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ndonesian president and G20 chairman Joko Widodo

Indonesian president to meet Zelensky and Putin to urge peace talks

Indonesian president and G20 chairman Joko Widodo set off on Sunday to Europe where he said he plans to visit Russia and Ukraine and meet with the countries' leaders to urge peace talks

Migrant workers walk back to their home from work at an electrical and electronics industrial zone of Sungei Way Free Trade Zone in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia, 10 June 2022.

Malaysia wants to hire ‘200,000 Bangladeshi workers within a year’

Malaysian companies from palm oil plantations to semiconductor makers are refusing orders and forgoing billions in sales, hampered by a shortage of more than a million workers that threatens the ...

Indonesian pilgrims prepare to depart from Juanda International Airport in Surabaya on 4 June 2022, for the first time since the absence of the pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia for several years during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

Saudi receives first foreign hajj pilgrims since before pandemic

Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed its first batch of hajj pilgrims since before the coronavirus pandemic, which prompted authorities to sharply restrict the annual ritual.

Bangladesh national football team

Bangladesh face Indonesia after 14 years on Wednesday

This match is part of Bangladesh’s preparation ahead of the Asian Cup qualifiers which will be held in Malaysia.

Indonesian palm oil farmers protest demanding the government to end the palm oil export ban, in Jakarta,

Indonesia to lift ban on palm oil exports from Monday

Indonesia will lift its ban on palm oil exports next week, President Joko Widodo said Thursday, relieving pressure on the global vegetable oil market after prices spiked because of the suspension and ...

A worker stands as fresh fruit bunches are unloaded to be distributed from the collector site to CPO factories, as Indonesia announced a ban on palm oil exports effective this week in Kampar regency, Riau province, Indonesia.

Indonesia's palm oil export ban seen short-lived on limited storage

Indonesia's ban on palm oil exports is unlikely to last more than a month as Jakarta has limited infrastructure to store the surplus oil and the country faces mounting pressure from buyers to resume ...

A man holds a bottle of soybean oil at a grocery shop

Soybean oil price jumps as Indonesia bans export of palm oil

Some areas of the capital are not getting oil even at higher prices. Not only loose Soybean oil, but also bottled oil is seeing a shortage

Bay of Bengal

Climate migration fuels conflicts in Bay of Bengal region: Report

The Bay of Bengal coast, home to a quarter of the world’s population, is a perfect example of the fight over fast-disappearing land, report co-author Siddharth Anil Nair told a webinar

Indonesia teacher gets life imprisonment for raping 13 students

Teacher gets life term for raping students

An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced a teacher to life in prison for the rape of 13 students, in a case that has drawn national attention to sexual abuse in some of the country's religious ...

Bangladesh Hockey Federation logo

AHF Cup Hockey Hockey Federation chooses initial 28 players

Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) initially selected 28 players on Sunday to form a national team for the Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Cup Men's Hockey beginning in the Indonesian capital Jakarta ...

Workers unload coal from a supply truck at a yard on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India on 12 October 2021

Countering China influence Coal India plans exports to Bangladesh

Indian coal, however, is generally considered to be of lower quality

A fire burns at the Double O nightclub where at least 18 people were killed in clashes between two groups, in Sorong in Indonesia's West Papua province on 25 January, 2022

At least 18 dead after clash, fire at club in Indonesia's West Papua: police

At least 18 people were killed during clashes between two groups at a club in the town of Sorong in Indonesia's West Papua province, police said Tuesday, with most dying after the night spot caught ...

Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen

Dhaka seeks conclusion of PTA with Jakarta this year

Bangladesh has sought an "expeditious conclusion" of the proposed PTA with Indonesia for further enhancement of trade and commerce between the two countries

This file handout picture taken and released on 17 December 2019 by the Indonesian Presidential Palace shows a motorcade transporting Indonesia's President Joko Widodo during his visit to North Penajam Paser district near Sepaku in East Kalimantan, where the government plans to build its new capital city replacing Jakarta.

Indonesia passes law paving way for capital's move to Borneo

Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday passed a law approving the relocation of its capital from slowly sinking Jakarta to a site 2,000 kilometres (1,200 miles) away on jungle-clad Borneo island that will ...

Indonesian college student Sultan Gustaf Al Ghozali, who became an internet sensation after turning hundreds of his selfies into non fungible tokens (NFT) with his collection traded for a total of more than 1 million USD in transactions, poses at his college in Semarang on 14 January 2022.

Indonesian student’s selfies fetch $1 million in NFT sales

An Indonesian college student has become an internet sensation after trade in the digital rights to his selfies fetched more than $1 million on a platform for non-fungible tokens.

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