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What was behind the deadly Indonesian football match stampede?
Violence and a deadly stampede that erupted following a domestic league football match on Saturday night marked another tragedy in Indonesian football. Here is a look at how the chaos occurred and what is being done to prevent future incidents. – How did the chaos occur? Chaos broke out after Persebaya Surabaya defeated rivals Arema
Indonesian woman tests positive for COVID-19 pre-swab (Video)
The public has cast doubt on the integrity of a popular COVID-19 test lab chain after a woman allegedly received positive results a day before her scheduled swab. In a video that has widely circulated online, a woman behind the camera complained to employees at the SCBD, South Jakarta branch of the COVID-19 testing lab…
Indonesian Student Becomes Millionaire Overnight After Turning Selfies Into NFTs
A 22-year-old has joined the ranks of NFT royalty this week – turning his selfie collection into virtual gold. Hailing from Semarang in Indonesia, Sultan Gustaf Al Ghozali embarked on a fun project way back in 2017 – a simple goal to photograph his face every single day. Since then, he’s amassed 1,000 selfies –…
Indonesian Island Collapse and Devastating Tsunami Not Caused by Powerful Volcanic Blast
Anak Krakatau volcano erupting. The dramatic collapse of Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano in December 2018 resulted from long-term destabilizing processes, and was not triggered by any distinct changes in the magmatic system that could have been detected by current monitoring techniques, new research has found. The volcano had been erupting for around six months prior…
New investor in Indonesian e-payment service Ovo cuts Grab stake
Singapore super app Grab has managed to bring in a prominent Indonesian businessman as a new investor to its Indonesian e-payment service Ovo—a move made to comply with a regulation covering a local share ownership requirement. According to legal filings, Grab now holds 79.5% of shares in Ovo’s parent company after the latter’s new rights…