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Politics
AJA announces AJA Awards winners
Asia Journalist Association (AJA) President Ivan Lim Sin Chin announces the final winners of AJA award 2016: The president of Indonesia Joko Widodo, Korean filmmaker Lee Joon-ik, Korean-Filipino member of National Assembly Lee Jasmine and Line Co. The ceremony will be held with AJA General Meeting 2016 and the starting ceremony of The AsiaN Global Ombudsman…
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Society
Indonesia uses camera traps to make records of endangered animals
An endangered Malayan tapir and its young have been documented by camera traps in Batang Gadis National Park (BGNP), North Sumatra. In Indonesia, the tapir can only be found in North Sumatra and are very rarely seen. In total, the study recorded and identified an impressive 29 species in the…
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East Asia
Young women begin wearing spring clothing as it gets warm in Nanjing, China
Combo photo taken on March 5, 2013, shows young women wearing spring clothing as temperature rises in Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Li Xiang>
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[Indonesia Report] Indonesian President grants clemency to drug-related convicts
Drugs convict, Schapelle Corby, an Australian, has been once again granted clemency by Indonesian Authority. Earlier, Indonesian President granted 5 years clemency to her 20 years prison term on May 15, 2012. This August, Indonesian authority granted 6 months remission to her sentence, making her eligible to apply for a parole. The remission…
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[Indonesia Report] Australian PM to attend ceremony to remember Bali bombing incident despite terror threat
It was ten years ago today (Oct. 12) when more than 200 people were killed in a bomb blast in Bali, Indonesia. According to Kompas.com, Indonesian internet media, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, told journalists on Wednesday (October 10) that she was determined to go to Bali to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Bali Bombing…
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[Indonesia Report] Indonesia to import three submarines from South Korea
On Tuesday, October 2, Indonesian House of Representatives ratified Bill of Defense Industry to be a lawful regulation. According to Vivanews’, Indonesian Mass Media, reported that The House of Representatives believe that Indonesia does not need to import the main tools of weapon system anymore if Indonesian domestic industry can…
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South East Asia
Indonesian Workers Go On Nationwide One-day Strike Seeking Pay Hike
Factory workers shout slogans during a protest in medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2012. Indonesian unions say more than 2 million factory workers have gone on a one-day strike across the country to call for higher wages and protest the hiring of contract workers. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara) news@theasian.asia
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[Indonesia Report] Ambon, home for high quality pearls
Pearl is one of women’s favorite jewelries. In Ambon, Maluku Province in Indonesia, domestic and international tourists come there for Pearls. Ambon is well-known for pearl for a long time. Reputedly, pearl in Dutch Queen’s crown is come from Ambon. Jewelries such as necklace, bracelet, ring to earring and other…
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[Indonesia Report] Villagers in some regions suffer from clean water shortage
Some Indonesian live in Nusa Tenggara Timur Province found living in a clean water shortage, forced to drink salty water to survive. Kompas,com, an internet media, reported that Maumere Social Development Foundation’s (Yaspem) Program Manager, Aleksius Arman Jaya, said “Eastern Flores, Nusa Tenggara Timur Province, inevitably consume salty water from their wells because…
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[Indonesia Report] Nine terrorist suspects arrested in major cities
Indonesia Counter-terrorism Squad, Detachment 88, arrested another terrorist suspect in Mondokan Village in Solo, Indonesia on Sunday (Sept 30). Indonesian police and army forces seized the location around 11 a.m. local time to clear the crime scene when Detachment 88 arrested JP, Kompas, Indonesia Mass Media, reported. According to a…
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