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Based on 10 verified sources covering Myanmar, Thailand:

Himalayan vulture crash-lands in Tak during migration A rare Himalayan Griffon Vulture was rescued on January 19 after it collapsed in front of a house in Tak pr [1]

SYDNEY -- On two recent occasions, a pair of Sukhoi Su-30 fighters have taken off from their base near the old Indonesian trading port of Makassar and flown far across the Indonesian archipelago to intercept unidentified aircraft. (confirmed by 2 sources) [2]

AFP More than 50 people were killed after flash floods and landslides swept through eastern Indonesia and neighbouring Timor Leste on Sunday, authorities said, warning the toll could rise further. [3]

JAKARTA -- Indonesia and Japan on Wednesday said talks are deepening to develop maritime cooperation in some of the outermost Indonesian regions, including the Natuna archipelago, which borders the South China Sea. [4]

JAKARTA — Nearly two decades after the fall of dictator Suharto forced Indonesia’s military out of politics, the army is inching back into civilian roles, risking a setback for democracy in this Southeast Asian nation and perhaps even for the turbule... [5]

JAKARTA -- A standoff deepened on Wednesday evening in Jakarta with both contestants in a fiercely contested presidential election claiming the right to govern the archipelago of 17,000 islands and its 250 million people. [6]

Indonesia electionIndonesia presidential hopefuls muted on China dependence Prabowo, Ganjar heavy on economic diplomacy, Anies wants return to global stage An Indonesian naval cadet observes exercises in the North Natuna sea in October 2021: Chinese ... [7]

Attention has focused on whether the local elections in Indonesia helped or hindered President Joko Widodo's re-election in next year's presidential contest. [8]

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[1] TH thethaiger.com · 2026-01-19 · 50% match

Himalayan vulture crash-lands in Tak during migration

Himalayan vulture crash-lands in Tak during migration A rare Himalayan Griffon Vulture was rescued on January 19 after it collapsed in front of a house in Tak pr

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2014-12-18 · 75% match

Asia's military budgets surge as armies go high-tech

SYDNEY -- On two recent occasions, a pair of Sukhoi Su-30 fighters have taken off from their base near the old Indonesian trading port of Makassar and flown far across the Indonesian archipelago to intercept unidentified aircraft.

[3] MM mizzima.com · 2023-12-14 · 75% match

Mizzima Myanmar News and Insight

AFP More than 50 people were killed after flash floods and landslides swept through eastern Indonesia and neighbouring Timor Leste on Sunday, authorities said, warning the toll could rise further.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-09-06 · 67% match

Indonesia, Japan deepen talks on joint development in South China Sea

JAKARTA -- Indonesia and Japan on Wednesday said talks are deepening to develop maritime cooperation in some of the outermost Indonesian regions, including the Natuna archipelago, which borders the South China Sea.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-06-29 · 65% match

Indonesian Army Inches Back Into Civilian Sphere

JAKARTA — Nearly two decades after the fall of dictator Suharto forced Indonesia’s military out of politics, the army is inching back into civilian roles, risking a setback for democracy in this Southeast Asian nation and perhaps even for the turbule

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2014-07-10 · 55% match

Standoff grows over disputed Indonesian election

JAKARTA -- A standoff deepened on Wednesday evening in Jakarta with both contestants in a fiercely contested presidential election claiming the right to govern the archipelago of 17,000 islands and its 250 million people.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-02-08 · 54% match

Indonesia presidential hopefuls muted on China dependence

Indonesia electionIndonesia presidential hopefuls muted on China dependence Prabowo, Ganjar heavy on economic diplomacy, Anies wants return to global stage An Indonesian naval cadet observes exercises in the North Natuna sea in October 2021: Chinese

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-07-03 · 54% match

Rights or repression -- Southeast Asia's choice

Attention has focused on whether the local elections in Indonesia helped or hindered President Joko Widodo's re-election in next year's presidential contest.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-01-22 · 54% match

Indonesia's young workers seek lives outside congested Jakarta

JAKARTA -- Bayu Edmiralda left the congestion of Jakarta seven months ago for the tropical delights of Bali, where he spends his day in a coworking space near his rented room. The 35-year-old logs on at 10 a.m.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-06-29 · 53% match

Regional election a setback for Widodo as presidential poll looms

Indonesia's regional elections, held on June 27, appear not to have produced a big winner but analysis of the preliminary results suggests that the party most entitled to rue the outcome is President Joko Widodo's PDIP.

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