Damien Lafon

Damien Lafon: Telling Indonesia’s Interconnected Stories

Anastasia NareswariAugust 10, 2026

by Anastasia NareswariAugust 10, 20260

For more than fifteen years, Damien Lafon, a French documentary photographer, filmmaker, author, and journalist, has travelled extensively across Indonesia,...

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Rafael Nadal to Open Southeast Asia's First Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre in Lombok

03 Aug 2026 — World tennis legend Rafael Nadal has announced the opening of the Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre (RNTC) in the Samara area of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The facility is scheduled to open in the first quarter of 2028. The new RNTC will complement the existing Rafa Nadal Academies in Mallorca...

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Rafael Nadal to Open Southeast Asia's First Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre in Lombok

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Mount Bromo Fire Burns 70 Hectares as Flames Spread Towards Malang

06 Aug 2026 — The area affected by wildfire within Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java has reached approximately 70 hectares, according to a report from the National Disaster Management Agency (Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana or BNPB) on the morning of Thursday, 6th of August. Abdul Muhari, Head of the BNPB’s Centre for...

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Mount Bromo Fire Burns 70 Hectares as Flames Spread Towards Malang

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American Deported After Drunken Disturbance in Sukabumi

04 Aug 2026 — The Sukabumi Immigration Office in West Java deported an American man with the initials ECC on Friday, the 31st of July, after receiving a report from the Sukabumi City Police that he had caused a disturbance in a residential area of the city while intoxicated. “ECC holds a Visa on...

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American Deported After Drunken Disturbance in Sukabumi

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Indonesia Absent from ASEAN’s Top Five Richest List for the First Time Since 2015

05 Aug 2026 — For the first time in more than a decade, no Indonesian conglomerate owner appears among the five richest people in ASEAN, according to the latest Forbes Real-Time Billionaires data from early August 2026. A Vietnamese entrepreneur now holds the top position, with the Philippines, Thailand, and Singapore also in the...

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Indonesia Absent from ASEAN’s Top Five Richest List for the First Time Since 2015

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Wild Monkey Captured After Attacking 18 Residents in Riau

07 Aug 2026 — The reign of terror by wild monkeys that had unsettled residents of Tembilahan, Indragiri Hilir Regency, Riau, for three days has begun to subside after officials successfully captured a long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) suspected of being the main culprit behind the attacks. The animal was caught using a trap cage...

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Wild Monkey Captured After Attacking 18 Residents in Riau

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