Tag: #Jakarta
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Five Indonesian fishermen kidnapped by Islamic militants
Jakarta, Jan 21 (AFP/APP): Abu Sayyaf militants from the Philippines seized five Indonesian fishermen from a vessel off eastern Borneo, Jakarta officials said Tuesday, the latest in a series of abductions in the area. Indonesia’s foreign ministry said it was working closely with Malaysian and Philippines authorities to rescue the crew, while urging other fishermen…
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Indonesia New Year flood death toll doubles to 18: official
Jakarta, Jan 2 (AFP/APP): The death toll from floods that hit Indonesia’s capital region jumped to 18, authorities said Thursday, as torrential rains on New Year’s Eve caused landslides and left vast swathes of the megalopolis submerged. Tens of thousands of residents have been evacuated to temporary shelters, and the Southeast Asian nation’s disaster agency…
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World’s oldest artwork uncovered in Indonesian cave: study
Jakarta, Dec 12 (AFP/APP): An Indonesian cave painting that depicts a prehistoric hunting scene could be the world’s oldest figurative artwork dating back nearly 44,000 years, pointing to an advanced artistic culture, according to new research. Discovered two years ago on the island of Sulawesi, the 4.5 metre (13 foot) wide painting features wild animals…
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Jakarta explosion caused by smoke grenade: police
Jakarta, Dec 3 (AFP/APP): A blast in the centre of Indonesia’s capital that injured two military personnel was caused by a smoke grenade, police said Tuesday, ruling out an attack. “We’re now investigating why the smoke grenade was there,” Jakarta police chief Gatot Edy told reporters, adding that the two injured had been rushed to…
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Indonesian palm oil executive arrested
Jakarta, Nov 9 (AFP/APP): An Indonesian palm oil executive has been arrested for allegedly ordering the killing two activist journalists who were mediating a land dispute between his company and local residents, police said Saturday. Maraden Sianipar’s body was found last week in a ditch near a palm plantation in Labuhan Batu in North Sumatra…
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Indonesia’s Jokowi taps election archrival for defense minister
Jakarta, Oct 23 (AFP/APP): Indonesia new cabinet were introduced at an informal presentation on the palace steps Wednesday, with President Joko Widodo tapping his election arch-rival — a former general with a chequered rights record — as defence minister. More than three dozen new ministers — the vast majority of them men — sat casually…
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Indonesian security minister Stabbed
Indonesian Security Minister stabbed by a suspected IS Radical
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Fake news sparks panic among Indonesia quake victims
Jakarta, Oct 7 (AFP/APP):Thousands of Indonesians are still in shelters nearly two weeks after a deadly earthquake sparked a stream of fake news and hoaxes warning that an even bigger disaster was looming, the government said Monday. The local government has declared a state of emergency until Wednesday, with nearly 135,000 people in evacuation shelters…
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Indonesia quake death toll rises to 30: govt
Jakarta, Sept 29 (AFP/APP):The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rocked Indonesia’s remote Maluku islands rose to 30 on Sunday, including several toddlers, the disaster agency said. On Thursday, terrified residents ran into the streets as buildings fell in around them when the 6.5-magnitude tremor struck, sparking landslides that buried at least one of…
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Indonesian haze closes schools, sparks fears for Singapore F1
Kuala Lumpur, Sept 18 (AFP/APP):Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires closed thousands of schools across the country and in neighbouring Malaysia Wednesday, while air quality worsened in Singapore just days before the city’s Formula One motor race. Illegal fires to clear land for agriculture are blazing out of control on Sumatra and Borneo islands, with…