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Meet The Man Walking 700 Km In Reverse To Save Forests
An Indonesian man is walking 700 kilometres (435 miles) from his home on a volcano in East Java to Jakarta in the hope of drawing attention to the archipelago's quickly shrinking forests -- and he is doing it backwards.
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In World's Biggest One-Day Election, Indonesia Votes For Its President
Indonesians began voting in the world's biggest single-day election on Wednesday as polling stations opened across the sprawling equatorial archipelago following a six-month campaign to choose a new president and parliament.
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Indonesians Clean Up The Beach One Sandal At A Time
Hundreds of people sifted through a vast wasteland of rubbish strewn across a beach in Indonesia on Thursday, underscoring the Southeast Asian archipelago's mammoth marine waste problem.
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'Facebook for Disasters' App Helped Indonesian Neighbours Save Lives: Researchers
Used by 1 million people in 78 locations across the archipelago, the AtmaGo app was launched by San Francisco-based non-profit Atma Connect in 2015.
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No Warning, No Siren: Indonesians Caught Unawares By Devastating Tsunami
As Indonesia struggles with the aftermath of the devastating quake, the spotlight has again been shone on the apparent lack of preparedeness in a sprawling archipelago that suffers regular tremors, lying on the seismically active so-called Pacific Ring of Fire.
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13 Dead In Indonesia's Second Fatal Boat Accident In A Week
At least 13 people died after a passenger boat capsized off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, two days after another ferry accident in the archipelago killed at least nine, police said Friday.
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Total Solar Eclipse Darkens Skies In Indonesia
A total solar eclipse swept across the vast Indonesian archipelago today, witnessed by tens of thousands of sky gazers and marked by parties, Muslim prayers and tribal rituals.
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Indonesian Ferry Accident Death Toll Climbs to 63
The death toll from a ferry disaster in central Indonesia has risen to 63 with a handful of people still missing as the search and rescue operation winds down, an official said today.
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54 Bodies Found, No Survivors of Indonesian Plane That Crashed
All 54 people on board a Trigana Air aircraft were killed in a crash two days ago in Indonesia's Papua province, the latest in a string of aviation disasters in the Southeast Asian archipelago, officials said on Tuesday.
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Volcano Shuts Major Indonesian Airport During Holiday Rush
Ash spewing from an erupting volcano closed the airport serving Indonesia's second-biggest city today, as millions of people were travelling across the archipelago ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid.
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Meet The Man Walking 700 Km In Reverse To Save Forests
An Indonesian man is walking 700 kilometres (435 miles) from his home on a volcano in East Java to Jakarta in the hope of drawing attention to the archipelago's quickly shrinking forests -- and he is doing it backwards.
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In World's Biggest One-Day Election, Indonesia Votes For Its President
Indonesians began voting in the world's biggest single-day election on Wednesday as polling stations opened across the sprawling equatorial archipelago following a six-month campaign to choose a new president and parliament.
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Indonesians Clean Up The Beach One Sandal At A Time
Hundreds of people sifted through a vast wasteland of rubbish strewn across a beach in Indonesia on Thursday, underscoring the Southeast Asian archipelago's mammoth marine waste problem.
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'Facebook for Disasters' App Helped Indonesian Neighbours Save Lives: Researchers
Used by 1 million people in 78 locations across the archipelago, the AtmaGo app was launched by San Francisco-based non-profit Atma Connect in 2015.
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No Warning, No Siren: Indonesians Caught Unawares By Devastating Tsunami
As Indonesia struggles with the aftermath of the devastating quake, the spotlight has again been shone on the apparent lack of preparedeness in a sprawling archipelago that suffers regular tremors, lying on the seismically active so-called Pacific Ring of Fire.
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13 Dead In Indonesia's Second Fatal Boat Accident In A Week
At least 13 people died after a passenger boat capsized off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, two days after another ferry accident in the archipelago killed at least nine, police said Friday.
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Total Solar Eclipse Darkens Skies In Indonesia
A total solar eclipse swept across the vast Indonesian archipelago today, witnessed by tens of thousands of sky gazers and marked by parties, Muslim prayers and tribal rituals.
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Indonesian Ferry Accident Death Toll Climbs to 63
The death toll from a ferry disaster in central Indonesia has risen to 63 with a handful of people still missing as the search and rescue operation winds down, an official said today.
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54 Bodies Found, No Survivors of Indonesian Plane That Crashed
All 54 people on board a Trigana Air aircraft were killed in a crash two days ago in Indonesia's Papua province, the latest in a string of aviation disasters in the Southeast Asian archipelago, officials said on Tuesday.
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Volcano Shuts Major Indonesian Airport During Holiday Rush
Ash spewing from an erupting volcano closed the airport serving Indonesia's second-biggest city today, as millions of people were travelling across the archipelago ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid.
