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PM Modi to attend ASEAN, East Asia summits in Jakarta on Thursday
Fp Staff •PM Modi will leave for the Indonesian capital city on Wednesday night to attend the 20th ASEAN-India Summit and 18th East Asia Summit. Indonesia is hosting the summits in its capacity as the current Chair of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)
Emily in Paris: Parisians face influx of Netflix hero’s fans
•The romantic comedy, whose third season was released in December, traces Emily’s adventures and misadventures in her Parisian career and love life.
Explained: Why Indonesia is shifting its capital from Jakarta to Borneo
•Jakarta has been described as the world's most rapidly sinking city, and at the current rate, it is estimated that one-third of the city could be submerged by 2050
Landslide kills 15 in Indonesia, dozens feared missing
•The remoteness of the village where the landslide struck in the Natuna region of Riau province, combined with poor weather and downed communication lines, complicated rescue efforts, according to officials
Video of Jakarta's pink bus only for women goes viral, internet says ‘men should just learn to behave in public’
Trendingdesk •The video gives the world a glance at the smooth running of the celebrated services, which are being used by innumerable women
Why is Indonesia moving its capital?
•With more than 17,000 islands, Indonesia is the largest archipelagic nation on earth. But its population and economy are mainly concentrated in the present capital Jakarta and the wider Java Island, which is home to more than half of the country's 270 million people
Indonesia set to penalise sex outside marriage, live-ins in overhaul criminal code
Fp Staff •Critics fear that this legal reform could roll back the Southeast Asian country's hard-won democratic freedoms and police morality
At least 162 dead, 100 injured as earthquake shakes Indonesia's Java island
Fp Staff •The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 5.6 quake was centered in Cianjur region in West Java province, a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles)
What’s on the menu? Thrills served with meals at this stunning sky restaurant in Indonesia
Fp Explainers •The Lounge in the Sky in Jakarta is a restaurant mounted on a crane, which offers diners a chance to enjoy their meals 50 metres above the ground
Explained: Why Indonesia is moving its capital from Jakarta to Nusantara
Fp Staff •President Joko Widodo said that the move to the East Kalimantan province would help ease the burden on Jakarta, which is notoriously congested and suffers regular flooding