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11 dead after Indonesia boat capsizes

Tragedy struck in Pekanbaru, Indonesia as a passenger boat carrying numerous individuals capsized, resulting in the loss of eleven lives. The distressing incident occurred off the coast of western Riau province on Thursday afternoon. Amid the chaos, rescue teams managed to save sixty-two people, while the bodies of mostly women and children were recovered from the water. The ill-fated vessel, known as the Evelyn Calista 01, was carrying a total of seventy-four individuals at the time of the accident. However, the exact number of passengers aboard remains uncertain, leaving room for the possibility of an increase in the count of missing individuals.

Powerful Indonesia quake sends islanders fleeing

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit islands west of Indonesia’s Sumatra, prompting a tsunami warning for several hours. Residents fled to higher ground, but no casualties or severe damage were reported. Indonesia frequently experiences earthquakes due to its position on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”.

Indonesian TikToker criticizes Lampung Province’s governance, receives backlash and family harassment

Awbimax Reborn, a TikToker and university student in Australia, criticized the infrastructure, education, governance, and over-reliance on agriculture in Lampung Province, Indonesia. His recent video drew attention and controversy as it went viral, and allegedly, he faced intimidation from local authorities as a result.

Employer crowdfunded over S$160,000 for domestic worker who diagnosed with aneurysm, and sent her back to reunite with family in Indonesia

Saripah, an Indonesian domestic worker, suffered a brain aneurysm and was hospitalized in Singapore. The illness could have cost her tens of thousands of dollars in medical bills, which she is not entitled to as a foreign worker. Her employers launched a crowdfunding campaign on GoGetFunding to raise at least S$150,000 to cover all her medical bills and other expenses, including her repatriation cost of S$18,000. The campaign successfully raised more than S$160,000, and Saripah was able to fly back to Indonesia to continue receiving medical care.

Viral video shows heated argument between female doctor and visitor at Medan hospital

A video of a young female apprentice doctor engaged in a heated argument with a hospital visitor has gone viral in Indonesia. The video captures the apprentice allegedly dragging the visitor out of her car and beating her. According to Edison Perangin Angin, the Public Relations Officer of Pirngadi Medan Hospital, the altercation reportedly arose due to a misunderstanding between the two parties while they were in the hospital’s parking lot.

FORUM-ASIA calls for dropping of charges against Indonesian human rights defenders

The Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development (FORUM-ASIA) has urged the Indonesian government to drop criminal defamation charges against human rights defenders Fatia Maulidiyanti and Haris Azhar. The charges stem from a YouTube video that discusses the involvement of retired Indonesian National Armed Forces Generals in alleged mining exploitation. The pair face up to four years in prison if found guilty.

Husband charged after pregnant wife and infant found dead in sugarcane field in East Java

Woman and infant remains were found in a sugarcane field in Kediri, East Java. It was discovered that the victim, Retno Wulandari, was pregnant and was killed by her husband, Bisri Musthofa. Bisri suspected Retno of cheating and threw her off the motorcycle. The perpetrator admitted his actions and was detained and charged with multiple offenses carrying a maximum sentence of 15 years in prison.

Massive sperm whale beaches itself, dies in Bali

Experts in Indonesia are preparing to conduct an autopsy on an 18-metre sperm whale, found dead after washing up on a beach in Bali. The cause of death is not yet known, but officials suspect it may be linked to plastic or pollution. Sperm whales are listed as “vulnerable” to extinction by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. In 2018, a sperm whale found dead in Indonesia was found to have over 100 plastic cups and 25 plastic bags in its stomach. Indonesia is the world’s second biggest contributor to marine debris after China.

Indonesia in FIFA talks after U-20 World Cup Israel protests

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has sent the head of the country’s football association to meet with FIFA in Qatar to find a solution following the cancellation of the Under-20 World Cup draw. Protests erupted over Israel’s participation, with Bali’s governor calling for the country’s removal from the cup. The cancellation could result in Indonesia facing isolation on the global football stage if it can’t guarantee Israel’s participation.

21-year-old Indonesian woman dies after accidentally hanging herself while creating social media content via video call

A 21-year-old woman in Indonesia died by hanging while creating content via video call with her friends. She expressed her desire to pretend to hang herself, went live on social media, and lost her balance while wrapped in a piece of cloth around her neck. Her friends found her already passed away in her rented residence, and an investigation confirmed it as a suicide.