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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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World
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…
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Crime and Accident
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…
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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,…
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World
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…
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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…
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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.…
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6.7-magnitude quake strikes off eastern Indonesia
Jakarta: An earthquake of 6.7 magnitude hit Indonesia’s eastern Maluku province on Wednesday with no potential for tsunami, the meteorology and geophysics agency said. The quake struck at 2.33 pm…
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Heavy floods paralyze Jakarta after torrential rains
Jakarta: The Jakarta Metropolitan Region was paralyzed on Tuesday by floodsafter torrential rains lashed the city, flooding several areas of the Indonesian capital. Indonesia’s national disaster management authority (BNPB) spokesperson…
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5.4 magnitude earthquake strike Indonesia
Jakarta: An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia on Friday morning (local time), the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicentre of the quake, which occurred…
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5.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia
Jakarta: An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia on Thursday morning, United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The epicentre of the quake, which occurred at around 6:46…
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Middle East
Indonesia, UAE sign $23 bn investment deals: officials
JAKARTA: The figure includes nearly a dozen deals signed after a meeting between Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi over the weekend,…
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6.2 magnitude earthquake strikes in Indonesia’s northwest
Banda Aceh: The 6.2 magnitude quake struck at a depth of 20 kilometres (12.5 miles) just off the coast of Simeulue island, west of Sumatra, according to the US Geological…
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9 dead as Indonesia hit by worst flooding since 2013
Jakarta: At least nine people were killed on Wednesday after heavy monsoon rains struck the Indonesian capital and nearby cities since New Year’s Eve, triggering the worst flooding in almost…
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Hundreds of Indonesians hold solidarity rally for Uighurs
JAKARTA: Hundreds of Muslims in Indonesia held a protest Friday against China’s treatment of Muslim Uighurs in Xinjiang in front of China’s embassy in Jakarta. The rally was organised by hardline Islamic…
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Three killed in fresh violence in Indonesia’s Papua
Culiacán (Mexico) :The bullet holes splashed across the walls are an unnerving reminder to residents of Culiacan: There is no telling when the narco violence that terrorized the Mexican city…
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Death toll rises to 30 after powerful quake jolts Indonesia
Jakarta: At least 30 people have been killed while 156 others were wounded due to the powerful 6.5 magnitude, which recently struck off Seram Island’s coast, local authorities said on…
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Wreckage of Indonesia cargo plane found, 4 bodies recovered
Jakarta: Rescuers have recovered the wreckage of a cargo plane that lost contact at a jungle in Indonesia’s eastern Papua province last week and evacuated the bodies of all four…
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6.5 magnitude quake strikes central Indonesia
Washington: An earthquake measuring 6.5 magnitude on Richter Scale struck central Indonesia on Thursday. The epicentre of the quake, which occurred at around 23:46 UTC, was registered at a depth…
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India
Smog intensifies in Thailand from Indonesia wildfires
Bangkok: Smog from Indonesia’s wildfires has been intensifying in Thailand, with the province of Yala covered with thick smog with little sun penetrating the haze, as footages from Thai TV…
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6.1 magnitude quake rattles Indonesia’s Java
Java [Indonesia]: An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale rattled Indonesia’s western East Java province on Thursday. According to the Xinhua, the quake occurred at 2:06 pm (local time).…
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World
Indonesia: Minimum age for brides raised to 19
Jakarta [Indonesia]: In a bid to curb child marriage in the country, Indonesia’s parliament has revised its marriage law to lift the minimum age at which women can marry by…
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Hyderabad News
Hyderabad: Mother alleges daughter held captive in Indonesia
Hyderabad: A woman, Nazma Begum alleged that her son-in-law took her daughter to Indonesia on the pretext of vacation and did not return while claiming that her daughter has been held…
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Hyderabad News
Najma alleges daughter held captive by husband in Indonesia
Hyderabad (Telangana): A woman, Najma Begum, has alleged that her son-in-law took her daughter to Indonesia on the pretext of vacation and did not return while claiming that her daughter…
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Indonesia deports four Australians for demonstrating in Papua
Jakarta: Four Australians were deported from Indonesia’s Papua region on Monday, the immigration department said, after they allegedly took part in demonstrations demanding independence for the restive province. Impoverished Papua,…
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