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Coal power, traffic, waste burning a toxic smog cocktail in Indonesia's Jakarta

Nov. 28, 2023 22:06 PM EST

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Against the backdrop of smokestacks from a nearby coal power plant, the sky above Edy Suryana’s village stays grey for months at a time, while ashes and the stench of smoke hang in the air. Suryana has spent more than three decades living in the shadow...

Indonesia opens the campaign for its presidential election in February

Nov. 28, 2023 02:15 AM EST

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Candidates opened their campaigns Tuesday for Indonesia's presidential election, which is shaping up as a three-way race among a former special forces general who's lost twice before and two former governors. The three presidential hopefuls have vowed a...

A Sumatran rhino calf born in Indonesia adds to an endangered species of fewer than 50 animals

Nov. 27, 2023 20:31 PM EST

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A critically endangered Sumatran rhino was born in Indonesia’s western island of Sumatra on Saturday, the second Sumatran rhino born in the country this year and a welcome addition to a species that currently numbers fewer than 50 animals. A female...

Indonesia's 3 presidential contenders vow peaceful campaigns ahead of next year election

Nov. 27, 2023 06:25 AM EST

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s three presidential hopefuls vowed a peaceful race on Monday, a day before campaigning for next year’s election officially began as concerns rose their rivalry may sharpen religious and ethnic divides in Southeast Asia’s largest democracy. ...

A strong earthquake shakes eastern Indonesia with no immediate reports of casualties or damages

Nov. 21, 2023 23:42 PM EST

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A strong, deep undersea earthquake shook the eastern side of Indonesia on Wednesday with no immediate reports of casualties or damages in the area. The 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit an area 94 kilometers (58 miles) west of Tobelo in Indonesia's North Maluku...

Israel battles Hamas near another Gaza hospital sheltering thousands

Nov. 21, 2023 00:06 AM EST

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces pressed their offensive against Hamas in northern Gaza on Monday, battling militants around a hospital where thousands of patients and displaced people have been sheltering for weeks, and where despite the fighting health officials managed to...

Nearly 1,000 Rohingya refugees arrive by boat in Indonesia’s Aceh region in one week

Nov. 20, 2023 19:05 PM EST

LHOKSEUMAWE, Indonesia (AP) — Almost 1,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar have arrived by boat in Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh in the last six days, officials said Monday. They included five groups with women and children who were afloat for days. One batch of more...

More than 240 Rohingya refugees afloat off Indonesia after they are twice refused by residents

Nov. 17, 2023 04:33 AM EST

ACEH UTARA, Indonesia (AP) — Some 240 Rohingya Muslims, including women and children, are afloat off the coast of Indonesia after two attempts to land were rejected by local residents. Officials said the boat most recently tried to land in Aceh Utara district, in Indonesia’s Aceh...

ASEAN defense chiefs call for the fighting in Gaza to cease but struggle to address Myanmar violence

Nov. 15, 2023 22:50 PM EST

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Southeast Asian defense ministers called Wednesday for an end to the Israel-Hamas war and for the world to collaborate on setting up humanitarian aid corridors in Gaza, but they struggled on how to address the prolonged civil strife in Myanmar. Defense...

Conservative Muslims in Indonesia protest Coldplay concert over the band's LGBTQ+ support

Nov. 15, 2023 07:13 AM EST

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — More than 200 conservative Muslims marched in Indonesia's capital on Wednesday, calling for the cancellation of a Coldplay concert that night over the British band's support for the LGBTQ+ community. The protesters, marching about 1 kilometer (half a mile)...