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3 critically endangered Sumatran tigers were found dead in snares in Indonesia
Jakarta: Three critically-endangered Sumatran tigers have been found dead after being caught in sling snares in a private oil palm plantation in Indonesia’s Aceh province, the Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency said.…
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India’s edible oil prices may rise due to Indonesia’s export ban on palm oil
New Delhi: The already high prices for edible oil since the Ukraine-Russia war broke out will get an added fuel as Indonesia — world’s largest producer and supplier of palm oil —…
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6.2 magnitude quake strikes off western Indonesia
Jakarta: A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s western province of West Sumatra on Friday, but with no potential to trigger a tsunami. The quake jolted at 8.39 a.m. Jakarta time (0139 GMT), with…
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Indonesian parliament passes law to relocate capital to Nusantara
Jakarta: Indonesian lawmakers passed a law on the relocation of the nation’s capital to the island of Kalimantan, which shares borders with Malaysia and Brunei, from the most populated island of Java. The…
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Hospitals in Indonesia gear up for Omicron surge
Jakarta: Hospitals in Indonesia are preparing to deal with cases of the more contagious Omicron variant of Covid-19, which has overwhelmed medical facilities in more than 150 countries, said the Chairperson of the…