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DENPASAR, LELEMUKU.COM - Two major religious observances coincided in Indonesia on Wednesday as Nyepi, a Balinese Hindu festival, shut down most activity on Bali island for 24 hours, and Muslims prepared to begin the Ramadan month of fasting and prayer. In a rare alignment of these observances, whose dates shift each year because the religions follow lunar calendars, Balinese Hindus abstained from work, travel, entertainment and using electricity during Nyepi, which fell on Wednesday and was to last until Thursday morning. Muslims, who are Indonesia’s religious majority but a minority on Bali, meanwhile were expecting to start observing Ramadan on Wednesday night, followed by their first full day of dawn-to-dusk fasting the next day. To respect both faiths, interfaith leaders and local authorities in Bali agreed on some measures. Muslims were asked to perform their prayers at home or at nearby mosques without loudspeakers or bright lights, while businesses were banned from ad...

JAYAPURA, LELEMUKU.COM - Head of Public Relations of Papua Regional Police, Kombes Ignatius Benny Ady, confirmed the arrest of Papua Governor Lukas Enembe in a bribery case that is currently being handled by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) in Jakarta. "Yes, the information I received from Head of the Operational Bureau of the Papua Regional Police is that the KPK arrested Lukas Enembe," he said on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Benny said that the arrest was a continuation of the legal process that ensnared Lukas Enembe. He added that Polda will deploy security forces after the arrest. "That is a legal effort by the KPK," Benny said in a written message. In addition, Benny said that Lukas Enembe is being held at Mako Brimob Kotaraja Abepura. Later, he said, Lukas Enembe will be taken to Jakarta for further legal process. Lukas Enembe was officially declared a suspect by the KPK for alleged bribery and gratification of a number of development proj...

BANGKOK, LELEMUKU.COM - The United States says it will help Thailand and the Philippines with a new civilian nuclear technology to reduce climate-damaging emissions, but experts warn the final products are years away from being operational and other hurdles exist. Plans by the U.S. to supply its longtime Southeast Asian allies with so-called small modular reactors (SMRs) were unveiled during Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to both countries in recent days. While attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meetings in Bangkok last weekend, Harris launched a new clean energy partnership with Thailand. From there, the vice president went to the Philippines where she announced that Washington and Manila were starting negotiations on the 123 Agreement, which would allow for civilian nuclear cooperation. The U.S. nuclear technology plans for Thailand and the Philippines are firsts involving Southeast Asian nations. The SMRs, which can be as small as a bucket and transportab...

BANGKOK, LELEMUKU.COM - A bomb blast that injured dozens of people and killed a police officer at a housing compound for police in Thailand’s Deep South should be investigated as a possible “war crime,” Human Rights Watch said Wednesday in condemning the attack. The massive explosion from a bomb-rigged pickup on Tuesday afternoon targeted a compound where police officers and their families live in Mueang Narathiwat, a district of Narathiwat province, authorities said. Some children, including a 1-year-old, were among the injured. A police captain was the lone fatality in the attack by suspected separatist rebels. “The unlawful bombing of an apartment building crowded with police officers and their families appeared aimed at causing the greatest possible loss of civilian life,” said Elaine Pearson, Asia director at Human Rights Watch. “Those responsible should be investigated for apparent war crimes.” According to the New York-based rights watchdog group, international laws of...

BANDUNG, LELEMUKU.COM - A strong, shallow earthquake struck Indonesia’s main island of Java Monday, killing at least 162 people and injuring hundreds. The head of the country’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency said the earthquake damaged and toppled dozens of buildings. West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil said that more 13,000 people whose homes had been heavily damaged were being transported to evacuation centers. Hundreds of injured people fled into the streets of Cianjur, some covered in blood and debris. The U.S. Geological Survey said Cianjur was the epicenter of the magnitude 5.6 quake. Shaking was felt in the capital, Jakarta, about 70 kilometers away, where some high-rise buildings were evacuated. "The majority of those who died were children," Kamil said. He said many were public school students who had finished their regular classes for the day and were taking extra lessons at Islamic schools. Cianjur is known for having many Islamic boarding schools and mo...

DOHA, LELEMUKU.COM - Qatar on Sunday opened the Middle East's first FIFA World Cup 2022 before global leaders and soccer fans who have poured into this energy-rich nation after it was battered by a regional boycott and international criticism. With American actor Morgan Freeman's dulcet voice and an Arabian theme with camels, the opening ceremony began with a promise of "everyone is welcome." Regardless of the outcome of Qatar versus Ecuador on the pitch, Doha already has drawn Saudi Arabia's powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the opening ceremony and inaugural match of the tournament. That Prince Mohammed, whose nation had closed Qatar's only land border to the world through the kingdom over a yearslong political dispute, will attend shows how far the rapprochement between the two nations has gone. Newspaper columns during the crisis had even suggested digging a trench along the 87-kilometer (54-mile) border and filling it with nuclear was...

DOHA, LELEMUKU.COM - Gianni Infantino, FIFA’s president, has taken exception to criticism that FIFA, soccer’s governing board, and Qatar, where this year’s World Cup is being held, have run roughshod over the rights of migrant workers drawn to the Middle Eastern country on promises that they would be paid fairly for their work in constructing the numerous facilities needed for the soccer tournament. “Today I feel Qatari,” Infantino said Saturday at the start of his first news conference of the World Cup. “Today I feel Arab. Today I feel African. Today I feel gay. Today I feel disabled. Today I feel [like] a migrant worker.” Human Rights Watch and a coalition of rights organizations have urged Qatar and FIFA to make a commitment to acknowledge and remedy the labor and human rights abuses that thousands of migrant workers suffered while preparing Qatar to host the sports event. Rights groups have accused Qatar of subjecting migrant workers to harsh working conditions that include...