Indonesia parliament passes contentious amendments to military law – Reuters

Indonesia parliament passes contentious amendments to military law  Reuters Indonesia passes controversial law allowing greater military role in government  The Guardian Indonesia activists condemn amendment allowing more military in government  KMZU.com Indonesia’s military once called all the shots. Under Prabowo, it may again  South China Morning Post Indonesian Lawmakers Give Military Bigger Role in Government  Bloomberg Source link

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Indonesia passes controversial law allowing greater military role in government – The Guardian

Indonesia passes controversial law allowing greater military role in government  The Guardian Indonesia activists condemn amendment allowing more military in government  KMZU.com Indonesia’s military once called all the shots. Under Prabowo, it may again  South China Morning Post Indonesian Lawmakers Give Military Bigger Role in Government  Bloomberg TNI Law revision must uphold civilian supremacy and human rights  The Jakarta Post…

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Indonesia is admitted to the BRICS bloc of developing nations – The Associated Press

Indonesia is admitted to the BRICS bloc of developing nations  The Associated Press Indonesia joins BRICS bloc as full member, Brazil says  Reuters Indonesia joins BRICS group of emerging economies  Al Jazeera English BRICS expands with 9 new partner countries. Now it’s half of world population, 41% of global economy  MR Online Indonesia officially becomes full member of BRICS…

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Indonesia officially becomes full member of BRICS bloc – DW (English)

Indonesia officially becomes full member of BRICS bloc  DW (English) Brazil announces Indonesia’s full membership in BRICS  Hindustan Times BRICS expands with 9 new partner countries. Now it’s half of world population, 41% of global economy  MR Online BRICS’ new partnerships shatter ‘take sides’ myth, drive true multilateralism  Global Times Indonesia joins Brics as newest full member, Brazil foreign…

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Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 20 years on

Banda Aceh, Indonesia, 20 years on

Simon Urwin (Credit: Simon Urwin) On 26 December 2004 at 07:59 local time, a magnitude 9.1 undersea earthquake struck 240km west of Sumatra, Indonesia, rupturing the greatest fault length of any recorded earthquake (1,500km long), and releasing energy equivalent to 23,000 atomic bombs. The tsunami waves it triggered spread across the Indian Ocean at speeds…

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