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Indonesia bans Ramadan mass exodus
Jakarta: The Indonesian government has started putting measures in place ahead of of Eid Al-Fitr to ban the annual mass exodus, locally known as “mudik”, which takes place at the end of the…
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Indonesia says 53 crew of lost sub are dead, wreckage found
Banyuwangi: Indonesia’s military on Sunday officially said all 53 crew members from a submarine that sank and broke apart last week are dead, and that search teams had located the vessel’s wreckage on…
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Two cyclones to hit western Australia simultaneously in rare event: Meteorologists
Canberra: Western Australians are warned to evacuate or batten down as two separate cyclones are headed in the direction of coastal communities this weekend, meteorologists warned “Spectacular view of Tropical Cyclones #Seroja…
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Death toll in Indonesia flash floods rises to 70, 70 others still missing
Jakarta: The death toll in flash floods triggered by torrential risen in eastern Indonesia has risen to 70, while 70 others are still missing, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency on…
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Indonesia landslides, floods kill 41 people; dozens missing
Jakarta: Landslides and flash floods from torrential rains in eastern Indonesia killed at least 41 people and displaced thousands, the country’s disaster relief agency said Sunday. More than two dozen others were still…
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Fishing boat crashes into ship off Indonesia’s west Java, 17 missing
Jakarta: Seventeen people are missing after a fishing boat crashed into a bulk carrier near Indonesia’s West Java island, national media reported on Sunday. According to the Antara news agency, the accident…
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14 hurt in suspected suicide blast at Indonesian church
Jakarta: At least 14 people were injured due to a strong blast outside a church in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province on Sunday, which was likely a suicide bombing attack carried out by…
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No long holidays for Eid-al-Fitr: Indonesia
Jakarta: The Indonesian government has decided not to allow people to return home during the Eid-al-Fitr holidays this year as the Covid-19 pandemic was still raging, a Minister said. In a statement…
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Strong earthquake shakes western Indonesia; no tsunami alert
Jakarta: A strong undersea earthquake shook western Indonesia on Wednesday, but no injuries were immediately reported. The US Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.2 quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (six…
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Indonesia’s confirmed COVID cases exceed 1 mn
Jakarta: Indonesia’s confirmed coronavirus infections since the pandemic began crossed a million on Tuesday and hospitals in some hard-hit areas were near capacity. Indonesia’s Health Ministry announced that new daily infections rose by…
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Indonesia earthquake death toll climbs to 56
Jakarta: The number of casualties due to the 6.2-magnitude earthquake which struck Indonesia’s West Sulawesi province has increased to 56, country’s National Disaster Management Agency said on Sunday. Agency spokesman Raditya Jati said…
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Indonesia: Death toll from earthquake rises to 35
Jakarta: The death toll in Indonesia due to an earthquake that struck West Sulawesi province has risen to 35, Xinhua reported citing the National Disaster Management Agency on Friday. Over 630 people…
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PM Modi extends condolences to families of Indonesian plane crash victims
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences on Sunday over a plane crash in Indonesia and said India stands with the country in this hour of grief. Indonesian divers on Sunday…
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Human remains and debris of Sriwijaya Airplane located
Jakarta: Human remains and plane wreckage have been pulled from the crash site of an Indonesian passenger jet on Sunday, reported CNN. Indonesian Navy divers on Sunday found wreckage from flight SJY…
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Indonesia reports 5,854 new COVID cases, 215 deaths
Jakarta: The COVID-19 cases in Indonesia rose by 5,854 within one day to 719,219, with the death toll adding by 215 to 21,452, the Health Ministry said on Monday. According to the…
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Sinovac aims for 600 million dose capacity for COVID
Taipei: Chinese vaccine company Sinovac announced Monday that it is planning to complete a new facility to double its annual vaccine production capacity to 600 million doses by the end of the year,…
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Indonesian police kill 6 supporters of firebrand cleric
Jakarta: Indonesian police early Monday fatally shot six followers of a firebrand cleric who returned last month from a 3-year exile in Saudi Arabia after criminal charges against him were dropped, officials said,…
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Heavy rain causes landslide in Indonesia, killing 11 miners
Jakarta: Intense rains caused a landslide at a coal mine on Indonesia’s Sumatra island that killed 11 miners, authorities said Thursday. The slide occurred Wednesday in a mine tunnel about 20 meters…
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Indonesian families dig up the dead from corpses and honour them!
Jakarta: Death is often a morbid affair. But, for a sect of people in Indonesia, the death of a family member isn’t an abrupt, final, and severing event like in the West. Instead,…
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Indonesia’s Sinabung volcano erupts, flight alert issued
Jakarta: Indonesian authorities on Saturday issued a flight alert following the eruption of the Sinabung volcano in North Sumatra province. The National Volcanology Agency said that the 2,475-meter high volcano located in Karo…
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Indonesian Prez warns of possible COVID-19 2nd wave
Jakarta: Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday warned of a possible second wave of the COVID-19 transmission. The warning came amid the resurgence of the virus in some foreign nations after the relaxation…
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Confirmed coronavirus cases surpass 100,000 in Indonesia
Jakarta: Indonesia announced on Monday that its confirmed number of coronavirus cases has surpassed 100,000, the most in Southeast Asia, as an official said the government still doesn’t know when the outbreak…
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Indonesian Def. Minister Prabowo Subianto in India
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh welcomes his Indonesian counterpart Gen Prabowo Subianto at South Block in New Delhi, Monday, July 27, 2020. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) (PTI27-07-2020_000018B) New Delhi: Indonesian Defence Minister…
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Tablighi Jamaat: Delhi court grants bail to 200 Indonesians
New Delhi: A Delhi court Wednesday granted bail to 200 Indonesians who were charge-sheeted for attending Tablighi Jamaat congregation here allegedly in violation of visa norms, indulging in missionary activities illegally and…
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5.8-magnitude quake strikes Indonesia
Jakarta: An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia’s Maluku province on Tuesday, the meteorology and geophysics agency said. The quake struck at 11.56 a.m. with the epicentre at 126 km…
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Nine killed in Indonesia mining accident
Jakarta: Nine people were killed by a landslide at an illegal gold mine in Sumatra, an Indonesian official said Sunday. The accident happened Saturday in South Solok in West Sumatra province when…
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COVID-19: Eight Indonesians shifted to hospital from Hyd mosque
Hyderabad: Eight Indonesians from Mallepally’s main mosque have been shifted to Gandhi hospital on Thursday on Coronavirus suspicion. In the hospital, they have been isolated and kept under watch. Saleem Ahmed, Secretary of…
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Indonesia again raises concerns over CAA, Delhi violence
Jakarta: Indonesian government informed India about the concerns of organisations and civil society in that country regarding the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the communal violence in New Delhi. India raises concerns…
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Indonesia temporarily closes embassy in Seoul as COVID-19 spreads
Jakarta: The offices of the Indonesian Embassy and the Indonesian Investment Promotion Centre (IIPC) in South Korea’s capital city of Seoul have been temporarily closed after a COVID-19 case was reported in…
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Indonesia official in hot water over ‘pool pregnancy’ claims
Jakarta: An Indonesian official is facing possible sanctions Thursday after she warned women they could get pregnant by swimming in a pool where a man with “strong sperm” had ejaculated. Sitti Hikmawatty,…
