These are a couple of the photos from the pre-execution photoshoot Tangaraju posed for. He hadn’t wanted to do it at first but a loved one had wanted to have more recent photos of him.
Rest in Power, Appu.
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South East Asia correspondent for The Australian Newspaper in Jakarta covering Indonesia to Myanmar. Former Sth Asia corro and Delhi wala
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This is a thread about why Afghan women should be invited to a meeting the will host next week about Afghanistan.
The Taliban, after seizing power in Aug 2021, stripped women/girls of most rights. Women fought back. #GenderApartheid
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Important thread on Singapore’s treatment of the latest drug convict to face execution as soon as this Wednesday unless the govt accedes to family’s appeal.
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All defence strategy shifts involve levels of risk for neighbours but Australia’s strategic review likely to get at least quiet support from neighbours. With input from uniformly excellent
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Or should we listen—every day, all the time, on this issue & all others—to the women who have risked everything & suffered enormously to fight for the rights everyone has—to study & work, to eat, to live free from violence, to walk freely down the street?
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Australia is deeply concerned at reports of recent violence in Indonesia’s Papua provinces.
We unequivocally condemn the actions of the hostage-takers, and hope for a swift, safe and peaceful resolution.
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On this day in 1955, the leaders of 30 newly independent nations met in Bandung, Indonesia to discuss ‘Third World’ solidarity and forge a path to development free from colonial exploitation.
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At least 50 killed as Myanmar military attacks rebel gathering - media, militias | Reuters
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Australians watching this will perhaps think AUKUS was a great move, as of course France would not wish indirectly to be caught up in a conflict in which it has no interest or to escalate one that was best ignored… 😅
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Ce clip n'est pas une parodie. Ce clip n'est pas une parodie. Je répète... twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron…
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says 31 yo US journalist Evan Gershkovich of The Wall Street has been "wrongfully detained" by Russia, a designation which transfers his case to the office of the Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs. #IStandWithEvan
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Macron claimed to have “won the ideological battle on strategic autonomy” for Europe.He did not address the question of ongoing US security guarantees for the Continent, which relies on US defense assistance amid the 1st major land war in Europe since WW2
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"Hang in there, we are doing all that we can...Your colleagues and friends around the world love and support you, and we’ll get you out as soon as we can."
My message to our reporter Evan Gershkovich who's been detained in Russia since March 29:
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“Journalism is not a crime and Evan should not be jailed for his profession — he should be honored for it.”
In today’s print edition of The Wall Street Journal, honors reporter Evan Gershkovich with the John Aubuchon award. #IStandWithEvan
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I have no idea what Twitter is doing here but Mongabay is a highly respected news platform which consistently breaks important environmental news. Please restore their access
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1/ Attention Mongabay community! On March 15, 2023, we lost access to our main Twitter account.
@Twitter + @TwitterSupport have not been responsive in our efforts to regain access to our account so we do not know when or if we will be able to use the @Mongabay handle again.
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"Art is long, life is short". I fell in love with Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto's work through his collaborations with David Sylvian but his scope and talent was so much wider. He leaves behind a deep cultural imprint.
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WSJ reports Xi Jinping plans to speak with Zelensky for the first time since the start of the Ukraine war
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This is so sad: kidnapped NZ pilot Phillip Mehrtens tells his wife and son he loves them very much. “Try not to worry about me”. But warns “this could go on for a long time” as his Papuan captors reiterate he will not be released until independence granted
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So, CCG: you have brand new vessels with AIS, radar, and modern navigational equipment, unlimited visibility, good weather, direct radio communications, but have to use a laser known to be potentialy hazardous to the operator of the other vessel "for navigation safety"?
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"He takes his pistol out and changes the bullets... 'we will kill you', he would say."
Taking over the Sri Lankan presidential palace was a high point for Wasantha. Then came six months of horror in jail.
My story today:
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That famous Hun Sen sense of humour 🙄
Although given it was a government spokesperson who gave VOD the comment, maybe there's an opening?
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As #VOD was shut down and has no chance to reopen and with the concern over the livelihood of its staff who lose their jobs due to their management, I have decided to allow them to work for state institutions if they wish akp.gov.kh/post/detail/27
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Jing Tsu: ‘The days of armchair scholarship are over if you’re studying China’ | Financial Times
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After the deadliest year at sea in more than a decade, Foreign Ministers meeting in Adelaide on Friday have an urgent choice to protect life and undermine the people smuggling business model
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Applications now open for Elizabeth O’Neill Journalism Award for one journalist from Indonesia and one from Australia each year. 🇦🇺🇮🇩 Open to high-achieving journalists from print, radio, television and online media orgs at any stage of their career.
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Australia has finally imposed sanctions on Myanmar’s military leaders and the economic conglomerates that continue to fund their murderous crackdown, 2 years after the coup that ousted the gov of Aung San Suu Kyi and upended 10 years of democratic reforms.
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Great piece by on the Myanmar regime’s cynical election plans. As I said to her, unlike previous coups “this regime didn’t come in to fix something but to break something that the majority of Myanmar people thought was going really well”.
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In 2021, the number of Yr 12 students enrolled in languages in Australian schools declined to a new record low of 8.6% – or roughly 20,000 of Australia’s 234,000 Yr 12 students. This is down from 9.5% of the national Year 12 cohort in 2020.
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International aid organisations suspend operations in Afghanistan following Taliban ban on female NGO workers “We cannot operate without women, we will not operate without women… this crosses a humanitarian red line. Do they want millions of Afghans to starve and freeze?"
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The Taliban has forced NRC, Save, Care and many others to suspend operations in #Afghanistan. Banning NGOs from employing women crosses a humanitarian red line. @NRC_Norway cannot and will not operate without our 470 female staff
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450 days since the Taliban banned teenage girls from school. Afghan girls continue to be locked out of their classrooms and denied access to an education #LetAfghanGirlsLearn
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The good news is minimum jail terms for corruption offenders reduced from 4 to 2 years.
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Journos/social media enthusiasts also in crosshairs: Broadcasting or publishing “fake news” punishable by up to six years in jail if it causes a riot, 4 years if it doesn’t, while broadcasting/publishing info considered “uncertain and excessive” attracts max 2 years jail
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Sex outside of marriage, cohabitation and extra-marital affairs are now all illegal acts in Indonesia punishable by jail terms, after the country’s parliament passed controversial revisions to their criminal code.
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Sean Turnell speaks exclusively to and the about his 650 days of hell as a prisoner of the Myanmar junta. theaustralian.com.au/nation/sean-tu
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I consider it a great privilege to have sat down with Prof Sean Turnell and his wife Dr Ha Vu today and listen to their incredible story. It’s not an easy read but it is an incredible story of human endurance by a remarkable man and equally impressive wife
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Malaysians came out in huge numbers today for a say in the next govt after four tumultuous years. Waiting for Anwar now and watching interesting (tho very) early results: Azmin Ali trailing,Muhyiddin trailing, Mahathir trailing,Anwar trailing. Is Rakyat calling pox on all houses?
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Should this man resign as UMNO president when the results are in tonight? PN leading in many Malay areas traditionally held by UMNO. BN is far from the professed 80 seat target.
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Cambodia has decided not to invite the Myanmar junta's defence minister, General Mya Tun Oo, to the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) taking place next week in Siem Reap, according to three officials with knowledge of the plans.
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BREAKING: Sean Turnell has been released from Myanmar jail
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