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'No Less Than Spiritual Bond': Indonesians Fight To Preserve Peatland
Indonesia has more tropical peatland than any other country, but it is also quickly losing this poorly understood ecosystem. That affects local residents and wildlife and also has global impact.
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I've Fire In Me, Much More To Achieve: PV Sindhu Begins Training Under New Coach Irwansyah Adi Pratama
PV Sindhu has begun a new chapter under renowned Indonesian coach Irwansyah Adi Pratama and said she still has the fire to achieve more in the last phase of her career.
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Chinese Woman, 31, Posing For Photo Dies After Falling Into Indonesian Volcano
A 31-year-old Chinese woman died after falling off the edge of a crater while posing for a photo on an Indonesian volcano known for its popular "blue fire" phenomenon.
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In Pics: Homes "Completely Destroyed" In Massive Indonesia Fire
Residents searched through the remains of their charred homes Saturday as Indonesian state energy firm Pertamina apologised for a fire at a Jakarta fuel storage depot it said killed at least 18 people, including two children.
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Students' Cellphones Seized By Teachers in Indonesia, Thrown Into Fire
Indonesian news websites reported that bringing mobile phones to school is banned. The students are seen pleading the teachers to stop, but in vain.
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At Least 19 Dead In Stabbing, Fire At Indonesian Night Club
At least 19 people were killed during clashes between two groups at a club in the town of Sorong in Indonesia's West Papua province, police said Tuesday, with most dying after the night spot caught fire in the violence.
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Indonesia Prison Fire Kills At Least 41 Inmates, Dozens Injured: Official
A fire tore through an Indonesian prison on Java island early Wednesday, killing 41 people and injuring dozens of others, an official said.
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Video: Crew And Passengers Jump Into Sea As Indonesian Ferry Catches Fire
Search and rescue teams are looking for a person still missing after hundreds were rescued from a passenger ferry that caught fire in Indonesia's Molucca Sea, local officials said on Sunday.
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Massive Fire At Indonesian Oil Refinery, Nearly 1,000 Locals Evacuated
A massive blaze broke out Monday at one of Indonesia's biggest oil refineries after a huge explosion turned the sprawling complex into a raging inferno.
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"Corona Is Like Your Wife": Anger Over Indonesia Minister's Sexist Remark
An Indonesian minister is under fire after he compared coronavirus to rebellious wives, in remarks aimed at soothing public fears about easing COVID-19 restrictions across the Southeast Asian archipelago.
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Journalist Blinded In One Eye Reporting Hong Kong Protests Seeks Justice
Hit by a projectile fired by Hong Kong police while covering an anti-government protest nearly two months ago, Indonesian journalist Veby Mega Indah was blinded in one eye, but that has not blotted out the traumatic flashbacks filling her mind.
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Indonesian Fires Destroyed 1.6 Million Hectares Of Land This Year: Study
Fires in Indonesia that spread a smoky haze over Southeast Asia this year burned at least 1.6 million hectares of mostly degraded land and carbon-rich peatlands, data from a respected research group showed on Monday.
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"This Is Earth Not Mars": Blood Red Skies Unsettle Indonesians
While smoke from forest fires in Indonesia often simply obscures visibility with a choking haze, parts of Sumatra island recently witnessed blood red skies due to the interaction of sunlight on particles from smoke in the air.
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"This Is Not Mars": Indonesia Skies Turn Blood Red After Forest Fires
Skies over an Indonesian province turned red over the weekend, thanks to the widespread forest fires which have plagued huge parts of the country.
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Indonesians Choked By Toxic Haze Due To Forest Fire Pray For Rain
Hundreds of people held a mass prayer for rain in a smoke-filled Indonesian city on Friday, desperately hoping that downpours will extinguish forest fires and wash away the toxic haze covering wide swathes of the country.
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'No Less Than Spiritual Bond': Indonesians Fight To Preserve Peatland
Indonesia has more tropical peatland than any other country, but it is also quickly losing this poorly understood ecosystem. That affects local residents and wildlife and also has global impact.
-
I've Fire In Me, Much More To Achieve: PV Sindhu Begins Training Under New Coach Irwansyah Adi Pratama
PV Sindhu has begun a new chapter under renowned Indonesian coach Irwansyah Adi Pratama and said she still has the fire to achieve more in the last phase of her career.
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Chinese Woman, 31, Posing For Photo Dies After Falling Into Indonesian Volcano
A 31-year-old Chinese woman died after falling off the edge of a crater while posing for a photo on an Indonesian volcano known for its popular "blue fire" phenomenon.
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In Pics: Homes "Completely Destroyed" In Massive Indonesia Fire
Residents searched through the remains of their charred homes Saturday as Indonesian state energy firm Pertamina apologised for a fire at a Jakarta fuel storage depot it said killed at least 18 people, including two children.
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Students' Cellphones Seized By Teachers in Indonesia, Thrown Into Fire
Indonesian news websites reported that bringing mobile phones to school is banned. The students are seen pleading the teachers to stop, but in vain.
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At Least 19 Dead In Stabbing, Fire At Indonesian Night Club
At least 19 people were killed during clashes between two groups at a club in the town of Sorong in Indonesia's West Papua province, police said Tuesday, with most dying after the night spot caught fire in the violence.
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Indonesia Prison Fire Kills At Least 41 Inmates, Dozens Injured: Official
A fire tore through an Indonesian prison on Java island early Wednesday, killing 41 people and injuring dozens of others, an official said.
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Video: Crew And Passengers Jump Into Sea As Indonesian Ferry Catches Fire
Search and rescue teams are looking for a person still missing after hundreds were rescued from a passenger ferry that caught fire in Indonesia's Molucca Sea, local officials said on Sunday.
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Massive Fire At Indonesian Oil Refinery, Nearly 1,000 Locals Evacuated
A massive blaze broke out Monday at one of Indonesia's biggest oil refineries after a huge explosion turned the sprawling complex into a raging inferno.
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"Corona Is Like Your Wife": Anger Over Indonesia Minister's Sexist Remark
An Indonesian minister is under fire after he compared coronavirus to rebellious wives, in remarks aimed at soothing public fears about easing COVID-19 restrictions across the Southeast Asian archipelago.
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Journalist Blinded In One Eye Reporting Hong Kong Protests Seeks Justice
Hit by a projectile fired by Hong Kong police while covering an anti-government protest nearly two months ago, Indonesian journalist Veby Mega Indah was blinded in one eye, but that has not blotted out the traumatic flashbacks filling her mind.
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Indonesian Fires Destroyed 1.6 Million Hectares Of Land This Year: Study
Fires in Indonesia that spread a smoky haze over Southeast Asia this year burned at least 1.6 million hectares of mostly degraded land and carbon-rich peatlands, data from a respected research group showed on Monday.
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"This Is Earth Not Mars": Blood Red Skies Unsettle Indonesians
While smoke from forest fires in Indonesia often simply obscures visibility with a choking haze, parts of Sumatra island recently witnessed blood red skies due to the interaction of sunlight on particles from smoke in the air.
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"This Is Not Mars": Indonesia Skies Turn Blood Red After Forest Fires
Skies over an Indonesian province turned red over the weekend, thanks to the widespread forest fires which have plagued huge parts of the country.
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Indonesians Choked By Toxic Haze Due To Forest Fire Pray For Rain
Hundreds of people held a mass prayer for rain in a smoke-filled Indonesian city on Friday, desperately hoping that downpours will extinguish forest fires and wash away the toxic haze covering wide swathes of the country.
