Andreas Harsono
@andreasharsono.bsky.social
Author, Indonesia, Human Rights Watch, journalism, religious freedom and belief, freedom of expression, West Papua https://www.andreasharsono.net/
In Aceh, Sumatra Island, the white flags have popped up across the province – on broken rooftops, along eroded riverbanks and outside mosques – as a call for international solidarity, protesters say www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sumatra floods: Indonesians raise white flags as anger grows over slow flood aid
Weeks after floods ravaged the island of Sumatra, many still do not have access to clean water and food.
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December 26, 2025 at 6:10 AM
In Aceh, Sumatra Island, the white flags have popped up across the province – on broken rooftops, along eroded riverbanks and outside mosques – as a call for international solidarity, protesters say www.bbc.com/news/article...
Peter Arnett, Pulitzer-winning war correspondent, dies at 91 in California. He won the prestigious award for his daring coverage of the Vietnam War for The Associated Press, and went on to cover conflicts for CNN for nearly two decades www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...
Peter Arnett, Pulitzer-Winning War Correspondent, Dies at 91
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December 18, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Peter Arnett, Pulitzer-winning war correspondent, dies at 91 in California. He won the prestigious award for his daring coverage of the Vietnam War for The Associated Press, and went on to cover conflicts for CNN for nearly two decades www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...
The Netherlands returned “Java Man” — from a species long considered a “missing link” between humans and other apes — to Indonesia, the first repatriation of about 40,000 fossils removed by the Dutch scientist Eugène Dubois during colonial rule www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/a...
Dutch Return ‘Java Man’ Bones, With 40,000 Fossils Set to Follow
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December 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The Netherlands returned “Java Man” — from a species long considered a “missing link” between humans and other apes — to Indonesia, the first repatriation of about 40,000 fossils removed by the Dutch scientist Eugène Dubois during colonial rule www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/a...
Yungblud reflects on performing at Ozzy Osbourne’s last show and he performs Black Sabbath’s “Changes” live on the Howard Stern Show youtu.be/JyIsFTYTg1c?...
Yungblud Covers Black Sabbath’s “Changes,” Talks Performing at Ozzy Osbourne’s Last Show
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December 17, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Yungblud reflects on performing at Ozzy Osbourne’s last show and he performs Black Sabbath’s “Changes” live on the Howard Stern Show youtu.be/JyIsFTYTg1c?...
Kim Aris, a son of Myanmar's detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi (80), worries that he may not even know if she passed away. He has received only secondhand details about her heart, bone and gum problems since the 2021 military coup share.google/UA0ACvoSy7Dn...
Exclusive: 'For all I know, she could be dead' says son of Myanmar's Suu Kyi
With her health failing and an information vacuum around Myanmar's detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her son worries that he may not even know if she passed away.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Kim Aris, a son of Myanmar's detained leader Aung San Suu Kyi (80), worries that he may not even know if she passed away. He has received only secondhand details about her heart, bone and gum problems since the 2021 military coup share.google/UA0ACvoSy7Dn...
The US special forces veteran whose rescue team spirited Nobel laureate María Corina Machado out of Venezuela has begged her not to return to the country, after a perilous extraction mission that lasted nearly 16 hours share.google/g3MI4MtSMbyW...
Special forces veteran who rescued Machado begs her not to return to Venezuela | CNN
The US special forces veteran who spirited Nobel laureate María Corina Machado out of Venezuela has begged her not to return to the country, after a perilous rescue mission that lasted nearly 16 hours...
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December 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The US special forces veteran whose rescue team spirited Nobel laureate María Corina Machado out of Venezuela has begged her not to return to the country, after a perilous extraction mission that lasted nearly 16 hours share.google/g3MI4MtSMbyW...
In 1965, a plutonium-packed generator disappeared on Camp Four, near the top of the Himalayas, in a hush-hush mission the U.S. still won’t talk about www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
December 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
In 1965, a plutonium-packed generator disappeared on Camp Four, near the top of the Himalayas, in a hush-hush mission the U.S. still won’t talk about www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
New South Wales police say at least 12 people have been killed in a shooting near a Jewish gathering at Sydney's Bondi Beach. One shooter was killed, while another is in custody www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
December 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
New South Wales police say at least 12 people have been killed in a shooting near a Jewish gathering at Sydney's Bondi Beach. One shooter was killed, while another is in custody www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...
New churches in Maja, near Jakarta, show path to religious tolerance. But the Indonesian government should amend or revoke regulations that discriminate religious minorities www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025...
December 14, 2025 at 12:41 AM
New churches in Maja, near Jakarta, show path to religious tolerance. But the Indonesian government should amend or revoke regulations that discriminate religious minorities www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025...
After decades of human activities and overgrazing, desertification has accelerated at an alarming speed in China, resulting in sandstorms, flooding and drought. Now the government is planting a whole new kind of plants to protect from encroaching deserts www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KrX...
Mapping China’s quest to green its deserts
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December 13, 2025 at 1:28 AM
After decades of human activities and overgrazing, desertification has accelerated at an alarming speed in China, resulting in sandstorms, flooding and drought. Now the government is planting a whole new kind of plants to protect from encroaching deserts www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KrX...
President Prabowo swore in businesswoman-cum-politician Irene as Indonesia’s first deputy ambassador to China. It raises serious questions about the importance of competence and meritocracy in Indonesia’s diplomatic service indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/prabowos-pic...
Prabowo’s pick of Indonesian deputy envoy for China leaves questions
With the absence of explanations from the Indonesian government regarding her credibility, Irene’s track record seems distant indeed from the profile of the sort of person who should be at the frontie...
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December 12, 2025 at 1:57 AM
President Prabowo swore in businesswoman-cum-politician Irene as Indonesia’s first deputy ambassador to China. It raises serious questions about the importance of competence and meritocracy in Indonesia’s diplomatic service indonesiaatmelbourne.unimelb.edu.au/prabowos-pic...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio waded into the surprisingly fraught politics of typefaces with an order halting the State Department’s official use of Calibri, reversing a 2023 Biden-era directive that Rubio called a “wasteful” sop to diversity www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
December 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio waded into the surprisingly fraught politics of typefaces with an order halting the State Department’s official use of Calibri, reversing a 2023 Biden-era directive that Rubio called a “wasteful” sop to diversity www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/u...
In Bangkok, Suthichai Yoon wrote about his small but pivotal monk role in "The White Lotus." In five decades, he has covered coups, conflicts, and constitutional crises, challenging generals and prime ministers, and seen democracy both falter and flourish niemanreports.org/monk-white-l...
December 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
In Bangkok, Suthichai Yoon wrote about his small but pivotal monk role in "The White Lotus." In five decades, he has covered coups, conflicts, and constitutional crises, challenging generals and prime ministers, and seen democracy both falter and flourish niemanreports.org/monk-white-l...
Cambodia withdrew from the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand, a Games official said, as a border conflict with hosts Thailand escalated and forced a mass exodus of civilians from both sides of the disputed frontier share.google/ozjccod4wQos...
Cambodia pulls out of SEA Games 2025 in Thailand
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Cambodia withdrew on Wednesday from the Southeast Asian Games, a Games official said, as a border conflict with hosts Thailand escalated
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December 10, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Cambodia withdrew from the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand, a Games official said, as a border conflict with hosts Thailand escalated and forced a mass exodus of civilians from both sides of the disputed frontier share.google/ozjccod4wQos...
The divide between Lynsey Addario’s demanding career as a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and her family life is at the heart of “Love+War,” a new documentary from National Geographic Documentary Films niemanreports.org/lynsey-addar...
December 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
The divide between Lynsey Addario’s demanding career as a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and her family life is at the heart of “Love+War,” a new documentary from National Geographic Documentary Films niemanreports.org/lynsey-addar...
Fifty years after his death, Chiang Kai-Shek remains one of Taiwan’s most divisive figures. His legacy debated as the island reckons with the history of martial law rule, from mass arrests to the suppression of native languages www.youtube.com/watch?v=NViG...
How Taiwan’s Late Leader Haunts Its Future With China | Chiang Kai-shek: Shadow Across The Strait
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December 10, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Fifty years after his death, Chiang Kai-Shek remains one of Taiwan’s most divisive figures. His legacy debated as the island reckons with the history of martial law rule, from mass arrests to the suppression of native languages www.youtube.com/watch?v=NViG...
Luxury Swiss watches made by Richard Mille, Patek Philippe, MB&F, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Philippe Dufour are pricier than some homes. Craftspeople carefully design and construct the timepieces in the Watch Valley, from Geneva to Basel www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWX0...
Why Swiss watches made by Richard Mille, Patek Philippe are so expensive | 60 Minutes
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December 10, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Luxury Swiss watches made by Richard Mille, Patek Philippe, MB&F, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Philippe Dufour are pricier than some homes. Craftspeople carefully design and construct the timepieces in the Watch Valley, from Geneva to Basel www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWX0...
A palm oil company, a subsidiary of First Borneo Group, is rapidly clearing rainforest inside a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan, that’s home to orangutans and sun bears, adding to concerns over Indonesia’s efforts to curb deforestation news.mongabay.com/2025/12/indi...
Indigenous Dayak sound alarm as palm oil firm razes orangutan habitat in Borneo
KAPUAS HULU, Indonesia — A palm oil company is rapidly clearing rainforest inside a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve that’s home to orangutans and sun bears, adding to concerns over Indonesia’s efforts to cur...
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December 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A palm oil company, a subsidiary of First Borneo Group, is rapidly clearing rainforest inside a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Kapuas Hulu, West Kalimantan, that’s home to orangutans and sun bears, adding to concerns over Indonesia’s efforts to curb deforestation news.mongabay.com/2025/12/indi...
Atlanta’s 2819 Church and its viral pastor has grown from less than 200 weekly churchgoers in 2023 to about 6,000 today. Young people snake outside the church before service as hundreds wait to hear Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell who has no seminary degree www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq_h...
Young adults are waiting in line to worship at this growing Atlanta church
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December 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Atlanta’s 2819 Church and its viral pastor has grown from less than 200 weekly churchgoers in 2023 to about 6,000 today. Young people snake outside the church before service as hundreds wait to hear Pastor Philip Anthony Mitchell who has no seminary degree www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq_h...
Persistent air pollution in Jakarta has triggered nearly 2 million cases of respiratory illness throughout this year, raising concerns over the long-term well-being of the 42 million residents of the greater Jakarta area www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
December 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Persistent air pollution in Jakarta has triggered nearly 2 million cases of respiratory illness throughout this year, raising concerns over the long-term well-being of the 42 million residents of the greater Jakarta area www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
Confidence in Patrick Walujo had been weakening among many shareholders. GoTo's market value declined by more than 40 percent, amplifying frustration among investors who had already been anxious about the company's long-term direction www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025...
Analysis: Patrick Walujo exits as GoTo CEO, speeding up long-awaited Grab–GoTo merger - Academia - The Jakarta Post
Patrick Walujo has stepped down as CEO of GoTo Gojek Tokopedia Tbk (GoTo), a move that appears to open the way for accelerated acquisition talks with Grab. Several major GoTo backers—including SoftBan...
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December 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Confidence in Patrick Walujo had been weakening among many shareholders. GoTo's market value declined by more than 40 percent, amplifying frustration among investors who had already been anxious about the company's long-term direction www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025...
Indonesia is grappling with severe shortages of food, medicine, and clean water after catastrophic floods and landslides on Sumatra Island. Displacement has risen into the hundreds of thousands www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTnS...
Indonesia floods: Shortages create challenges for recovery effort
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December 9, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Indonesia is grappling with severe shortages of food, medicine, and clean water after catastrophic floods and landslides on Sumatra Island. Displacement has risen into the hundreds of thousands www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTnS...
Four Papuan political prisoners have been sentenced to 7 month imprisonment on treason charges. In April, they sent letters to government institutions in Sorong, asking for peaceful dialogue between President Prabowo and the Federal Republic of West Papua www.rnz.co.nz/internationa...
Four Papuan activists jailed on treason charges
A West Papua independence advocate says Indonesia is using its law to silence opposition.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Four Papuan political prisoners have been sentenced to 7 month imprisonment on treason charges. In April, they sent letters to government institutions in Sorong, asking for peaceful dialogue between President Prabowo and the Federal Republic of West Papua www.rnz.co.nz/internationa...
In Jakarta, the Ford Foundation called on the government to expand its engagement with Indigenous communities as Indonesia moves forward with its pledge to recognize 1.4 million hectares of customary forests by 2029 www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
December 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
In Jakarta, the Ford Foundation called on the government to expand its engagement with Indigenous communities as Indonesia moves forward with its pledge to recognize 1.4 million hectares of customary forests by 2029 www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/20...
Corporate reputation is no longer an abstract concept in Indonesia but many Indonesian companies still treat communication as something reactive. A tool for crisis, not a pillar of strategy www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025...
Why rules of corporate reputation are still ignored in Indonesia - Academia - The Jakarta Post
Reputation now sits at the heart of how the public understands corporate power and responsibility.
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December 8, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Corporate reputation is no longer an abstract concept in Indonesia but many Indonesian companies still treat communication as something reactive. A tool for crisis, not a pillar of strategy www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025...