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Meet ‘Doctor’ Rakus — Sumatran orangutan seen treating wound with herb

1st documentation of self-medication & cure of active wound with biologically active plant among animals. Study by German & Indonesian researchers published in Nature Scientific Reports.

Mann Ki Baat of ‘friendly uncle’ Modi & AI-powered ‘hyperpersonalised’ election campaign

Global media looks at ‘Mann Ki Baat’ & trend of Indian women voting independently of their husbands, besides a ‘hyperpersonalised’ method of campaigning that relies on AI.

Floods, landslides kill 26 in Indonesia, six missing

According to the country’s disaster mitigation agency (BNPB), bridges, schools, farmlands and nearly 700 homes have been damaged in West Sumatra.

South Korea, Indonesia, Samoa to host 2024 EAP ICC Pathway Events

The first event to be played will be the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier in Indonesia.

Prabowo Subianto, likely to become Indonesia’s next president, awarded highest military honour

The defence minister, honourably discharged from military amid allegations of human rights abuses in 1998, is 7th person to receive the honour after end of Suharto’s rule in same year.

Subianto govt can help India-Indonesia ties in 4 ways. But some anxieties can’t be ruled out

What would be Subianto’s priority in Indonesia’s foreign policy? His 'good neighbour approach is likely to remain in line with Indonesia's traditional non-alignment doctrine.

Indonesian defence minister Subianto gaining majority votes in presidential election, survey

Prabowo is projected to gain 51.9% votes, based on a survey of 1,220 respondents by Lembaga Survei Indonesia, conducted between January 29 to February 5.

Rama as a descendent of Adam? Inside Indonesia’s Muslim Ramayanas

In some versions, Allah replaces Brahma, and Dasaratha is held to be Adam’s great-grandson, thus integrating Rama into Java’s Islamicate sense of history.

IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva to meet leaders in China, Indonesia and India

Georgieva will have bilateral discussions with the Chinese senior leadership, and will then travel to Jakarta and New Delhi to participate in ASEAN and G20 summits respectively.

El Nino posing risk for Indonesian coffee, global prices hit all-time high

As Sumatra and Java face the brunt of the dry spell, experts predict that the intensity of El Niño will heighten in the later part of 2023 and early 2024.

On Camera

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.