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Indonesia moves its capital from Jakarta to Borneo
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Indonesia moves its capital from Jakarta to Borneo

Indonesia's capital has just been relocated from Jakarta to a site within the jungle of Kalimantan on Borneo island after parliament approved the bill. The new city has a name chosen by President Jokowi - Nusantara, a Javanese term for the Indonesian archipelago. Indonesia is relocating its capital city from Jakarta to a site more than 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) away in the rainforests of Borneo Island. The project is set to launch at the end of President Joko Widodo's term in 2024. Here's why Southeast Asia's largest economy is moving its administrative centre to Nusantara. A lush, biodiverse region home to the world's oldest rainforests. Jakarta is a city struggling to keep its head above water. “It’s been attacked from both sides – from the river and from the land,” says Ek...
Jubin Nautiyal copied Tahir shah’s ‘eye to eye
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Jubin Nautiyal copied Tahir shah’s ‘eye to eye

Netizens are bashing famous singer Jubin Nautiyal for copying Pakistani composition in his latest song. The singer has recently released a new song “Mast Ankhain”. That compels the audience to think it is quite similar to Tahir Shah’s Eye-to Eye. One of Taher Shah’s most “legendary” songs from Pakistani history comes to mind when someone speaks the phrase “Eye to eye”. As it was the song that shattered the internet there in 2013. In addition to gaining exceptional popularity, the humorous song gave Pakistanis some of the best and funniest memes ever. Jubin Nautiyal, an Indian singer who has previously come under fire for stealing Pakistani songs, has released the song “Mast Ankhein". Many can’t help but wonder if the singer was inspired by Taher Shah’s popular song “Eye to Eye” onc...
Mount Merapi erupted, 350 people killed
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Mount Merapi erupted, 350 people killed

Indonesia’s Mount Merapi has erupted, spewing out smoke and ash that blanketed villages near the crater. And forcing authorities to halt tourism and mining activities on the slopes of the country’s most active volcano. Mount Merapi, located on the border between the Indonesian province of Central Java and the Special Region of Yogyakarta, erupted twice on Tuesday morning, spewing smoke and ash. The country's geological disaster institute BPPTKG in a written statement reported that the volcano spewed hot ash at 5.50 a.m. and 5.59 a.m. local time. Authorities have told nearby residents to avoid the area within a seven-kilometer radius of the crater. The status of Mount Merapi, the most active of Indonesia's 130 volcanoes. It has stayed unchanged at its second-highest level since Novem...
Cricketer Usman Khan posted the fastest Century
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Cricketer Usman Khan posted the fastest Century

Many records in T20 cricket are being broken as well as very interesting matches in PSL. Usman Khan has now robbed the celebration by scoring the quickest century in Pakistan Super League history. Multan Sultans registered the highest successful run chase in Pakistan Super League (PSL) history. When they chased down a target of 243 against Peshawar Zalmi. As if that wasn’t enough, they followed it up with the highest-ever team total in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) history the following night (March 11, 2023). Riding on the back of a memorable inning by Usman Khan. Who scored 120 off 43 deliveries at an astonishing strike rate of 279.07. Usman Khan’s record-breaking hundred has taken the cricket world by storm. The Pakistani batsman achieved a stunning feat in just 36 balls agains...
Do satellite night images of a country shows its GDP?
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Do satellite night images of a country shows its GDP?

A large body of research shows that the brightness of a country’s nighttime lights. As seen from satellites, is highly correlated with GDP growth. The more money people have, the more likely they are to have lights on at night. Businesses will also stay open later, resulting in even more light. Satellite images of nighttime lights have contributed to our understanding of economic activity for more than a decade. For example, nighttime lights can help approximate GDP growth in small spatial units over time. Recent technological innovations have expanded potential applications. Data is now available at a monthly frequency, in a finer spatial grid. And with more sensitive measurement of low-light areas. These innovations allow nighttime light data to be used to study the short-run imp...