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Thousands rally in Jakarta to condemn US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, at Monas, the national monument, on December 17, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Darren Whiteside

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Religio-political forces on rise in Indonesia, new paper argues

by John McBeth December 18, 2017February 18, 2020

一名学生在PT Freeport印尼总部举行示威活动，要求該公司关闭其在雅加达巴布亚省的矿井。相片：路透社/ Beawiharta

AT Finance, Indonesia

印尼的矿产资源争夺战陷入僵局

by John McBeth December 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesia's former House of Representatives Speaker Setya Novanto in a wheelchair before a hearing on his corruption charge. Photo: Andalou via AFP/ Eko Siswono Toyudho

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Nobody safe in Indonesia’s ‘trial of the century’

by John McBeth December 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) shows the way to China's President Xi Jinping during a bilateral meeting in Jakarta on April 22, 2015. Photo: AFP/Pool/Adi Weda

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Is Indonesia’s Widodo in China’s pocket?

by John McBeth December 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Mount Agung's eruption as seen from Besakih temple in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia November 28, 2017. Antara Foto/Nyoman Budhiana via Reuters

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Indonesia’s ‘Island of the Gods’ erupts to life

by John McBeth November 30, 2017February 18, 2020

A student holds a placard during a protest at the PT Freeport Indonesia headquarters calling for the closure of its mine in Papua province, in Jakarta. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

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Mining mire spreads in Indonesia

by John McBeth November 28, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian parliament speaker Setya Novanto, is escorted from the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) building in Jakarta, Indonesia November 21, 2017. Photo: Antara Foto via Reuters/Wahyu Putro

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East

The man who knows too much in Indonesia

by John McBeth November 23, 2017February 18, 2020

Balinese Hindus pray to celebrate the religious festival Galungan at the Jagat Natha temple in Denpasar on Indonesia's Bali island on November 1, 2017. Balinese Hindu adherents celebrate Galungan Day or the Earth's celebration to thank God for the creation of the Earth and its content. Photo: AFP/Sonny Tumbelaka

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East

A leap for faith in Indonesia

by John McBeth November 22, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Indonesia

Indonesia’s Mr. Teflon finally in the dock

by John McBeth November 20, 2017February 18, 2020

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Indonesian millennials lean towards xenophobia

by John McBeth November 18, 2017February 18, 2020

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Where to next for Rohingya refugees?

by John McBeth November 15, 2017February 18, 2020

Former Trump 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort leaves US Federal Court after being arraigned on twelve federal charges in the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election in Washington October 30, 2017. Photo: Reuters/James Lawler Duggan

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Could Manafort-Russia probe look to Indonesia?

by John McBeth November 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian police stand guard at the open-pit mine of PT Freeport's Grasberg copper and gold mine complex near Timika, in the eastern province of Papua, Indonesia. Photo: Antara Foto via Reuters /Muhammad Adimaja

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Oceania, World

Freeport under multiple guns in Indonesia

by John McBeth November 2, 2017February 18, 2020

An attendant mans a fuel pump at a Pertamina fuel station, a state-owned petroleum company in Jakarta. Photo: AFP/Romeo Gacad

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Indonesia’s oil and gas prospects running dry

by John McBeth October 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian military Chief Gatot Nurmantyo. Photo: Reuters / Beawiharta

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East, South Asia, World

Indonesian general’s US flight snub sparks diplomatic tiff

by John McBeth October 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (C), accompanied by officials, switches on a tunnel boring machine for the Mass Rapid Transport system under construction in the capital city during a launch ceremony on September 21, 2015. Jakarta's first mass rapid transport system is expected to be finished in 2018. Photo: AFP/Romeo Gacad

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, World

Public trumps private in Widodo’s Indonesia

by John McBeth October 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Hardline Muslims react to the verdict in Basuki "Ahok" Purnama's blasphemy trial outside the court in Jakarta on May 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, World

Racial politics gaining resonance in Indonesia

by John McBeth October 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Men carry mattresses at a refugee camp for people displaced in fightings between the Syrian Democratic Forces and Islamic State militants in Ain Issa, Syria October 14, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Erik De Castro

AT Finance, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Philippines, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Fall of Raqqa inflames Southeast Asia terror threat

by John McBeth October 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian military Chief Gatot Nurmantyo gestures as he sits in his car after talking to reporters in Jakarta, Indonesia, January 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Beawiharta

AT Finance, Australia, Indonesia, Iran, Middle East, Oceania

Military ambitions shake Indonesia’s politics

by John McBeth October 9, 2017February 18, 2020

The speaker of Indonesia's parliament Setya Novanto waves as he arrives at Corruption Eradication Commision building (KPK) in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 14, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Hafidz Mubarak via REUTERS

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Indonesia’s Mr Teflon goes free again

by John McBeth October 5, 2017February 18, 2020

West Papuan activists carry banners and pictures of the banned 'Bintang Kejora' flag held by West Papuan activists, during a demonstration at the United Nations' office in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 3, 2017. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/Dasril Roszandi

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Rough road ahead for powder keg Papua

by John McBeth October 2, 2017February 18, 2020

A sample dish of Naughty Nuri's region-renowned barbecue suckling pork. Photo: Courtesy of Naughty Nuri's

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Indonesian barbecue chain tests culinary, cultural limits

by John McBeth October 1, 2017February 18, 2020

The demolition and sinking of a pirate fishing ship by the Indonesian Navy at the Pangandaran Sea, West Java. Photo: NurPhoto via AFP/ Donal Husni

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Explosive plan for Indonesian fisheries

by John McBeth September 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Protesters hold a rally near the Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta to protest against government treatment of Rohingya Muslims, on September 6, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Darren Whiteside

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Rohingya crisis a political hot potato in Indonesia

by John McBeth September 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesia President Joko Widodo salutes during a ceremony to mark Independence Day at the Presidential Palace in Jakarta, August 17, 2017 Photo: Antara Foto via Reuters/Puspa Perwitasari

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Widodo rides a popular populist wave

by John McBeth September 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) meets with China's President Xi Jinping (L) during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Asian Africa Conference in Jakarta on April 22, 2015. Photo: AFP

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China drags Indonesia into South China Sea morass

by John McBeth September 7, 2017February 18, 2020

Trucks operate in the open-pit mine of PT Freeport's Grasberg copper and gold mine complex near Timika, in the eastern region of Papua, Indonesia on September 19, 2015 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Reuters/Muhammad Adimaja/Antara Foto

AT Finance, Indonesia, Middle East, World

False dawn over Indonesian mine mire

by John McBeth September 5, 2017February 18, 2020

State-owned oil giant Pertamina's refinery unit IV in Cilacap, Central Java. Photo: Reuters/Darren Whiteside

AT Finance, China, Indonesia, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Empty barrels mounting in Indonesia

by John McBeth August 8, 2017February 18, 2020

An Indonesian man shows his identity card, locally known as KTP, in a file photo. A government scheme to produce new cards has revealed the largest corruption scandal in recent history. Photo: AFP/Ahmad Zamroni

AT Finance, Indonesia

All eyes on Indonesia’s identity card scam

by John McBeth August 2, 2017February 18, 2020

The speaker of Indonesia's parliament, Setya Novanto, talks to reporters in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 18, 2017. Photo: Antara Foto/Agung Rajasa via Reuters

AT Finance, Indonesia

Mouth-dropping corruption charges rock Indonesia

by John McBeth July 19, 2017February 18, 2020

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