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Floor at Indonesia's stock exchange collapses, 20 injured

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A floor at Indonesia's stock exchange collapsed into the building's lobby on Monday, injuring at least 20 people according to officials, as victims were carried out on stretchers. Part of the floor on the first level gave way, sending a cascade of debris crashing onto the ground level, a Jakarta police spokesman said, adding that it was an accident andRead more

Scores injured as Indonesia stock exchange building lobby floor collapses

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A mezzanine floor overlooking the main lobby of the Indonesian Stock Exchange building collapsed on Monday, injuring scores of people, many of them students, under slabs of concrete and other debris. The high-rise building, constructed in the late 1990s, is part of a two-tower complex in the heart of the financial district and houses dozens of other offices including theRead more

Race to save Indonesian croc stricken

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Indonesian conservation officials are racing to locate and rescue a saltwater crocodile that has had a motorbike tyre wrapped around its neck for more than a year on the island of Sulawesi. The stricken crocodile, measuring around 13-foot (4 metres) long, has been regularly spotted in a river running through Central Sulawesi's capital, Palu, since 2016. But a recent video shot by aRead more

Mount Agung`s volcanic activity may decrease

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The Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry`s Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center (PVMBG) reported here on Sunday that the volcanic activity on Mount Agung may decrease. The volcano had spewed the middle-pressure white smokes which rose by 300 to 1,500 meters for 17 times, the PVMBG head of mitigation, Gede Suatika said at the Mount Agung Observation Post in Rendang village,Read more

President visits region hit by floods in C Java

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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) visited Pacitan, a district in Central Java, recently hit by floods and landslides that have killed 25 people on Saturday. In Krajan, Karang Ploso, Jokowi handed over aid to the people. The head of National Disaster Mitigation Agency, Willem Rampangilei, said that the president has called for repairing infrastructures that have been damaged by floods and landslides inRead more

President departs for Turkey to attend OIC Summit

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President Joko Widodo, accompanied by First Lady Iriana, departed for Istanbul, Turkey, to attend the Extraordinary Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The summit is being held to discuss US President Donald Trump`s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel`s capital city. "Today, I along with my entourage are leaving for Istanbul, Turkey, to attend the Extraordinary Summit of theRead more

President Joko Widodo visits Nabire Hospital

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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), in the company of First Lady Iriana, visited the Regional Public Hospital of Nabire (RSUD Nabire) in Papua on Thursday to obtain first-hand information on medical services at the hospital. The president arrived at the hospital at 9:40 a.m. East Indonesia Standard Time and was greeted by Health Minister Nila F. Moeloek and Nabire District Head Isaias Douw.Read more

Tens of thousands rally in Indonesia in support of Palestine

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Tens of thousands of Indonesians protested Sunday against the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the latest show of support for the Palestinians in the country with the world’s largest Muslim population. The rally was organized by the top Islamic authority the Indonesian Ulema Council and supported by the government as well as several other Islamic organizations. PoliceRead more

Indonesia clerics want boycott of US products over Jerusalem

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Muslim clerics have called for a boycott of American products in Indonesia’s largest protest against President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Wearing white robes and carrying banners reading “Indonesia unites for Palestine,” an estimated 80,000 people rallied Sunday in the capital of the world’s largest Muslim nation in the 10th straight day of protests organized by theRead more

6.5 magnitude quake strikes Indonesia's Java island

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A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia's main island of Java late Friday, leaving at least one person dead and rattling nerves in the capital Jakarta. There was no immediate indication of a tsunami, but authorities said they had issued a warning following the tremor, which struck a coastal region some 300 kilometres (190 miles) from the capital. National disaster mitigation agency spokesman SutopoRead more