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Made Popular Nov 3 2009
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On Oct. 18, a rickety boat emitted signals of distress from the Sunda strait, a body of water sandwiched between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra. Local authorities had no vessels in the area, and called on Australia for assistance. When...

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Didik, Jakarta
Aceh, Indonesia’s northernmost province, has this month been compared to Somalia, Nigeria and even Iraq. So it goes when lawmakers decide that death by stoning is an...
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Hasto, Jakarta
Indonesian police say that Noordin Mohammad Top, the alleged mastermind of the July 17 hotel bombings in Jakarta has been killed during a police raid. Indonesian...
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Carlos, Tokyo
Indonesia — Lawmakers in a devoutly Muslim Indonesian province voted unanimously that adulterers can be sentenced to death by stoning, just months after voters...
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Amnah, Kuala Lumpur
Indonesia is in news again by forces beyond the common. A shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 hit east Indonesia on Wednesday morning, triggering panic but with...
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Joni, Jakarta
“They are cheerful-looking and photogenic, but close to all have a very sad story,” said Budi Soehardi, founder of the West Timor orphanage. “Some of...
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Aree, Jakarta
The death toll from a powerful earthquake and several strong aftershocks continued to rise Thursday and Indonesian officials said the figure was likely to increase...
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Yozhua, Jakarta
A major earthquake struck Indonesia on Wednesday — initially categorized as magnitude 7.4 before being downgraded to 7.0 by geological officials.
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Amnah, Kuala Lumpur
The Malaysian Embassy in Jakarta received a bomb threat set to explode at 11.a.m today, sending the staff panicking but only discovering it to be foul play in the end....
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Halim, Jakarta
He was killed during an 18-hour firefight with an Indonesian anti-terrorism unit, Detachment 88, in Indonesia’s Central Java town of Temanggung, a security forces...
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Tan, Jakarta
Indonesia’s security minister says nine people have been killed and 50 wounded in hotel blasts in downtown Jakarta. The minister says a New Zealander was among...
made popular Jul 17 2009
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May 4 2009 by AP0 Comments

The chief of Indonesia’s anti-corruption watchdog was arrested Monday and named a suspect in the murder of a prominent state company official, police and his lawyer said.

 
 
May 1 2009 by AP0 Comments

Manchester United will play in Indonesia for the first time since 1975 as part of the European champion’s offseason tour of Asia.

 
 
Apr 23 2009 by AP0 Comments

Indonesia’s government ordered the International Committee of the Red Cross to shut its office in Papua province after staff members visited suspected rebels in jail, officials said Thursday.

 
 
Apr 16 2009 by AP0 Comments

Indonesia’s top court cleared Time magazine of defaming ex-dictator Suharto by alleging in a cover story that his family amassed a fortune during his rule. It said Thursday the publication did not have to pay $106 million in damages.

 
 
Apr 16 2009 by AP0 Comments

Indonesia’s top court cleared Time Magazine of charges it had defamed former dictator Suharto in a cover story, saying Thursday the publication would not have to pay $106 million to his estate.

 
 
Apr 16 2009 by AP0 Comments

Orangutans are still being captured for pets in Indonesia, further threatening the survival of the critically endangered great apes, conservationists said Thursday, blaming poor law enforcement.

 
 
Apr 15 2009 by AP0 Comments

The U.S. Geological Survey says a strong earthquake has shaken parts of western Indonesia.

 
 
Mar 20 2009 by AP0 Comments

Indonesia, the largest economy in Southeast Asia, is coming under increasing strain from the financial crisis with new projections showing plummeting exports and slowing growth.

 
 
Mar 18 2009 by AP0 Comments

A Muslim cleric whose marriage to a 12-year-old girl triggered controversy in Indonesia has been detained for violating child protection laws, police said Wednesday.

 
 
Mar 14 2009 by AP0 Comments

Indonesia has submitted its bid to host the 2018 or 2022 World Cup, a bid official said Saturday.

 
 
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