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Karina Tehusijarana

Indonesia Correspondent

Karina is Indonesia Correspondent for The Straits Times. She previously worked at Amnesty International Indonesia as well as The Jakarta Post and Rappler Indonesia, where she covered politics and human rights issues. Karina, who has an accountancy degree from Nanyang Business School, worked at an accounting firm in Singapore before going into journalism. She also holds a master’s degree from Columbia Journalism School.

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Malaysia and Indonesia to intensify diplomatic efforts to de-escalate Middle East war: Anwar

ktanwar - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim arrives in Jakarta

Photo credit: Izzuddin Abd Radzak/Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia
Date: March 27, 2026
ktanwar - Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim arrives in Jakarta

Photo credit: Izzuddin Abd Radzak/Prime Minister’s Office of Malaysia
Date: March 27, 2026

Acid attack on activist becomes battleground in Indonesia’s military-police rivalry

Activists from the Advocacy Team for Democracy hold up posters in support of Mr Andrie Yunus, the victim of the acid attack, at a press conference in Menteng, Central Jakarta, on March 16.
Activists from the Advocacy Team for Democracy hold up posters in support of Mr Andrie Yunus, the victim of the acid attack, at a press conference in Menteng, Central Jakarta, on March 16.

In Indonesia, communities band together to fix potholes when local governments fall short

In Indonesia, members of community group Gen Burgeract fill in a pothole in Bekasi, West Java, in the early hours of March 7.
In Indonesia, members of community group Gen Burgeract fill in a pothole in Bekasi, West Java, in the early hours of March 7.

‘Horrific’ attack on Indonesian rights defender a litmus test for Prabowo administration

Activists from the Advocacy Team for Democracy holding up posters in support of Mr Andrie Yunus, who was maimed in a March 12 acid attack, at a press conference in Jakarta on March 16.
Activists from the Advocacy Team for Democracy holding up posters in support of Mr Andrie Yunus, who was maimed in a March 12 acid attack, at a press conference in Jakarta on March 16.

Measles cases surge in Indonesia as anti-vaccine attitudes persist after Covid-19 pandemic

ktmeasles - A child undergoes a medical examination at a community health post in Bekasi, West Java on August 13, 2025.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF CENTER FOR INDONESIA'S STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES (CISDI)
ktmeasles - A child undergoes a medical examination at a community health post in Bekasi, West Java on August 13, 2025.

PHOTO: COURTESY OF CENTER FOR INDONESIA'S STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES (CISDI)

‘I’ll do my job or someone else will take it’: Why many Asians are staying put in the Gulf amid war

Smoke rising after an Iranian drone was intercepted over the Bahrain Financial Harbour, which houses the Israeli embassy, on March 6.
Smoke rising after an Iranian drone was intercepted over the Bahrain Financial Harbour, which houses the Israeli embassy, on March 6.

‘Ungrateful’ Indonesian influencer’s video puts scrutiny on public scholarship holders

ktlpdp - Indonesian Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) scholarship. awardees show off their diplomas in an image on the LPDP website.

PHOTO: INDONESIAN ENDOWMENT FUND FOR EDUCATION (LPDP)
ktlpdp - Indonesian Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) scholarship. awardees show off their diplomas in an image on the LPDP website.

PHOTO: INDONESIAN ENDOWMENT FUND FOR EDUCATION (LPDP)

Inspired historically by Iran, S-E Asia’s Islamist groups mourn Khamenei but remain at arm’s length

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint US and Israeli strikes on Feb 28.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in joint US and Israeli strikes on Feb 28.

In Indonesia, non-Muslims join race to buy Ramadan bazaar snacks

kttakjil - Vendor serves a customer at the popular takjil market in the Bendungan Hilir neighborhood of Central Jakarta on Feb 25, 2026.
ST PHOTO: KARINA TEHUSIJARANA
kttakjil - Vendor serves a customer at the popular takjil market in the Bendungan Hilir neighborhood of Central Jakarta on Feb 25, 2026.
ST PHOTO: KARINA TEHUSIJARANA

Back in business: Indonesia’s suspended MPs return as if the protests never happened

ktparliament - Five Indonesian MPs face a parliamentary ethics council hearing on Nov  5, 2025, after making controversial comments that were deemed to play a part in sparking mass protests in August and September 2025.

PHOTO: INDONESIAN PARLIAMENT
ktparliament - Five Indonesian MPs face a parliamentary ethics council hearing on Nov  5, 2025, after making controversial comments that were deemed to play a part in sparking mass protests in August and September 2025.

PHOTO: INDONESIAN PARLIAMENT

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