Israel, Indonesia and IOC
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A British woman will avoid execution for drug smuggling in Indonesia under an agreement signed Tuesday between the two nations to repatriate her and another Briton serving a life sentence.
Indonesia’s top defense official says that Jakarta will acquire at least 42 Chinese-made Chengdu J-10C fighter jets, marking the country’s first non-Western aircraft purchase deal.
A British grandmother is set to return to the UK after spending 12 years on death row in Indonesia for drug smuggling.
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Indonesia denies Team Israel travel visas, prompting criticism by International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee criticized Indonesia after the country refused visas for Israeli gymnasts competing in the World Championships in Jakarta.
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Indonesia Is Building a “Trident” Defense Shield
Indonesian critics have alleged that funds for the Trident program, estimated to cost $125 billion over the next decade, would be better spent on other national priorities.
Bank Indonesia unexpectedly kept its policy rate unchanged after previously vowing to take an “all-out pro-growth” stance, saying it would now assess the impact of previous easing and ongoing fiscal stimulus on Southeast Asia’s largest economy.
Local wildlife experts identified one of the animals as Mawar, or Mawardi, a male dugong regularly seen around Mali Beach, WWF-Indonesia said. The other dugongs — a baby and an adult female — had not been seen in the area and were a first-of-its-kind sighting for Mali Beach, the organization said.
Like Indonesia's Whoosh project, many developing countries now face heavy debt after financing large infrastructure through Chinese loans.