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Indonesia loses out as citizens spend billions on healthcare abroad

The government estimates Indonesians spend between Rp 100 trillion to 150 trillion annually for medical services abroad.

Since his appointment, Prabowo has considered strengthening Indonesia’s external defense capabilities one of his objectives.

The increasing number of interactions with brown bears is believed to be the result of a lack of food and their increasing population.

Li Jingwei was abducted from his hometown in Zhaotong in the southwestern Yunnan province at the age of 4.

Since the Taliban seized power on Aug 15, the frequency of raids, including on drug addicts, has increased across the country.

Accounting for one-third of the world's economy, the RCEP will eliminate about 90 percent of tariffs on goods traded in the bloc.

Critics say the repeated cyberattacks on state agencies indicate that the government has a weak awareness of data security.

As in several other Southeast Asian countries, certain Indonesian communities have traditions of eating dog meat.

Wang emphasized that it is important for Asian countries to remain clear-eyed, stand firm in their positions, and make the right choice.

For many Acehnese, memories of bloody conflict have made them more sympathetic to the plight of their fellow Muslim refugees.