Indonesian people may still remember the massive protest waves across the country in 2019. Thousands of students and activists took to the streets in Indonesia to protest against a problematic revision of the Criminal Code draft bill that contained contentious articles that would threaten democracy and private spaces and open up opportunities for criminalisation against citizens. Five people died and at least 232 people, mostly students, were injured due to repressive actions by security forces who tried to disperse the protesters. On December 6 2022, after more than 60 years of debates over the revision, and seven changes of president,…
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Relentless increases that drove rents listed for in Manhattan and Brooklyn to record highs came to a screeching halt this fall, the latest report from the real estate brokerage Douglas Elliman finds.The average apartment for rent in Manhattan in November cost $5,249 monthly and the average in Brooklyn was $3,964, mostly unchanged since the runup in rents ended in the late summer. But both numbers remain near record levels, up 20% from the a year ago. And prices are likely to drift only slightly lower next year, said Jonathan Miller, who writes the monthly report, which also covers northwest Queens.“Rents have…
Speaking in the capital, Kyiv, after an official four-day visit to the country, Volker Türk said that the scale of the damage and destruction that he had seen in Izium was “shocking”. In Bucha, north of Kyiv, where scenes showing civilians lying dead in the street sparked international outrage soon after the departure from the area of Russian forces in March, Mr. Turk said that people’s trauma “remains palpable”. ‘Very worrying’ future He added that he feared for all those caught up in the “long, bleak winter ahead”, while also confirming that the consequences of the war on human rights…
PHILADELPHIA — The travel-weary Washington Capitals arrived here for the finale of their longest trip of the season after nearly two weeks on the road. Their modest aspiration was beating the lowly Philadelphia Flyers to bump their record to .500.A 4-1 victory that included a go-ahead goal from Dylan Strome in the third period and two empty-netters by Alex Ovechkin to seal the outcome instead left the Capitals jubilant in the visitors’ dressing room at Wells Fargo Center — and singing “Happy Birthday” to Coach Peter Laviolette.“The win was a good present,” Laviolette, who turned 58, said after Washington collected…
CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s government on Thursday said it was seeking assurances from Indonesia that the man convicted of making the bombs used in the 2002 Bali terrorist attacks would continue to be monitored after his release from prison.Islamic militant Hisyam bin Alizein, also known as Umar Patek, was paroled Wednesday after serving about half of his original 20-year sentence, despite strong objections from Australia.The attacks killed 202 people, including 88 Australians.Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said it was a difficult day for those who lost loved ones in the bombings.He told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. that his government…
More than 340 people are dead or missing following a relatively small but shallow 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia. The National Disaster Mitigation Agency reported around 7,700 people were injurred due to falling structures and debris; while 73,000 people were displaced, and about 62,000 housing units and 368 schools were either damaged or destroyed. Over the last 15 years, I have observed how, when relatively small or medium earthquakes become disastrous, initial assements are made and blame is regularly attributed to the vulnerability of shelters and buildings. Disaster management is often reduced to merely the distribution of…
A coalition of more than 100 advocacy, faith-based, and news organizations on Wednesday urged members of Congress to adopt Sen. Bernie Sanders’ War Powers Resolution to block U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, where the recent expiry of a temporary cease-fire has renewed suffering in one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.”We, the undersigned 105 organizations, welcomed news earlier this year that Yemen’s warring parties agreed to a nationwide truce to halt military operations, lift fuel restrictions, and open Sanaa airport to commercial traffic,” the signatories wrote in a letter to congressional lawmakers. “Unfortunately, it’s been almost two…
CHICAGO — Two-time all-star Zach LaVine was having a relatively quiet game before sending the United Center crowd into a frenzy midway through the final quarter Wednesday night. Three straight trips he shook free beyond the three-point arc and each time he threw a dagger that cut the visiting Washington Wizards.When LaVine wasn’t doing the damage in the fourth, DeMar DeRozan was. The pair combined for 26 of the Bulls’ 35 fourth-quarter points to jump-start the hosts in a 115-111 win over Washington.The Wizards, still without injured Bradley Beal, have lost four in a row and seven of eight.“We knew…
Olivia Colman delivers an alternately delicate and ferocious performance as a cinema manager in “Empire of Light,” a tender, tear-soaked valentine to the ineffable joys of moviegoing.Colman plays Hilary, a quiet, rather dowdy woman living in an unnamed seaside town in England in the 1980s. As “Empire of Light” opens, we meet one of her most beguiling co-stars: the Empire Cinema, a faded but vibrant art deco movie palace whose marquee during this Christmas season is advertising “The Blues Brothers” and “All That Jazz.” We meet the staff as they compare notes about eccentric customers and the worst thing they…
ARCHERS POST, Kenya — In Kenya’s sweltering northern Samburu county, a destructive drought exacerbated by climate change is wreaking havoc on people and wildlife.After four consecutive years of failed rains causing some of the worst conditions in 40 years, wild animals have become commonplace in the county’s villages as they search for food. Many don’t survive, providing herders an unfortunate lifeline as they cut chunks of meat from their carcasses.“I have suffered from hunger for a long time,” said 37-year-old Samburu resident Frank Aule. “If I run into such a carcass I would not think twice about eating it as…