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Dua Lipa cancels Indonesian show citing unsafe staging
The pop star said she was ‘heartbroken’ over the cancellation.
Prabowo Subianto sworn in as Indonesia’s eighth president
The former defence minister was cheered through the streets of Jakarta on Sunday by thousands of waving supporters after taking his oath on the Koran.
Thousands attempt to storm Indonesian parliament after changes to election law
The protesters forced MPs to delay a vote on controversial changes to election laws that could increase the outgoing president’s influence.
May Day rallies across Asia and Europe call for improved workers’ rights
Events on May 1 also give many an opportunity to air general economic grievances or political demands.
South-east Asia’s first high-speed railway launched in Indonesia
It is a key project under China’s Belt and Road infrastructure initiative.
The 1975 cancel two Asian shows after Malaysia LGBT+ controversy
Frontman Matty Healy had been at the Good Vibes Festival on Friday when he made a speech about homosexuality.
Indonesia returns 547 containers of contaminated waste back to wealthy nations
Indonesia is sending 547 containers of waste back to wealthy nations including the UK after discovering they were contaminated with used plastic and hazardous materials.
Indonesian man walking 430 miles backwards to save forests
This is not Medi Bastoni’s first backwards walk.
All 189 passengers feared dead following Indonesian budget airline crash
Human remains, aircraft debris and personal belongings have been retrieved from the Java Sea after a Boeing jet operated by an Indonesian budget airline crashed minutes after take-off from Jakarta, killing all 189 people on board.
Dozens killed after explosion at Indonesian fireworks factory
An explosion and blaze at a fireworks factory near the Indonesian capital has killed at least 47 people, most of them female workers, and injured dozens more, police said.