Andreas Harsono
@andreasharsono.bsky.social
Author, Indonesia, Human Rights Watch, journalism, religious freedom and belief, freedom of expression, West Papua https://www.andreasharsono.net/
As civil war rages between the military and pro-democracy forces in rural Myanmar, residents of the cities have largely escaped the violence. But not inflation, high unemployment, shortages of goods, daily blackouts and a crippled health care system www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
February 10, 2026 at 8:20 PM
As civil war rages between the military and pro-democracy forces in rural Myanmar, residents of the cities have largely escaped the violence. But not inflation, high unemployment, shortages of goods, daily blackouts and a crippled health care system www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Two editors and an opinion writer from Jimmy Lai’s now-shuttered Apple newspaper were each sentenced to 10 years in prison, a significant escalation in media prosecution in Hong Kong www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Apple Daily Sentences Show a New Era of Media Peril in Hong Kong
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February 10, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Two editors and an opinion writer from Jimmy Lai’s now-shuttered Apple newspaper were each sentenced to 10 years in prison, a significant escalation in media prosecution in Hong Kong www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Washington is actively weighing the deployment of more nuclear weapons, and it is also likely to conduct a nuclear test of some kind. Both steps would reverse nearly 40 years of stricter U.S. nuclear control www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
Newly Unbound, Trump Weighs More Nuclear Arms and Underground Tests
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February 10, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Washington is actively weighing the deployment of more nuclear weapons, and it is also likely to conduct a nuclear test of some kind. Both steps would reverse nearly 40 years of stricter U.S. nuclear control www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...
Indonesia prepares to send 8,000 troops to Gaza as part of Donald Trump plan in what would be first outside force in Gaza since 1967. Indonesia becomes the first country to deliver a specific commitment to the international stabilisation force www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Indonesia prepares to send up to 8,000 troops to Gaza as part of Trump plan
Head of army says potential ‘peacemakers’ being trained, in what would be first outside force in Gaza since 1967
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February 10, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Indonesia prepares to send 8,000 troops to Gaza as part of Donald Trump plan in what would be first outside force in Gaza since 1967. Indonesia becomes the first country to deliver a specific commitment to the international stabilisation force www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Indonesian women play a special role in environmental activism. Out of their holistic traditional knowledge, they campaign against the miners who seek to destroy it for short-term gain. They appear in a book www.insideindonesia.org/defending-mo...
February 10, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Indonesian women play a special role in environmental activism. Out of their holistic traditional knowledge, they campaign against the miners who seek to destroy it for short-term gain. They appear in a book www.insideindonesia.org/defending-mo...
Vietnam’s leader To Lam is a former security chief who carved his way to prominence and relishes the good life. He has promised to make Communist Vietnam rich and influential www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Vietnam’s Leader Has New Power, and He’s in a Hurry
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February 10, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Vietnam’s leader To Lam is a former security chief who carved his way to prominence and relishes the good life. He has promised to make Communist Vietnam rich and influential www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Jimmy Lai’s 20-year sentence follows Beijing’s playbook on dissent. The scale of the penalties underscores the narrowing window for independent journalism in what was once Asia’s media hub www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Sentence Follows Beijing’s Playbook on Dissent
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February 9, 2026 at 9:52 PM
Jimmy Lai’s 20-year sentence follows Beijing’s playbook on dissent. The scale of the penalties underscores the narrowing window for independent journalism in what was once Asia’s media hub www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Timor Leste took an unprecedented step: its judicial authorities appointed a prosecutor to examine the Myanmar military’s responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity. It’s the first ASEAN state taking such an action against another member theconversation.com/with-interna...
February 9, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Timor Leste took an unprecedented step: its judicial authorities appointed a prosecutor to examine the Myanmar military’s responsibility for war crimes and crimes against humanity. It’s the first ASEAN state taking such an action against another member theconversation.com/with-interna...
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a sweeping mandate from Japanese voters for her economic agenda and tough stances on immigration and China, clearing way for hard-line agenda www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/w...
Japan’s Leader Wins in a Landslide, Clearing Way for Hard-Line Agenda
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February 9, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a sweeping mandate from Japanese voters for her economic agenda and tough stances on immigration and China, clearing way for hard-line agenda www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/w...
Thailand’s interim Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has declared victory in the country's election despite vote counting still taking place. His Bhumjaithai Party surged in popularity over its nationalistic stance against Cambodia head of the election www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjfL...
Thailand’s caretaker prime minister declares election victory as vote count continues | ABC NEWS
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February 9, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Thailand’s interim Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has declared victory in the country's election despite vote counting still taking place. His Bhumjaithai Party surged in popularity over its nationalistic stance against Cambodia head of the election www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjfL...
Indonesian parliament abruptly appointed lawmaker Adies Kadir as a Constitutional Court justice, replacing an appointee who had served only five months. He was temporarily suspended over remarks that fueled the national unrest www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
February 8, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Indonesian parliament abruptly appointed lawmaker Adies Kadir as a Constitutional Court justice, replacing an appointee who had served only five months. He was temporarily suspended over remarks that fueled the national unrest www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
BBC reporter infiltrated a Telegram channel, discovering footage of thousands of hotel guests’ intimate moments being streamed without their consent in China. They were filmed by tiny hidden cameras www.instagram.com/reel/DUbEZ4B...
bbcglobalwomen on Instagram: "For over a year, a BBC reporter infiltrated a Telegram channel and was shocked to discover footage of thousands of hotel guests’ in…"
For over a year, a BBC reporter infiltrated a Telegram channel and was shocked to discover footage of thousands of hotel guests’ intimate moments being streamed without their consent in China. They were filmed by tiny hidden cameras to make spy-cam porn, despite the fact that producing and distributing porn is illegal under Chinese law. The issue has become a regular talking point on social media, with people - particularly women - swapping tips on how to spot cameras as small as a pencil eraser. Last April, new government regulations required hotel owners to check regularly for hidden cameras. But the threat of being secretly filmed in the privacy of a hotel room has not gone away. In a statement, Telegram told the BBC that "it proactively moderates… and accepts reports [of inappropriate content] in order to remove millions of pieces of harmful content each day." #BBCGlobalWomen #BBCNews #China #privacy #spycam
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February 7, 2026 at 11:27 AM
BBC reporter infiltrated a Telegram channel, discovering footage of thousands of hotel guests’ intimate moments being streamed without their consent in China. They were filmed by tiny hidden cameras www.instagram.com/reel/DUbEZ4B...
A Singaporean guitar tech turned a niche craft into a living, running his bespoke guitar shop and touring with rock bands repairing guitars www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeZU...
He Tours The World Repairing Guitars For Bands: How This Gen Z Makes It Work | Money Mind
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February 7, 2026 at 5:27 AM
A Singaporean guitar tech turned a niche craft into a living, running his bespoke guitar shop and touring with rock bands repairing guitars www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeZU...
In an interview, Hashim Djojohadikusumo talked about his brother Prabowo’s vision for Indonesia, admitting the problems at the Jakarta stock markets and the massive free lunch at schools www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhfx...
Hashim Djojohadikusumo on Prabowo’s vision for Indonesia
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February 7, 2026 at 5:16 AM
In an interview, Hashim Djojohadikusumo talked about his brother Prabowo’s vision for Indonesia, admitting the problems at the Jakarta stock markets and the massive free lunch at schools www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhfx...
In Indonesia, fighting between government forces and Papuan insurgents increased in five provinces, resulting in civilian deaths and mass displacement. Troops protect food estate project in Merauke, displacing Indigenous communities, deforestation www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...
February 6, 2026 at 2:28 PM
In Indonesia, fighting between government forces and Papuan insurgents increased in five provinces, resulting in civilian deaths and mass displacement. Troops protect food estate project in Merauke, displacing Indigenous communities, deforestation www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...
Indonesia’s vulnerable democratic system has been under repeated attack from government for most of the last decade. Under the administrations of Jokowi and now Prabowo, a laundry list of actions have been taken to chip away at it theconversation.com/indonesias-l...
Indonesia’s leader is going after critics with a vengeance. This could complicate relations with Australia
A proposed law against disinformation and foreign propaganda could imperil activists and journalists in Indonesia – and potentially those living abroad.
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February 6, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Indonesia’s vulnerable democratic system has been under repeated attack from government for most of the last decade. Under the administrations of Jokowi and now Prabowo, a laundry list of actions have been taken to chip away at it theconversation.com/indonesias-l...
Martin Weil, one of hundreds being let go at The Washington Post, has worked on local news there since 1965, witnessing the paper’s rise and now retrenchment.
The thrill of a byline in The Washington Post “never went away,” he said www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
The thrill of a byline in The Washington Post “never went away,” he said www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
He Was Laid Off at The Washington Post After Working There 60 Years
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February 6, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Martin Weil, one of hundreds being let go at The Washington Post, has worked on local news there since 1965, witnessing the paper’s rise and now retrenchment.
The thrill of a byline in The Washington Post “never went away,” he said www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
The thrill of a byline in The Washington Post “never went away,” he said www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/b...
In Jakarta, a market meltdown and the saga of a contested gold mine in Sumatra is raising more questions about Southeast Asia’s biggest economy www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
February 6, 2026 at 5:14 AM
In Jakarta, a market meltdown and the saga of a contested gold mine in Sumatra is raising more questions about Southeast Asia’s biggest economy www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Jakarta's worst stock tumble in three decades drew attention to a major problem at the heart of this equity market: a handful of billionaires own so much of their listed companies that barely any of those companies’ shares are left to trade www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
February 6, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Jakarta's worst stock tumble in three decades drew attention to a major problem at the heart of this equity market: a handful of billionaires own so much of their listed companies that barely any of those companies’ shares are left to trade www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Key investors of Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd., a Hong Kong-based conglomerate that controlled the Martabe gold mine in Sumatra, were getting anxious. They wanted Jardine to answer a simple question: Do you still own the gold mine or not www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
February 6, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Key investors of Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd., a Hong Kong-based conglomerate that controlled the Martabe gold mine in Sumatra, were getting anxious. They wanted Jardine to answer a simple question: Do you still own the gold mine or not www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
The Washington Post laid off about 30 percent of all its employees, including people on the business side and more than 300 of the roughly 800 journalists in the newsroom www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Washington Post Lays Off More Than 300 Journalists
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February 6, 2026 at 2:23 AM
The Washington Post laid off about 30 percent of all its employees, including people on the business side and more than 300 of the roughly 800 journalists in the newsroom www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Washington Post, and Will Lewis, the publisher since 2023, are embarking on the latest step to kill everything that makes the paper special. It has survived for nearly 150 years. It may not survive much longer share.google/k7wzbAk5MqaN...
The Murder of The Washington Post
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Jeff Bezos, the owner of The Washington Post, and Will Lewis, the publisher since 2023, are embarking on the latest step to kill everything that makes the paper special. It has survived for nearly 150 years. It may not survive much longer share.google/k7wzbAk5MqaN...
The Epstein documents uncovered fresh evidence of how some royal family members, and those in their orbit, repeatedly shrugged off the convicted sex offender’s sleazy reputation as they plied him with praise and made requests for money, gifts and attention www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/w...
‘My Crazy Friend’: The Royals Who Stayed Close to Epstein
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February 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The Epstein documents uncovered fresh evidence of how some royal family members, and those in their orbit, repeatedly shrugged off the convicted sex offender’s sleazy reputation as they plied him with praise and made requests for money, gifts and attention www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/w...
Moody’s lowered its outlook on Indonesia’s credit rating to negative, driven by “lower predictability in policymaking" --a week after Indonesian stocks fell to a record low. It’s another blow to Prabowo whose reign as president has unsettled markets share.google/Y9tipIzOsKxj...
Moody’s Downgrades Indonesia Rating Outlook to Negative
Moody’s Ratings lowered its outlook on Indonesia’s credit rating to negative, citing concerns over policy stability under President Prabowo Subianto.
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February 5, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Moody’s lowered its outlook on Indonesia’s credit rating to negative, driven by “lower predictability in policymaking" --a week after Indonesian stocks fell to a record low. It’s another blow to Prabowo whose reign as president has unsettled markets share.google/Y9tipIzOsKxj...
Nuclear arms control era comes to end. Beijing, Moscow and shaken American allies are seeking new warheads as President Trump ends more than a half century of nuclear arms control with Russia www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons
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February 5, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Nuclear arms control era comes to end. Beijing, Moscow and shaken American allies are seeking new warheads as President Trump ends more than a half century of nuclear arms control with Russia www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...