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By:  Freddy Julius Siregar

The XI follow-up session, DR. H Syahganda Nainggola, the case of alleged hoaxes and hate speech surrounding the Omnibuslaw demonstration was held this afternoon until the evening at 19.00 WIB, on Wednesday, 24/2/2021 at the Depok District Court, West Java.
In this trial the Public Prosecutor presented two expert witnesses, DR Trubus (Sociologist) and Dr. Ronny, S.Kom., MH from STIE Perbanas Surabaya. (Witness ITE).

What America has lost
Four years under Trump has wrought possibly irreversible damage on the credibility of the US as a world leader.

by RIZAL RAMLI

KONFRONTASI-Unidentified gunmen abducted 27 students and some staff and their family members in an attack overnight on a secondary school in Nigeria’s Niger state, the state governor’s spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

The assailants stormed the Government Science college in the Kagara district at around 2 a.m., overwhelming the school’s security detail, according to local residents.

The state governor ordered the immediate closure of boarding schools in the area.

It was not immediately clear who was responsible for the attack.

KONFRONTASI  -    This episode discusses the recent successes of Indonesia's partners in ASEAN, the role of the USA and China in the region, and how Indonesia might pivot as we move into the 21st century. Housed in the context of Indonesia's place in the dynamic Asia-Pacific region, discussions of wealth inequality, oligarchy, and the inability for Indonesia to capitalize on its vast potential as a regional powerhouse are prominent.

Dr Airlangga Pribadi Kusman & Dr Milda Istiqomah,

Melbourne Asia Review   -

KONFRONTASI-Rescuers raced to free around 35 Indian construction workers trapped in a tunnel, two days after the hydroelectric dam they were helping to build was swept away by a wall of water from a collapsed glacier that barrelled down a Himalayan river.

The workers were among 197 people who officials said were still unaccounted for as the death toll from the disaster - which also broke apart bridges, cut off villages and scarred tracts of mountain landscape - rose to 28.

KONFROTASI -   Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman has backed captain Lionel Messi after a controversial 24 hours for the Argentinian.

KONFRONTASI -  The Argentina star netted in the first half as the Blaugrana reached second place with a home win
Lionel Messi netted his 650th career goal for Barcelona with a first-half free-kick in Sunday's 2-1 win over Athletic Club. 

Messi netted 20 minutes into the match at Camp Nou with a stunning set piece before the visitors answered back just after half-time through a Jordi Alba own goal. 

• The coach says both Puig and Trincao did well - Francisco created a lot of danger and Riqui played between the lines.
• Koeman explains that he had to take them off to freshen things up.