing as Indonesia’s unrest escalates, more protests expected

At least 20 people were missing after violent protests sparked in Indonesia by lavish perks for lawmakers that had come to include anger against police, a rights group said on Tuesday. At least eight people had been killed since protests rocked Southeast Asia’s biggest economy last week, a senior minister said on Monday. The protests escalated after footage spread of the killing of a young delivery driver by a paramilitary police unit on Thursday night. “As of September 1, there were 23 reports...

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49 h. ago Indonesian students defy police, face tear gas as deadly protests spread

Indonesian police fired tear gas into crowds of protesters near two universities in the major regional city of Bandung, student groups and authorities said on Tuesday, raising tensions around demonstrations that have killed eight since last week. The protests began in the capital Jakarta, targeting government spending such as enhanced perks for lawmakers, and have since spread nationwide. They escalated into rioting and looting after a police vehicle hit and killed a motorcycle taxi driver,...

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3 d. ago China urges Indonesia to protect Chinese nationals, understands decision to cancel president's trip

China urges Indonesia to protect Chinese nationals, understands decision to cancel president's trip  Reuters

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3 d. ago ‘Impossible conditions’: Indonesian groups call off protests as security raised

Indonesian students and civil society groups called off protests in Jakarta on Monday, citing fears of heightened security measures after deadly riots across the country over the weekend. The protests began a week ago amid escalating anger over lawmakers’ pay and have spread nationwide, escalating in size and intensity after a police vehicle hit and killed a motorcycle taxi driver on Thursday night. Eight people have died in the protests, Chief Economic Minister Airlangga Hartarto said on...

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3 d. ago Indonesia president cuts lawmaker benefits after deadly protests

Indonesia president cuts lawmaker benefits after deadly protests  CNN

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3 d. ago Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto cancels China visit amid growing protests

Indonesian president Prabowo Subianto cancels China visit amid growing protests  Euronews.com

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