Andreas Harsono
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Author, Indonesia, Human Rights Watch, journalism, religious freedom and belief, freedom of expression, West Papua https://www.andreasharsono.net/
Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, topples Tokyo as the world's biggest city share.google/x1dSdb2VXkS6...
Jakarta topples Tokyo as world's biggest city – DW – 11/23/2025
Gleaming skyscrapers stand right next to slums, while millions struggle with a lack of housing and poor air quality. The world's most populous city is a metropolis of extremes facing social and enviro...
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November 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, topples Tokyo as the world's biggest city share.google/x1dSdb2VXkS6...
It was like the oddest screwball buddy comedy in American politics. The “fascist” and the “communist.” The president and the mayor. The old man and the Young Turk www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
‘Fascist’? ‘Communist’? For an Afternoon, They Were Just 2 Guys From Queens.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
It was like the oddest screwball buddy comedy in American politics. The “fascist” and the “communist.” The president and the mayor. The old man and the Young Turk www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/u...
Facing reprisals from Beijing for a remark over Taiwan, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must walk a fine line to prevent escalating the dispute without looking weak at home www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
Japan’s Leader Gets Off to Rocky Start With China
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November 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Facing reprisals from Beijing for a remark over Taiwan, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must walk a fine line to prevent escalating the dispute without looking weak at home www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
Facing reprisals from Beijing for a remark over Taiwan, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must walk a fine line to prevent escalating the dispute without looking weak at home www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
Japan’s Leader Gets Off to Rocky Start With China
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November 21, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Facing reprisals from Beijing for a remark over Taiwan, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi must walk a fine line to prevent escalating the dispute without looking weak at home www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/w...
Former U.S. President George W. Bush delivered a deeply personal and emotional eulogy for his former Vice President Dick Cheney, reflecting on decades of partnership, friendship, and service to the nation. Bush shared warm anecdotes www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6zV...
Bush Honors Cheney With Emotional Eulogy: ‘Somewhere Up the Trail We Will Meet Again’ | APT
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November 21, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Former U.S. President George W. Bush delivered a deeply personal and emotional eulogy for his former Vice President Dick Cheney, reflecting on decades of partnership, friendship, and service to the nation. Bush shared warm anecdotes www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6zV...
A Philippine court has found Alice Guo, a former Bamban town mayor, guilty of qualified human trafficking and sentenced her to life imprisonment over her role in setting up a scam centre that victimised foreigners youtu.be/zqYUjmvMiGs?...
Ex-Philippine mayor Alice Guo gets life term for human trafficking
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November 20, 2025 at 9:42 PM
A Philippine court has found Alice Guo, a former Bamban town mayor, guilty of qualified human trafficking and sentenced her to life imprisonment over her role in setting up a scam centre that victimised foreigners youtu.be/zqYUjmvMiGs?...
A 21st century construction boom is driving unregulated sand mining around the world - eroding rivers and coastlines, disrupting ecosystems and hurting livelihoods. Demand for sand is to grow as the global population continues to climb and cities expand www.reuters.com/graphics/GLO...
November 20, 2025 at 8:36 AM
A 21st century construction boom is driving unregulated sand mining around the world - eroding rivers and coastlines, disrupting ecosystems and hurting livelihoods. Demand for sand is to grow as the global population continues to climb and cities expand www.reuters.com/graphics/GLO...
Singer-songwriter John Fogerty talked about how great it feels to finally own the rights to his songwriting catalog after decades of feeling like he’d given it away for nothing. He talks about his new album and concerts www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXDC...
"I Was Driven. I Was Manic. I Refused To Be Mediocre." - John Fogerty On His Prolific Songwriting
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November 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Singer-songwriter John Fogerty talked about how great it feels to finally own the rights to his songwriting catalog after decades of feeling like he’d given it away for nothing. He talks about his new album and concerts www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXDC...
In Melbourne, a primary school has a bilingual education: Chinese and English. How does it work and how do students manage to learn when their teachers speak different languages? www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3VH...
Inside a 'bilingual school' where students jump between languages | ABC NEWS
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November 20, 2025 at 7:57 AM
In Melbourne, a primary school has a bilingual education: Chinese and English. How does it work and how do students manage to learn when their teachers speak different languages? www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3VH...
It's a legacy that contributed to the fight for independence. A strategic choice in the geopolitical scenario. A source of connection with the national soul. This is how several Timorese people described the role of the Portuguese language in Timor-Leste www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0YV...
Rebirth of the Portuguese Language in Timor-Leste | United Nations
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November 20, 2025 at 7:36 AM
It's a legacy that contributed to the fight for independence. A strategic choice in the geopolitical scenario. A source of connection with the national soul. This is how several Timorese people described the role of the Portuguese language in Timor-Leste www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0YV...
Cynthia Erivo returns to her old school at La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School in London for an unforgettable surprise for the students as they rehearse 'Wicked: For Good' - and things get very emotional www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcVH...
Cynthia Erivo surprises her old school with a tear-jerking performance
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November 20, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Cynthia Erivo returns to her old school at La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School in London for an unforgettable surprise for the students as they rehearse 'Wicked: For Good' - and things get very emotional www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcVH...
Robyn McCutcheon, the first American diplomat to come out as transgender, helped to shape personnel policy at the State Department. The country she served doesn’t feel like home anymore, moving to Kazakhstan where she had spent some of the happiest years www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Robyn McCutcheon, the first American diplomat to come out as transgender, helped to shape personnel policy at the State Department. The country she served doesn’t feel like home anymore, moving to Kazakhstan where she had spent some of the happiest years www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Jakarta governor Pramono Anung outlines how he plans to tackle the city's crippling traffic gridlock. But will austerity measures introduced by the national government stand in his way? www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aVa...
Jakarta governor outlines plans to ease congestion in city
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November 20, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Jakarta governor Pramono Anung outlines how he plans to tackle the city's crippling traffic gridlock. But will austerity measures introduced by the national government stand in his way? www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aVa...
President Trump frequently demonstrates his disdain for journalists. He expresses his admiration for authoritarians almost as often. Tuesday showed how intertwined those two instincts really are edition.cnn.com/2025/11/18/m...
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 AM
President Trump frequently demonstrates his disdain for journalists. He expresses his admiration for authoritarians almost as often. Tuesday showed how intertwined those two instincts really are edition.cnn.com/2025/11/18/m...
Today an important journalism conference starts in Kuala Lumpur, featuring Nobel prize winners. The Global Investigative Journalism Network serves as a hub for the investigative reporters, with 250 member organizations in 91 countries gijc2025.org/program/sche...
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Today an important journalism conference starts in Kuala Lumpur, featuring Nobel prize winners. The Global Investigative Journalism Network serves as a hub for the investigative reporters, with 250 member organizations in 91 countries gijc2025.org/program/sche...
While every Malaysian may agree that durian, the king of fruits, is synonymous with Malaysia, the Indonesians are saying no. They have a stronger claim to the durian, creating a thorny issue in Malaysia’s bid to make it the country’s national fruit www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia...
Crowning of durian a thorny issue amid Indonesia, Malaysia claims over fruit
Indonesians insist they have a stronger claim to the durian amid Malaysia’s bid to make it its national fruit. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:59 PM
While every Malaysian may agree that durian, the king of fruits, is synonymous with Malaysia, the Indonesians are saying no. They have a stronger claim to the durian, creating a thorny issue in Malaysia’s bid to make it the country’s national fruit www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia...
In Indonesia, the climate crisis puts harms on indigenous communities’ livelihoods and tradition, but they are often sidelined in policies and any measures from the government to mitigate impacts from the crisis www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
November 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
In Indonesia, the climate crisis puts harms on indigenous communities’ livelihoods and tradition, but they are often sidelined in policies and any measures from the government to mitigate impacts from the crisis www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
The UN Security Council authorizes the creation of an International Stabilization Force that would work with Israel and Egypt and newly trained Palestinian police to help secure border areas and demilitarize the Gaza Strip www.thejakartapost.com/world/2025/1...
November 18, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The UN Security Council authorizes the creation of an International Stabilization Force that would work with Israel and Egypt and newly trained Palestinian police to help secure border areas and demilitarize the Gaza Strip www.thejakartapost.com/world/2025/1...
A tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced Sheikh Hasina to death after convicting her of crimes against humanity, including murder and ordering the use of lethal weapons against protesters during the student uprising that ultimately ousted her last year www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/w...
Bangladesh Court Sentences Former Leader Sheikh Hasina to Death
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November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A tribunal in Bangladesh sentenced Sheikh Hasina to death after convicting her of crimes against humanity, including murder and ordering the use of lethal weapons against protesters during the student uprising that ultimately ousted her last year www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/w...
Cleto Escobedo III, @jimmykimmel.com's bandleader, dies at 59. Kimmel said that he and Escobedo, who led Cleto and the Cletones on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” had been “inseparable since I was 9 years old” growing up in Las Vegas www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/a...
November 17, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Cleto Escobedo III, @jimmykimmel.com's bandleader, dies at 59. Kimmel said that he and Escobedo, who led Cleto and the Cletones on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” had been “inseparable since I was 9 years old” growing up in Las Vegas www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/a...
In Surry, Virginia, 19-year-old Cameran Drew ran for a seat on the board of supervisors, taking inspiration from his high school civics class. His opponent? His civics teacher, Kenneth Bell www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKJ7...
A lesson in civics, and civility
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November 17, 2025 at 2:55 AM
In Surry, Virginia, 19-year-old Cameran Drew ran for a seat on the board of supervisors, taking inspiration from his high school civics class. His opponent? His civics teacher, Kenneth Bell www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKJ7...
The world's most powerful people aren't at #COP30. President Trump, China's Xi and India's Modi are all no-shows despite being leaders of the world's biggest polluters. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is in Belem, talking about climate crisis www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3JZ...
Al Gore on America's Noticeable Absence at COP30 Climate Conference | Amanpour and Company
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November 17, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The world's most powerful people aren't at #COP30. President Trump, China's Xi and India's Modi are all no-shows despite being leaders of the world's biggest polluters. Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore is in Belem, talking about climate crisis www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3JZ...
Chileans are picking a new president and congress in one of the most divisive elections in recent times. At stake is whether the country stays on its current center-left course - or makes a sharp turn to the political right www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8cE...
Could Chile be on the verge of a political shift in its 2025 election?
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November 17, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Chileans are picking a new president and congress in one of the most divisive elections in recent times. At stake is whether the country stays on its current center-left course - or makes a sharp turn to the political right www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8cE...
The lavish expense accounts. The power. The shoulder pads! The days of the media elite in New York are long gone, but there is perhaps no sharper observer of politics and culture than one of that period’s most prominent figures: Tina Brown www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/m...
Tina Brown Thinks the Über-Rich Have It Coming
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November 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The lavish expense accounts. The power. The shoulder pads! The days of the media elite in New York are long gone, but there is perhaps no sharper observer of politics and culture than one of that period’s most prominent figures: Tina Brown www.nytimes.com/2025/11/15/m...
Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission is looking into potential corruption in the land acquisition for the Whoosh Jakarta-Bandung high speed railway after investigators raised suspicions of embezzlement in the alleged inflated land procurement www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
KPK sees potential corruption in Whoosh land acquisition - Politics - The Jakarta Post
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) is now looking into potential corruption in the land acquisition for the Whoosh Jakarta-Bandung high speed railway (HSR), after investigators raised suspici...
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November 16, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Indonesia's Corruption Eradication Commission is looking into potential corruption in the land acquisition for the Whoosh Jakarta-Bandung high speed railway after investigators raised suspicions of embezzlement in the alleged inflated land procurement www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...