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Kate Lamb

Kate Lamb

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Asia|News

Indonesia set to ratify changes to controversial top court

Indonesia is set to pass a revision to its constitutional court law, legislators have confirmed, ushering in changes that legal experts say will

Asia|News

Indonesia court revises regional election rules, amid talk president's son may seek run

Indonesia's Supreme Court has approved regulatory changes on the age of candidates in regional elections, the court said on Thursday, amid

Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|News

Indonesian president in damage control over new capital

Indonesia's president is rushing to reassure investors and bureaucrats about his $32 billion new capital city in a malaria-prone pocket of Borneo

Indonesian president in damage control over new capital
Economy|News

Prabowo adviser denies plans to raise Indonesia's debt to 50% of GDP

Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto has no plans to boost the country's public debt to 50% of gross domestic product (GDP), a senior aide

Prabowo adviser denies plans to raise Indonesia's debt to 50% of GDP
Asia|Crime|Environment|News|World

Cambodia environmental group slams 'politically motivated' trial

Members of a Cambodian conservation group are facing up to 10 years in prison on charges its founder says are politically motivated and part of a wider crackdown on government

Cambodia environmental group slams 'politically motivated' trial
News|World

Papuan tribe, palm oil firms battle for land rights in Indonesian top court

In a jungled corner of Indonesia's Papua, the Awyu tribe await a Supreme Court verdict that will determine whether thousands of hectares of

Papuan tribe, palm oil firms battle for land rights in Indonesian top court
Asia|Crime|News

Southeast Asian militant group Jemaah Islamiyah to be disbanded, say its senior leaders

Senior members of Jemaah Islamiyah, the Southeast Asian militant network blamed for the deadly Bali bombings, have announced they are disbanding the

Asia|Health|News|World

Indonesian police given sole power to grant abortions for rape victims

New rules issued this week by Indonesia will make the police the only authority allowed to give the go-ahead for abortions for rape victims, drawing criticism from

Asia|Election

Indonesia's president-elect Prabowo secures parliamentary majority

Indonesia's president-elect Prabowo Subianto has secured a parliamentary majority after the party that backed his rival in the February elections

Asia|Economy|News|World

Indonesia president hails economic, infrastructure successes in final state of nation

Indonesian President Joko Widodo highlighted his economic, infrastructure and development successes in his final state of nation address on Friday, delivered months

Asia|News|World

Indonesia president says he respects institutions amid power struggle over court ruling

Indonesia President Joko Widodo on Wednesday said he respected decisions of the country's institutions, amid a move by his allies in parliament to

Indonesia president says he respects institutions amid power struggle over court ruling
News|World

UN's Guterres says East Timor's independence a gift to the world

East Timor's independence was a gift to the world because it showed conflict could be resolved through negotiation, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on

UN's Guterres says East Timor's independence a gift to the world
Asia|World

Pope Francis visit keenly awaited in deeply Catholic East Timor

When Pope Francis touches down in the East Timorese capital of Dili this week he will be landing in a totally different nation to the one visited by his predecessor.

Pope Francis visit keenly awaited in deeply Catholic East Timor
Asia|Election

A decade of Jokowi: Indonesia's democracy icon leaves illiberal legacy, critics say

In 2014, then presidential hopeful and outsider Joko Widodo attended packed campaigns with a white ribbon warning against election fraud tied around

A decade of Jokowi: Indonesia's democracy icon leaves illiberal legacy, critics say
Asia|Election|Political

How Indonesia's outgoing Jokowi steered son Gibran to vice presidency

When Indonesian President Joko Widodo was first inaugurated in 2014, his eldest son didn't want to be there.

How Indonesia's outgoing Jokowi steered son Gibran to vice presidency

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