Anne Barker
@AnneABarker
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Journalist for @abcnews, now former Indonesia Correspondent, via Sydney, Jerusalem, Darwin, Canberra. RT ≠ endorsement
Joined June 2009
Polls have closed in Indonesia, and counting has started. Unofficial quick count by private pollsters should trickle in about 3 PM Jakarta time. Keep track in our live blog here:
bloomberg.com
Indonesia Election Live News: Prabowo Claims Victory, Set to be Next President
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As Indonesia emerges from the pandemic, tourism has rebounded in holiday destinations like Bali. But on Lombok, the island next door, the residents are living with the threat of deadly asbestos everywhere they go. @AnneABarker #abc730
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Can't fool Bali immigration officials with that old marriage of convenience ruse. A Russian national has been deported after arriving on a family reunification visa to live with his "wife" in Klungkung. Instead, he was living in a 5-star hotel in Kuta.
bali.antaranews.com
Kantor Imigrasi Denpasar, Bali, mendeportasi seorang warga negara asing (WNA) asal Rusia yang melanggar Izin tinggal terbatas jenis penyatuan keluarga yang ...
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Signing off as #Indonesia correspondent for @abcnews after a tumultuous few years
abc.net.au
After a tumultuous posting marked by natural disasters and disrupted by the COVID pandemic, Indonesia correspondent Anne Barker signs off, reflecting on the big stories, the highs and lows.
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Detention of Australian arrested on drunken rampage in Indonesia extended as negotiations stall https://t.co/6TDSWxVHbE via @ABCaustralia
abc.net.au
The Australian man accused of a violent, alcohol-fuelled rampage in Indonesia has his detention extended until next month, as prosecutors weigh up whether to charge him with assault.
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How do you build a new capital from scratch and convince millions to move there? #indonesiasnewcapital #nusantara #ikn
https://t.co/e26yQJohdA via @ABCaustralia
abc.net.au
Indonesia wants up to 60,000 people to move from Jakarta to populate a new capital city by 2025. But the challenge and logistics of meeting that deadline are daunting.
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Thai cave rescue survivor dies in England from head injury https://t.co/vfybAzCv4N via @ABCaustralia
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Duangpetch Promthep, who was 13 when his rescue from a flooded cave system made headlines around the world, dies in England.
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'Proof of life': Papua hostage takers say images show NZ pilot is alive
abc.net.au
Independence fighters in Indonesia's Papua region release videos and photos of a New Zealand pilot they are holding hostage, declaring the images and video are proof of life.
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Unfortunately, the current policy toward foreign journalists intending to work here, whether on a short visit or to reside, is not supportive of Indonesia’s quest to play a bigger and more active role on the global stage. #jakpost
thejakartapost.com
Unfortunately, the current policy toward foreign journalists intending to work here, whether on a short visit or to reside, is not supportive of Indonesia’s quest to play a bigger and more active...
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Earthquake in Papua sends houses collapsing into a lake - quake was 5.4 magnitude but very shallow - 10km deep
Gempa berkekuatan magnitudo (M) 5,4 mengguncang Kota Jayapura, Papua. Sejumlah bangunan dilaporkan mengalami kerusakan dan hanyut ke laut. "Menurut informasi yang kami terima benar ada beberapa bangunan yang rusak di Kota Jayapura. Sebuah kafe di Ruko Dok II Jayapura rubuh dan
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“Indonesia’s most powerful female politician may no longer be the country’s president – but many have accused her of still acting like one.”
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Thousands died in the Philippines’ drug war. A forensics expert is unearthing secrets from their graves https://t.co/6sXNQo8Qej via @ABCaustralia
abc.net.au
The truth about the tragic death of a young Philippine boy — and dozens more caught up in Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs — has come to light thanks to one woman and a makeshift ward.
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This could mark the end of broadcasters hiding under duvets to record audio track. Have a listen to what AI audio enhancement can do to a track recorded in the worst environment ever - a bathroom. #DitchTheDuvet #MOJO
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Shirley Shackleton remembered as a feisty woman who campaigned to bring her husband’s killers to justice https://t.co/wsRwFSdDPA via @ABCaustralia
abc.net.au
Shirley Shackleton, who has died aged 91, spent decades campaigning for justice for her husband, one of the Balibo Five group of Australian journalists killed in Timor-Leste in 1975.
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A sad passing today of a true hero. Shirley Shackleton was a fighter for justice, tenaciously determined, an energised woman who fought many battles. Once a lonely voice for the suffering East Timorese, she triumphed to see #TimorLeste become free. Farewell sweet friend.
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Rights groups fear #Indonesia's new criminal code will unfairly discriminate against sexual assault victims https://t.co/XWLKCaZFaI via @ABCaustralia
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Three women's rights groups say Indonesia's controversial new criminal code will make it easier and more common for sexual assault victims to be forced into marrying their own rapists. WARNING:...
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Earlier this year, nearly 200 Indonesian children died after ingesting contaminated cough syrups and liquid paracetamol. Many more are still in hospital, with long-term physical and mental problems. @anneabarker #abc730
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It’s remarkable and shocking that the President’s security team completely failed to stop the woman who could have harmed Jokowi and the rest of the motorcade
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BREAKING NLD economic advisor Sean Turnell, former British ambassador Vicky Bowman and her husband Ko Htein Lin and Japanese filmmaker Toru Kubota are to be released by Myanmar regime in its mass amnesty on Thursday. #WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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