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Europe 1 week ago

Dutch Prime Minister makes formal apology to Moluccans

Many Moluccans, from the so-called "spice islands" in eastern Indonesia, fought for the Dutch colonial army during the post-World War II struggle for independence.

Asia & Pacific 1 month ago

China's military conducts patrols near Scarborough Shoal

"Such patrols serve as an effective countermeasure to cope with all sorts of rights violation and provocative acts," the military's Southern Theatre Command said in a statement on the WeChat platform.

Europe 1 month ago

Dutch hantavirus victims visited Chile, Uruguay, Argentina before cruise

The ministry said that the husband-and-wife couple arrived in Argentina on November 27, then traveled to Chile and Uruguay before returning to Argentina on March 27 to board the MV Hondius on April 1.

Sports 1 month ago

Dutch Eredivisie avoids chaos as court dismisses nationality lawsuit

The Utrecht court sided with the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), which had declined to approve a replay, arguing the club nor the player had been aware at the time that his nationality change would carry legal consequences.

Archipelago 3 months ago

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Two Brazilians named suspects in fatal stabbing of Dutch tourist in Bali

Bali Police’s General Crime Director Sr. Comr. I Gede Adhi Mulyawarman said the suspects, 35-year-old Darlan Bruno Lima Sanandana and 28-year-old Kalyl Hyorran, were identified through CCTV footage, GPS data and witness statements.

Arts 3 months ago

Why this unusual exhibit on waste really wasn’t about waste

At Erasmus Huis, a cross-cultural exhibition asks Indonesians to rethink their relationship with waste, starting at home.

Europe 4 months ago

Optimist-in-chief Rob Jetten to lead Dutch government

The 38-year-old's self-professed "positive message" and youthful energy helped pull off a stunning win over the far-right Freedom Party (PVV) in last year's election.

Academia 5 months ago

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The unapologetic American empire strikes back

Washington's attack and continuing discourse on Venezuela has stripped the neocolonial rhetoric of its pretenses, openly signaling the revival of unapologetic empire to the US under Trump.

Archipelago 6 months ago

Dutch drug convict in Indonesia transferred ahead of deportation

Drug smugglers Ali Tokman, 65, and Siegfried Mets, 74, have been languishing in jails for years after falling foul of the country's strict narcotics laws.

Politics 6 months ago

Indonesia, Netherlands sign deal to repatriate two convicts, one on death row

Siegfried Mets, 73, was sentenced to death in 2008 for distributing drugs, while Ali Tokman, 64, was serving life imprisonment for smuggling more than 6 kg of the synthetic drug MDMA.

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