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Indonesia’s Lion Air Boeing 737-800 Crashes into the Ocean Minutes after Takeoff from Jakarta
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JAKARTA - A Lion Air flight with 188 people on board crashed into the sea just minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital on...
7.5 Magnitude Earthquake, Tsunami Strikes Palu Indonesia, 48 Dead, Hundreds Missing
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JAKARTA - Many bodies were found on Saturday along the shoreline of the Indonesian city of Palu on Sulawesi island which was hit by...
North and South Korean Athletes Unified at 2018 Asian Games
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Thousands of spectators cheered wildly as athletes from the rival Koreas paraded side-by-side behind a “unification” flag in a spectacular opening...
Strong Aftershock Shakes Lombok, Indonesia as Death Toll Tops 300
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TANJUNG, Indonesia - The Indonesian island of Lombok was shaken by a third big earthquake in little more than a week Thursday as the...
Tourists Evacuate as Indonesia’s Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 98
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LOMBOK, Indonesia - Rescuers were racing on Monday to aid victims of a new earthquake that has killed at least 98 people on the...
Foreigners Sell off Asian Bonds for Third Straight Month
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BEIJING - Foreign investors withdrew money from Asian bond markets for the third consecutive month in June amid concerns the increasing trade friction between...
Asia’s Oceans Have Become a Dumping Ground for Plastic Waist
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BANGKOK - About eight million tonnes of plastic waste are dumped into the world's oceans every year, the equivalent of one garbage truck of...
Report Released from the 9th Asian Informal Drug Policy Dialogue in Chiang Rai
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CHIANG RAI - In December 2017, the Transnational Institute (TNI) and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), on behalf of the Federal Ministry of...
Islamic Hardliners in Indonesia Push to Outlaw Premarital Sex
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JAKARTA - Unmarried tourists could face jail in Bali if they have sex, under proposed Indonesian laws after a petition from Islamic hardliners to...
American, Australian and Malaysian Arrested for Drugs in Bali, Indonesia
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BALI -Police have arrested an Australian, an American and a Malaysian on the holiday island of Bali for drugs offenses, the latest foreigners to...
Mount Agung Eruption Strands Thousands of Travellers In Bali, Indonesia
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BALI - Indonesian authorities ordered a mass evacuation of people Monday from an expanded danger zone around an erupting volcano on Bali that has...
Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia Agree to Act Against Abu Sayyaf Extremists
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MANILA -Â The Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia agreed Monday to coordinated actions, including sea and air patrols, to stop an alarming wave of cross-border...
Indonesia, Malaysia and Philippines to Bolster Security at Sea
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines agreed on Thursday to conduct coordinated sea patrols and establish a hotline to combat piracy and...
Ferry Carrying 71 Passengers Capsizes off the Coast of Bali, Indonesia
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JAKARTA - A ferry transporting 71 passengers capsized in the strait between the Indonesian islands of Bali and Java on Friday, forcing passengers to...
Canadian, Indonesian on Trial over Sex Abuse Charges at Jakarta School
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JAKARTA - Canadian Neil Bantleman and Ferdinand Tjiong an Indonesian teaching assistant went on trial Tuesday (Dec 2) accused of sexually assaulting children at...