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☆ Why replacing alcohol with weed is a growing trend in the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

The use of weed to replace alcohol is a growing trend in the United States. “We know that moderate alcohol consumption has health risks, and risk increases as alcohol consumption increases,” Boyd said in an email. “Cannabis smoke contains toxins, carcinogens, and particulate matter that have been linked to cancer, lung damage, and cardiovascular disease,” Cohen said in an email. Research on edibles, such as baked goods, candies and beverages, and other methods of using cannabis is in its infancy. “In and of itself, it’s not good that more people are using cannabis,” Grinspoon said.

Persons: CNN —, “, —, ”, “ I’ve, Carol Boyd, ” Boyd, Weed, Peter Grinspoon, ” “, ” Grinspoon, Beth Cohen, ” Cohen, I’m, Boyd, ” Robert Page II, Grinspoon, ideation, it’s Organizations: CNN, National Survey, Center, Drugs, University of Michigan, US Centers for Disease Control, Massachusetts General Hospital, Marijuana, University of California, University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Drug, Food and Drug Administration, National Poison Center, FDA, Lifeline Locations: United States, Washington, Ann Arbor, Boston, San Francisco, Aurora, Georgia

☆ A complete timeline of Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater's relationship
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

March 2023: Grande and Slater are photographed togetherMichelle Yeoh posted this photo on March 27, 2023. July 20, 2023: Grande and Slater's new relationship makes headlinesEthan Slater is best known for playing SpongeBob SquarePants on Broadway. July 27, 2023: Slater's estranged wife says Grande is 'not a girl's girl'Lily Jay Slater and Ethan Slater in 2017. AdvertisementNovember 16, 2023: Grande attends the opening night of 'Spamalot'Ariana Grande in New York City on November 16, 2023. AdvertisementDecember 22, 2023: Grande includes an apparent nod to Slater in her holiday decorAriana Grande shared these photos on December 22, 2023.

Persons: —, Ariana Grande, Ethan Slater, Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Glinda, Jon M, Chu, Slater, Tony, SpongeBob, Dalton Gomez, Gomez, Michelle Yeoh, Michelle Yeoh's Oscar, Yeoh, Erivo, costars Grande, costars, they'd, ”, Kevin Mazur, Jenny Anderson, TMZ, Lilly Jay, Jay, Slater's, Lily Jay Slater, Page Six's Francesca Bacardi, Bacardi, Dalton, she's, Ethan, Slater Ethan Slater, CJ Rivera, Prince Herbert, She's, who's, Liz Gillies, Gillies, Liz Gillies após, @accessarianabr, James Earl Jones, Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, Michael Urie, Rannells, Ariana, Bauer, Griffin, James, Joan Grande, Hale Grande, Doug Middlebrook, Grande's, Ed Butera, Butera, We're Organizations: Service, Broadway, Business, Variety, TMZ, Wimbledon, Getty, Nickelodeon, Disney, James Earl Jones Theater, DAMEBK, St, James Theatre, Theater District Locations: New York City, Grande, England, London, Oz, New York, Grande ., @spamalotbway, New York City Grande, Manhattan

☆ Prabowo Subianto: Once banned from the US, this fiery ex-army general is poised to lead Indonesia
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Heather Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

“The most important objective of democracy is giving people the leaders and representatives they want,” Prabowo told reporters from his pool. Antara Foto/Galih Pradipta/ReutersMany are excited about a Prabowo presidency, like this hardcore supporter who has clearly taken his support to the extreme. Bagus Saragih/AFP/Getty ImagesMore recently, Prabowo has presented himself as a loyal Jokowi ally, serving as his defense minister for the past five years. Experts say Prabowo, known for his fiery speeches, military background and combative past will make for a very different kind of president. Indonesia has long been one of Australia’s most important bilateral relationships and experts say that will not change with Prabowo in charge.

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☆ Experts say they warned of dangers of climbing Indonesia's Mt. Marapi after 13 die in eruption
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Mount Marapi volcano spews volcanic ash as seen from Nagari Batu Palano in Agam, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, December 4, 2023, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. The 2,891-metre high volcano in West Sumatra erupted on Sunday, spewing gray clouds of ash as high as 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) into the sky. Search operations for 10 missing climbers were under way on Tuesday, local authorities said, with about 200 local rescuers involved. For more than a decade, Indonesia's volcanology agency had sent monthly letters warning the environment ministry and local conservation agency that climbers should keep a safe distance from the volcano's peak, said agency head Hendra Gunawan. The volcano erupted several times in January and February 2023, but its relatively infrequent eruptions during the past decade have made it difficult to analyse, said Ahmad Basuki of the volcanology agency.

Persons: Antara, el, Indonesia's, Hendra, Rescuers, Marapi, Ahmad Basuki, Ananda Teresia, Kate Lamb Organizations: Rights, Reuters, West, Thomson Locations: Batu, Agam , West Sumatra, Indonesia, Rights JAKARTA, West Sumatra, West Sumatra's, Mt

☆ Mount Marapi: 11 climbers killed, 12 missing following Indonesian volcano eruption
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Heather Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Jakarta, Indonesia CNN —Eleven climbers have died and another dozen are missing in Indonesia following the eruption of a highly active volcano in the province of West Sumatra, officials told CNN on Monday. Located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia has 127 active volcanos – more volcanoes than anywhere else in the world – and Mount Marapi is among the country’s most active. A student walks as Mount Marapi volcano spews volcanic ash as seen from Nagari Batu Palano in Agam, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, December 4, 2023. Officials monitoring Marapi’s movements told CNN affiliate CNN Indonesia of potential dangers from Sunday’s eruption, including flowing molten lava which could reach roads and nearby rivers. It is Mount Marapi, not Mount Merapi

Persons: Marapi, Abdul Malik, Malik, Antara, el Fitra, Ada Setiawan, Merapi Organizations: Indonesia CNN —, CNN, Reuters, National Disaster Management Agency Locations: Jakarta, Indonesia, West Sumatra, Batu, Agam , West Sumatra, CNN Indonesia, Marapi

☆ Eleven climbers die in Indonesia after volcano erupts, 3 survivors found - official
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Mount Marapi volcano spews volcanic ash as seen from Nagari Sungai Pua, in Agam, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, December 3, 2023, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Septiyadi/via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsJAKARTA, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Indonesian rescuers have found the bodies of 11 climbers following the eruption of the Marapi volcano in West Sumatra, a spokesperson said on Monday, adding three climbers were found alive. The rescue official said 12 climbers were still missing. Reporting by Ananda Teresia; Editing by Martin PettyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Antara, Ananda Teresia, Martin Petty Organizations: REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Thomson Locations: Nagari Sungai Pua, Agam , West Sumatra, Indonesia, Rights JAKARTA, West Sumatra

☆ Eleven climbers killed as Indonesia volcano erupts, search on hold
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/6] Mount Marapi volcano spews volcanic ash as seen from Nagari Batu Palano in Agam, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, December 4, 2023, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. The 2,891 metre (9,485 ft) high volcano spewed ash as high as 3 km into the sky on Sunday. Video footage showed a huge cloud of volcanic ash spread widely across the sky and cars and roads covered with ash. There were 49 climbers evacuated from the area earlier Monday and many were being treated for burns, he said. Indonesia sits on the Pacific's so-called "Ring of Fire" and has 127 active volcanoes, according to the volcanology agency.

Persons: Antara, el, Jodi Haryawan, Jodi, Marapi, Ananda Teresia, Martin Petty Organizations: REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Authorities, Thomson Locations: Batu, Agam , West Sumatra, Indonesia, Rights JAKARTA, West Sumatra

☆ Second endangered Sumatran rhino born in Indonesia
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An endangered female Sumatran rhinoceros seen next to her mother, Ratu, recently born at Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary of Kambas National Park, Lampung, Indonesia September 30, 2023, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto via REUTERS/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsJAKARTA, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Another Sumatran Rhinoceros was born in an Indonesian sanctuary last week, the Environment Ministry said, the second birth of this critically endangered animal at the reserve this year. The black rhino, the smallest and hairiest of the species, was born last Saturday at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (SRS) in Way Kambas National Park, Lampung province. "The birth has somewhat affirmed Indonesia's commitment to conserving rhinoceros, especially the Sumatran rhino," Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya said in a statement. The Sumatran rhino is the only Asian rhino with two horns and can grow up to 1.5 metre (5 ft) tall, weighing between 500 kg (1,102 lb) and 960 kg (2,116 lb).

Persons: Antara, Delilah, Siti Nurbaya, Ananda Teresia, Bernadette Christina, Miral Organizations: Rhino, Rights, Environment Ministry, Rhino Foundation of, Thomson Locations: Lampung, Indonesia, Rights JAKARTA, Lampung province, Rhino Foundation of Indonesia

Antara Foto/Jojon/via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 1 (Reuters) - The bears are out in force on the London Metal Exchange (LME) nickel market. The global nickel market is entering a period of massive oversupply thanks to an Indonesian production boom. INSG assessed monthly nickel supply-demand balanceBIG SURPLUSThe big short is a bet on a big surplus. The global nickel market moved into supply-demand surplus in May last year and has been there ever since, according to the International Nickel Study Group. The exact timing of that tipping-point is still unknown, which means the big short is still a big bet that the supply chain can close the nickel product gap sooner rather than later.

Persons: Antara, aren't, it's, It's, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: PT Vale Indonesia, REUTERS Acquire, London Metal Exchange, Fund, Investment, Study, EV, Shanghai Futures, GAP Indonesia, Jingmen, New Energy Science, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Sorowako, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Indonesian, London

☆ Candidates for Indonesia's presidential election
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

A recent poll of potential candidates by Lembaga Survei Indonesia showed Prabowo top with the support of 34% support. After losing the 2019 election, Jokowi appointed Prabowo defence minister, a move analysts say helped heal divisions. Prabowo chairs the Great Indonesia Movement (Gerindra) party, which endorsed him as its presidential candidate last year. Erick Thohir - A businessman-turned-politician who once owned Italian football giant Inter Milan, Erick, 53, heads Indonesia's football association and serves as State Owned Enterprises Minister. Khofifah Indar Parawansa - One of Indonesia's most prominent female politicians, the popular, 58-year-old East Java governor has been courted by all three presidential candidates.

Persons: Ganjar Pranowo, Mohammad Mahfud Mahmodin, Antara, PRABOWO SUBIANTO, Joko Widodo, Jokowi, Prabowo, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, Gibran, Erick Thohir, Erick, Indar, Khofifah, Ganjar, Mahfud, BASWEDAN, Anies, Basuki Tjahaja, Muhaimin, Imin, Abdurrahman Wahid, Gus Dur, Ananda Teresia, Stanley Widianto, Martin Petty Organizations: Indonesian Democratic Party, Struggle, Lembaga, Great Indonesia Movement, Inter Milan, State Owned Enterprises, Ulama, Indonesia's, Indonesian Democratic Party of, Israel, Islamic Prosperous Justice Party, National Awakening Party, Thomson Locations: Jakarta, Indonesia, JAKARTA, Surakarta, Italian, Central Java, Jokowi, Chinese, East Java

☆ Bagnaia wins Indonesia GP as Martin throws away championship lead
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] Ducati Lenovo's Francesco Bagnaia celebrates after winning the MotoGP race at the Mandalika International Street Circuit in Kuta, Lombok, Indonesia, October 15, 2023. Antara Foto/Wahyu Putro A via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsMANDALIKA, Indonesia, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia battled heroically from 13th on the grid to win a thrilling Indonesia Grand Prix in Mandalika on Sunday, as he reclaimed the lead in the riders' championship after Jorge Martin crashed out. Bagnaia crossed the line 0.306 seconds ahead of Aprilia's Maverick Vinales in second, while Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo, the 2021 world champion, finished third. Champion Bagnaia is back on top of the riders' standings with 346 points, with Martin (328) in second and VR46 Racing's Marco Bezzecchi (283) in third. After Martin crashed, Vinales was briefly in the lead but Bagnaia kept up his aggressive riding, slowly and steadily gaining ground on the Aprilia rider before blowing past him in the 20th lap.

Persons: Ducati, Francesco Bagnaia, Antara, Jorge Martin, Bagnaia, Aprilia's, Vinales, Yamaha's Fabio Quartararo, Martin, Marco Bezzecchi, Pramac Racing's Martin, Pramac, Johann Zarco, Pecco, it's, Quartararo, Gresini's Fabio Di Giannantonio, Red Bull, Brad Binder, Jack Miller, Luca Marini, Binder, Marc Marquez, Aadi Nair, Muralikumar Organizations: MotoGP, Circuit, REUTERS Acquire, Aprilia, Red, Red Bull KTM, Gresini Racing, Thomson Locations: Kuta, Lombok, Indonesia, Mandalika, Bengaluru

☆ Haze hits Singapore as hot spots in Sumatra increase
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-07 | by ( Chen Lin | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Transborder haze is a perennial problem in Southeast Asia as regulatory loopholes make it hard for authorities to eliminate Indonesia's slash-and-burn land clearing practices. Singapore's National Environment Agency said 212 hot spots were detected on Indonesia's nearby Sumatra island on Friday, up from 65 on Thursday and 15 the day before. A brief shift in the wind direction on Friday afternoon blew some of the lighter haze toward Singapore, worsening the island nation's in air quality, it said. Earlier in the week Malaysia urged Indonesia to take action on the fires within Indonesia's borders as the air quality in Malaysia hit unhealthy levels. The most severe haze conditions recorded in Singapore were in September 2015, when the 24-hour index exceeded 300 to the hazardous level, prompting school closures.

Persons: Antara, Chen Lin, William Mallard Organizations: Rights, National Environment Agency, Thomson Locations: Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, Indonesia, Rights SINGAPORE, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Sumatra, Malaysia, Indonesia's

☆ Indonesia defends haze-fighting effort after Malaysia urges action
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Ananda Teresia | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

No haze has been detected heading for Malaysia, however, Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya said, a day after it urged Indonesia and fellow Southeast Asian nations to take action against worsening air quality. "We are already working to prevent and extinguish fires, but not based on Malaysia's request," the minister told Reuters. Indonesia is using helicopters to quench the fires with water bombing while inducing rain with cloud seeding methods, Siti Nurbaya said. In 2015 and 2019, such fires burned millions of hectares of land in Indonesia and sent haze billowing across several Southeast Asian countries, generating record-breaking emissions, scientists have said. Southeast Asian agriculture and forestry officials agreed on Friday to take action to minimise, and eventually stamp out, crop burning.

Persons: Antara, Haze, Siti Nurbaya, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, Lax, Rozanna Latiff, Danial, Kanupriya Kapoor, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: ASEAN, Reuters, Malaysian, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Thomson Locations: Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, ASEAN Indonesia, JAKARTA, cloudseeding, Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, Singapore, Malaysian, Danial Azhar, Kuala Lumpur

☆ Sumatran rhino birth offers glimmer of hope for species almost hunted to extinction
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Heather Chen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

The calf’s birth represents hope for a species threatened with extinction due to illegal poaching and habitat loss. An endangered female Sumatran rhino calf walks next to her mother at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary of Kambas National Park, Lampung, Indonesia on September 30. They are more closely related to extinct woolly rhinos than other rhino species and are covered in long hair. Sumatran rhinos typically live in dense tropical forest, both lowland and highland, on Sumatra and are generally solitary in nature, according to IRF. A 25-year-old female named Iman died of cancer on November 24, 2019 at the Borneo Rhino Sanctuary.

Persons: Siti Nurbaya Bakar, Ratu, Antara, Iman, Tam –, – Organizations: CNN, Ohio’s Cincinnati Zoo, Ministry of Environment, Forestry, Twitter, Environment, International Rhino Foundation, Rhino, Reuters, Borneo Rhino Locations: Indonesia, Andalas, Ohio’s, Sumatra, Asia, Lampung, Indonesian, Malaysia, Borneo

☆ Indonesia denies smog from forest fires drifted to Malaysia
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Indonesia's Environment Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar responded by saying Jakarta has not detected any travelling haze from Indonesia to neighbouring countries. "We continue to follow up any development and there is no trans-boundary haze to Malaysia," she said in a statement. At the moment, Indonesia is focusing on quelling forest fires in some provinces in Sumatra and Borneo with water bombing from helicopters, the minister added. As well as maritime boundaries, Malaysia shares a land border with Indonesia on Borneo island. While forest fires are typically started by farmers to clear land for plantations, authorities say putting out fires this year has been harder due to El Nino.

Persons: Antara, Siti Nurbaya Bakar, El, Ananda Teresia, Danial Azhar, Gayatri Suroyo, Sharon Singleton Organizations: Rights, Environment, El, El Nino, Authorities, Danial, Thomson Locations: Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, REUTER, Rights JAKARTA, Sumatra, Borneo, Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak, Jakarta, Central Kalimantan, Jambi, Kuala Lumpur

☆ ASEAN kicks off its first-ever joint military drills in Indonesia
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Yuddy Cahya Budiman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Indonesian soldiers attend the opening ceremony of a joint-military drills ASEAN Solidarity Exercise at Batu Ampar port on Batam island, Indonesia, September 19, 2023, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Teguh Prihatna/ via REUTERS Acquire Licensing RightsBATAM, Indonesia, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Units from the countries of ASEAN began their first ever joint military drills in Indonesia's South Natuna Sea amid rising geopolitical tensions between major powers and protests against China's activities in the South China Sea. The training is more about social activities," Yudo Margono, Indonesia's military chief, told reporters after the opening ceremony on the Indonesian island of Batam on Tuesday. The exercises were originally set to take place in the southernmost waters of the South China Sea, which are also claimed by Beijing. ASEAN has been discussing a Code of Conduct on the South China Sea for more than twenty years with little progress to date.

Persons: Antara, Ferdinand Marcos, Indonesia's Margono, Ananda Teresia, Christian Schmollinger Organizations: ASEAN, REUTERS Acquire, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, East, ASEAN Summit, Thomson Locations: Batu Ampar, Indonesia, South Natuna, South China, East Timor, Indonesian, Batam, Beijing, The Philippines, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Jakarta, Philippine, Philippines, ASEAN

Singapore's Abaxx Commodities Exchange thinks a new nickel sulphate contract could be the answer. The sulphate market has been forecast by research house Roskill to grow at an annual rate of 22% over the current decade as the green mobility revolution accelerates. China's imports of nickel sulphateTRADE BOOMChina's surging imports of nickel sulphate are a reflection of the product's stunning growth as battery cathode input. China's nickel imports by product 2020-2023PRICING PROBLEMSNone of this new Indonesia-China nickel trade has a natural exchange pricing home. LME nickel trading volumes have stabilised but are still running significantly below levels seen prior to the March 2022 trading halt.

Persons: Antara, It's, Roskill, Mike Harrison Organizations: PT Vale Indonesia, REUTERS Acquire, London Metal Exchange, Abaxx Commodities, Canadian, Technologies, Shanghai Futures Exchange, EV, Imports, China's, Class, Global Commodity Holdings, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Sorowako, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, China, Finland, South Africa, South Korea

Indonesia imported 53,864 metric tons of nickel ore in the first half of 2023, up from 22,503 tons for all of 2022, Indonesian trade data showed. But imports from the Philippines only started in May, and all arrived at Morowali port in a huge nickel processing park run partly by Chinese nickel giant Tsingshan Group, the Indonesian data showed. "But the ore is cheaper by comparison with domestic ore currently and so this will offset some of the rising costs," Mitchell said. The Philippines mined 360,000 tons of nickel in ore in 2022, or 11% of global supplies, according to INSG. Philippines 1.3% grade ore landed at China's Lianyun port surged 20.6% in the past month to $41 a ton, the highest since March, Mysteel data showed.

Persons: Antara, Aneka, Tsingshan, Wood Mackenzie, Andrew Mitchell, Mitchell, Mai Nguyen, Siyi Liu, Fransiska, Enrico dela Cruz, Dominique Patton, Kim Coghill Organizations: PT Vale Indonesia, REUTERS Acquire, Nickel, Tsingshan Group, Study, Imports, Thomson Locations: Sorowako, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Philippines, Jakarta, Morowali, China, China's, Hanoi, Beijing, Manila

☆ Indonesia launches sky train in capital, hopes to ease traffic and pollution
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Indonesian President Joko Widodo speaks as he launches the Light Rail Transit (LRT) in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 28, 2023. The driverless, 41.2 km (25.6 miles) Light Rail Transit (LRT) system connects central Jakarta and its satellites cities in West Java, Bekasi and Depok. People in Greater Jakarta commonly use a 418 km (260 mile) Commuter Line which serve around 1.2 million passengers per day. The president blamed the pollution on excessive road traffic and industries using coal and said nearly 1 million vehicles enter Jakarta each day. "Jakarta is always on the top 10 of list of cities with the worst traffic jams," he said.

Persons: Joko Widodo, Antara, Hafidz Mubarak, Ananda Teresia, Martin Petty Organizations: Rail, REUTERS, Acquire, Rights, Monday, Swiss, Thomson Locations: Jakarta, Indonesia, Rights JAKARTA, Greater Jakarta, West Java, Borneo, Nusantara, Southeast

☆ Indonesia arrests militant over alleged plot to attack police division
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Antara Foto/Fakhri Hermansyah/ via REUTERSJAKARTA, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Indonesia's counter-terrorism unit on Tuesday announced the arrest of an alleged Islamic State (IS) loyalist suspected of planning an attack on the headquarters of the police's security division. "We were shocked by the evidence we found," Aswin told a news conference. "The movement of ISIS or supporters of ISIS ... has never stopped even when it's not visible to our eyes that they congregate," he said, referring to the Islamic State. Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority nation, suffered its worst militant attack in 2002 when two nightclubs on the island of Bali were bombed, killing 202 people, mostly foreign tourists. Analysts say the threat of extremist attacks has since diminished significantly and while arrests of suspected extremists do take place, pledges of allegiance to Islamic State have been rare.

Persons: Antara, Aswin Siregar, Aswin, Todd Elliott, Stanley Widianto, Kate Lamb, Martin Petty Organizations: Islamic, REUTERS, ISIS, Concorde Consulting, Thomson Locations: Indonesian, Islamic State, Iraq, Syria, Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia, REUTERS JAKARTA, State, Jakarta, Bali

☆ Indonesia delays China-funded rail project's trial run for passengers
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An electric Multiple Unit high-speed train is seen during Hot Sliding Test in Tegalluar, Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, May 19, 2023, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. A free, limited trial run for passengers, initially set for Aug. 18, has been postponed to early September, but no delay is expected to the full operational launch on Oct. 1, KCIC said on Tuesday. Safety checks were ongoing as of last Friday, according to transport ministry official Mohamad Risal Wasal. KCIC said internal trials had gone smoothly but the company was still working with the transport ministry on necessary operational certificates. Reporting by Stefanno Sulaiman; Editing by Gayatri Suroyo, Kanupriya KapoorOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Antara, Al Farisi, KCIC, Mohamad Risal Wasal, Xi Jinping, Joko Widodo, Stefanno Sulaiman, Gayatri Suroyo, Kanupriya Kapoor Organizations: Initiative, Thomson Locations: Tegalluar, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, JAKARTA, China, Indonesian, Jakarta

☆ Hans Niemann: Judge dismisses chess grandmaster’s $100 million lawsuit against Magnus Carlsen, among others, in cheating scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —A US judge on Tuesday dismissed the $100 million defamation lawsuit filed by American chess grandmaster Hans Niemann against Magnus Carlsen, among others, in an alleged cheating scandal which has rocked the sport, according to court documents. Niemann’s lawsuit, which was filed in October last year, came after an alleged cheating scandal which sent shockwaves through the sport. 1 Carlsen accused Niemann of cheating at the $350,000 Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, Missouri. In his second amendment, Niemann alleged that Carlsen paid a friend $328 (€300) to shout “Cheater Hans” from the stands at the closing ceremony of a tournament. Fewer than 0.14% of players ever cheat on the site, according to the company’s report on Niemann’s alleged behavior.

Persons: Hans Niemann, Magnus Carlsen, Audrey Fleissig, Niemann’s, Carlsen, Daniel Rensch, Nakamura, ” Niemann, “, Fleissig, Niemann, Hans Niemann’s, ” Craig Reiser, ” Nima H, Mohebbi, Jamie Wine, Magnus, Rensch –, Jose Mourinho, ”, Chess.com, –, Niemann “, Hans, Hans ”, “ We’re, Erik Allebest, Rensch, ” Chess.com Organizations: CNN, Chess.com, Louis Chess Club Locations: Missouri, St, Louis , Missouri, Warsaw, Poland, American

[1/2] A woman casts her ballot during regional elections amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Sleman, Yogyakarta province, Indonesia December 9, 2020. Antara Foto/Hendra Nurdiyansyah via REUTERS/File PhotoJAKARTA, June 15 (Reuters) - Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit seeking a change to the country's election ballot system, clearing a hurdle that could have complicated an election just eight months away. Indonesia is set to hold simultaneous legislative and presidential elections in February 2024. Responding to the decision, PDI-P legislator Arteria Dahlan said the party would abide by the ruling. Eight out of nine parties represented in parliament, including those allied with the ruling PDI-P, had denounced the petition.

Persons: Antara, Nurdiyansyah, Suhartoyo, Arteria Dahlan, Critics, Joko Widodo, Kanupriya Kapoor, Martin Petty Organizations: REUTERS, Democratic Party of Struggle, Thomson Locations: Sleman, Yogyakarta province, Indonesia, JAKARTA

☆ Monica Puig: How marathon running stopped former tennis player from descending into a 'big black hole of depression and sadness'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

With tennis, the stakes felt higher when rankings points, global recognition, and prize money were on the line. Puig has swapped tennis rackets for running shoes over the past year. Johnny PaceBut the sense of personal satisfaction she gets from running has endured, helping to ease the lingering pain of her retirement from tennis. As a tennis player, Puig always saw running as a form of punishment – never enjoyment. Now, Puig has also set her sights on competing in triathlons, as well as running the remaining marathon majors in Chicago, Berlin, and Tokyo.

Persons: CNN — Monica Puig, Puig, She’s, I’ve, ” Puig, “ I’ve, Johnny Pace, it’s, ”, I’m, It’s, Lintao Zhang, “, Clive Brunskill Organizations: CNN, CNN Sport, Olympic, Rio – Puerto Rico’s, York City Marathon, Madrid, Games Locations: New York City, Boston, London, “, Rio –, Chicago, Berlin, Tokyo, Augusta , Georgia, Puerto Rico, York, Beijing

☆ Indonesia's delayed China-funded rail project beset by fresh problems
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Stefanno Sulaiman | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] An electric Multiple Unit high-speed train is seen during Hot Sliding Test in Tegalluar, Bandung, West Java province, Indonesia, May 19, 2023, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. China-backed consortium PT KCIC, Mott MacDonald, Umbra, CDB and China's embassy in Jakarta did not respond immediately to requests for comment. PT KCIC was awarded the project in 2015 after lodging a cheaper proposal than a Japanese rival, with completion expected in 2019. The planned 45-minute train ride between Jakarta and Bandung compares with a car journey of two to three hours or the current three-hour rail trip. Locating the stations in central Jakarta and Bandung would have been too costly, ministry official Seto said.

Persons: Antara, Al Farisi, Joko Widodo, Teuku Rezasyah, Mott MacDonald, Mahendra Vijaya, Hario, PwC, Sutanto Soehodho, Seto, Stefanno Sulaiman, Devjyot Ghoshal, Jamie Freed Organizations: REUTERS, Initiative, Padjadjaran University, Reuters, PT, China Development Bank, CDB, PT KCIC, KCIC, University of Indonesia, Thomson Locations: Tegalluar, Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, REUTERS JAKARTA, China, Jakarta, Indonesian, Southeast Asia's, Independence, PwC, CDB, China's

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