Al Jazeera English - Asia Correspondent based in Jakarta.
Jakarta, Indonesia
Joined November 2012
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Al Jazeera interview with President-elect Prabowo Subianto, in his ranch near Jakarta, discussing his political journey and vision for Indonesia including his career's complexities and his trips to Beijing and Tokyo youtube.com/watch?v=51Rctpb_…
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Indonesia's Prabowo reiterates 'Asian Way' to defuse tension, Al Jazeera says reut.rs/3K421rf
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Indonesia's Prabowo confident of winning presidential vote in single round -Al Jazeera reut.rs/3ODNoOe
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Indonesian presidential candidate @Prabowo has a comfortable lead. He’s confident of an outright victory – as he told Al Jazeera’s @JesWashington in an interview before a campaign rally in Jakarta youtube.com/watch?v=1uLL-r4K…
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Indonesian rights abuse compensation plan fans fears of impunity aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/28…
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President @jokowi starts to provide financial compensation to victims of rights abuses in Aceh and Jakarta. It fears to fan impunity in Indonesia aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/28…
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Al Jazeera correspondent Hiba Morgan tells us how the conflict in Sudan has affected millions of people, including her family ⤵️
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My new attempt with @AJEnglish & here is my first news article on minimum wage in #HongKong
//After a four-year freeze, Hong Kong’s minimum wage on Monday increased by HK$ 2.50 (US$0.32) to HK$40 (US$5.10) per hour, a rise of 6.25%.//
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“We still want justice. Why did the committee sell more tickets than the capacity of the stadium? And the police, why would they use teargas? It was so wrong.”
Almost 6 months after the Kanjuruhan stadium tragedy, we returned to Malang. The shoes of spectators who tried to flee after police fired tear gas still line the steps near exits. And the community is still mourning the 135 lives lost. @AJEnglish
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On developing Indonesia's new capital, Sernai in Kalimantan said, “People from the capital are coming. They are pushing us out. They will take my house eventually. We can’t even get water anymore because the river is blocked" aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/15…
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I also contributed photos for the text story, words by @JesWashington:
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Indonesian mothers go to court over toxic cough syrup scandal aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/20…
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From Afghanistan to Singapore, Nepal to Australia, here’s a look at some of our upcoming documentaries.
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“So there are many questions. Why was tear gas brought in the first place? And then why was it fired at the stands? Why was it fired at all?”
🎧 On #AJTheTake, we spoke with @JesWashington to discuss how Indonesia’s largest sports tragedy unfolded: aj.audio/TheTake-457
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New story on @AJEnglish about the teacher exodus in #HongKong. Reported by @JesWashington.
Teachers quit in Hong Kong over focus on patriotism youtu.be/Yeavxgrrogk via @YouTube – at Kwai Tsing District, Hong Kong
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An Indonesian football match led to the deaths of more than 100 people after police fired tear gas.
Now, the gov’t is investigating why police used tear gas and excessive force.
🎧 #AJTheTake looks at how Indonesia’s football stadium disaster unfolded: aj.audio/TheTake-457
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"We need art to feed our hearts, minds, and souls. We need art to live."
Artists celebrate as Art Jakarta resumes after COVID hiatus aje.io/d72uor
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“Is the US-China competition going to be managed, de-escalated, or is it going to be won. These are questions not being fully answered.”
Our SRF @EvanLaksmana shared his view with @AJEnglish correspondent @JesWashington at Shangri-La Dialogue #SLD22. cag-lkyspp.com/3NJ65xz
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A wonderful visit to Indonesia. Thank you to our gracious hosts. I hope to strengthen our cooperation at the G20 in Bali in November. Sampai ketemu lagi. 🇦🇺🇮🇩 – at Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
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“Even in our grief, Israeli forces unleashed violence against the mourners and pallbearers. If you do that with the world's gaze upon you, it is because you believe there will be no consequences” #CourageToFightApartheid #ShireenAbuAkleh
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