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Based on 10 verified sources covering Thailand, Myanmar:

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia — Whenever heavy rains come at night in her neighborhood in the ancient Indonesian city of Yogyakarta, schoolteacher Muryani remembers the worst floods she experienced, almost 35 years ago. [1]

JAKARTA -- It was during her time as an executive at a marketing research company that Diajeng Lestari encountered a very Islamic, and a very feminine, problem. [2]

KUALA LUMPUR -- Indonesian lender Amartha has secured $50 million from U.S.-based Lendable that it will use in its mission to give more women in emerging economies access to financing. [3]

KUALA LUMPUR—From a schoolgirl who fights plastic pollution to real-life heroines, 800 Indonesian women are telling stories to change beliefs about girls, the project’s organizer said on Tuesday. [4]

Peter Chai is a Ph.D. researcher at the Graduate School of Political Science, Waseda University, specializing in political sociology, comparative politics, and public opinion, with a regional focus on East Asia. [5]

TOKYO -- Putri Tanjung, commissioner of CT Corp, said women account for 40% of executive-level managers at the big Indonesian conglomerate as she tries to empower women. [6]

JAKARTA -- The image of the hijab is changing from an outmoded religious garment into a fashion accessory for many young Muslim women in Indonesia as a new generation of designers is making the traditional headscarf in modern colors and patterns. [7]

AFP Eighty-four Indonesians returned home overnight on two flights from Thailand, Indonesian officials said Saturday, the latest group of alleged scam workers to be repatriated from the region. [8]

Sources
[1] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-04-30 · 75% match

With Warning Drums and River Cleanups, Indonesian Women Head Off Disasters

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia — Whenever heavy rains come at night in her neighborhood in the ancient Indonesian city of Yogyakarta, schoolteacher Muryani remembers the worst floods she experienced, almost 35 years ago.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-08-31 · 75% match

Indonesian Muslim fashion retailer on mission to empower women

JAKARTA -- It was during her time as an executive at a marketing research company that Diajeng Lestari encountered a very Islamic, and a very feminine, problem.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-03-01 · 75% match

Indonesia startup bags $50m for lending to rural women

KUALA LUMPUR -- Indonesian lender Amartha has secured $50 million from U.S.-based Lendable that it will use in its mission to give more women in emerging economies access to financing.

[4] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-09-11 · 75% match

Indonesian Storytellers Spread ‘Mighty Girls’ Message to Fight Male Dominance

KUALA LUMPUR—From a schoolgirl who fights plastic pollution to real-life heroines, 800 Indonesian women are telling stories to change beliefs about girls, the project’s organizer said on Tuesday.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-14 · 48% match

Japan's likely first female prime minister is no feminist triumph

Peter Chai is a Ph.D. researcher at the Graduate School of Political Science, Waseda University, specializing in political sociology, comparative politics, and public opinion, with a regional focus on East Asia.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2024-11-05 · 69% match

Indonesia's CT Corp makes a habit of putting women in the C-suite

TOKYO -- Putri Tanjung, commissioner of CT Corp, said women account for 40% of executive-level managers at the big Indonesian conglomerate as she tries to empower women.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2016-11-05 · 67% match

Hijab shampoo a hit with young Indonesian women

JAKARTA -- The image of the hijab is changing from an outmoded religious garment into a fashion accessory for many young Muslim women in Indonesia as a new generation of designers is making the traditional headscarf in modern colors and patterns.

[8] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-03-02 · 65% match

84 Indonesian workers from Myanmar scam centres return home

AFP Eighty-four Indonesians returned home overnight on two flights from Thailand, Indonesian officials said Saturday, the latest group of alleged scam workers to be repatriated from the region.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2022-06-22 · 56% match

COVID worsens gender gap in Indonesia, Pakistan: UN agency report

JAKARTA -- Women in Indonesia and Pakistan have borne the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, disproportionately losing more jobs and having to assume more household chores than men, a United Nations agency said in a report released on Wednesday.

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2013-06-07 · 53% match

Indonesia Cancels Bikinis for 2013 Miss World Pageant

JAKARTA — Miss World has axed the famed bikinis from this year’s pageant in Indonesia, replacing the skimpy swimsuits with conservative beach sarongs amid mounting protests from hardline Muslim groups, organizers said Thursday.

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