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Topic: Indonesia

ADB approves $500M loan for financial inclusion in Indonesia

The program will implement key initiatives such as expanding the digital finance ecosystem including the implementation of Bank Indonesia's Payment System Blueprint 2025.

Landslides in Indonesia’s Sumatra kill at least 27, rescuers search for missing

Extreme weather is expected in Indonesia towards the end of 2024, as the La Nina phenomenon increases rainfalls across the tropical archipelago.

Nine dead in Indonesia’s Laki-laki volcano eruption on Flores Island

The authorities have raised the status of the volcano to level IV or the highest and recommended a seven-kilometre radius must be cleared.

Indonesia bans sales of Google phones days after blocking Apple’s iPhone 16

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia said it has banned sales of smartphones made by Alphabet's Google due to rules requiring the use of locally manufactured components, days after blocking sales of tech

73-year-old Prabowo Subianto takes oath as Indonesia’s President

After 2 failed attempts at running for president, Prabowo won February election with 60% votes. Gibran Rakabuming Raka, outgoing president Jokowi's son, took oath as vice-president.

Hoping PM Modi will ‘elevate’ 12-point plan for ASEAN-India ties, says Indonesian envoy

Indonesian envoy Ina Krisnamurthi says hoping for 'more concrete steps' on Modi's 12-point plan for ASEAN-India ties. Indian PM will be in Laos on 10-11 Oct for ASEAN-India summit.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?

In court vs Jokowi fight, protesters force Indonesian parliament to defer plan to amend poll laws

Amendment would have overturned court ruling that made it difficult for outgoing President Joko Widodo’s younger son to run for regional polls in November.

Sea of opportunity—protecting mangroves & seagrass could boost Indonesia’s new climate targets

Indonesia's blue carbon ecosystems house 22% of the world’s mangroves and 5% of seagrass meadows, making it one of the most important countries for ocean-based climate change mitigation.

Prabowo-Putin meet, the Golan Heights airstrike & other global news you may have missed

ThePrint’s round-up of world news and topical issues over the past week.

On Camera

‘Delhi winters’ is a legend. Now it’s just air anxiety

The wealthy float above the crisis—insulated in air-purified cars, weekend getaways at farmhouses, and vacations timed perfectly to coincide with Delhi’s worst weeks.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.