Wednesday, May 22 2013, 13:31 PM

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Democrats, PKS win Sawahlunto mayoral race

The Sawahlunto General Elections Commission (KPUD) announced on Tuesday that Ali Yusuf and Ismed had won the local mayoral race.

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  • US aircraft released after being impounded

    After being impounded for 17 hours, a US military aircraft was given clearance at 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday after it entered Indonesian airspace uninvited the day before.

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  • Freeport tunnel victims all evacuated

    Thirty-eight workers buried in a collapsed tunnel at the Big Gossan underground training facility at the PT Freeport Indonesia mine have been all evacuated.

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  • Cebongan case files will be soon given to military prosecutors

    The case files for the Army commandos implicated in the Cebongan prison raid will soon be given to the Yogyakarta Military Prosecutor, clearing the way for preparations for courts martial…

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  • Man missing in Batanghari River boat accident

    Muhammad Iqbal Saleh, a member of a tugboat crew, went missing in Batanghari River, Jambi after a barge cable snapped and knocked him into the water.

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  • Speedy endorsement demanded for nursing bill

    At least 150 nurses with the West-Nusa Tenggara (NTB) chapter of the Indonesian Nurses Association (PPNI) staged a rally in front of the province’s Legislative Council (DPRD) and NTB governor’s…

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  • Thanksgiving

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    A man throws ketupat (rice cake wrapped in a coconut leaf) at an “opponent” in the Mesantalan tradition or ketupat war in Apityeh village, Karangasem regency, Bali, on Tuesday. The…

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  • Emergency! Door falls off aircraft

    An emergency door of Sriwijaya Air flight number SJ 0039 broke off as passengers were boarding at Raja Haji Fisabilillah airport in Tanjungpinang, Riau Islands, on Tuesday.  

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  • 24 houses set ablaze as residents fight in Central Sulawesi

    Residents of Sidondo II village in Biromaru district and Pesaku village in West Dolo district in Central Sulawesi fought again on Sunday.

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  • Waste water treatment tarriffs a challenge

    Hotels and restaurants in Bali are being urged to join the centralized wastewater treatment system operated by government-run Denpasar Sewerage Development Project (DSDP). Nonetheless, the requirement for customers to pay…

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  • US transport aircraft forced down in Aceh

    The Indonesian Air Force (TNI AU) on Monday forced down an aircraft believed to be a US military transport aircraft for entering Indonesian airspace without proper clearances.

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