Monday, May 20 2013, 06:23 AM

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Leaders call for composure, restraint

Local leaders and prominent figures in Bali are urging the people to remain calm and exercise restraint in the face…

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  • Experts try to predict direction of Mt. Guntur ash clouds

    The Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) will use volcanic ash dispersion models to forecast the movement of ash clouds above Mount Guntur in Garut regency, West Java, to…

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  • Marthen–Budi declared winners of Gorontalo mayoral election

    The Gorontalo General Elections Commission (KPUD) has confirmed the No. 2 candidate pair of Marthen Thaha-Budi Doku as the new mayor and deputy mayor.

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  • YouTube airs video of Bali police extorting tourist

    A four and half-minute video showing a Bali police officer asking for money from a Dutch tourist following a minor traffic violation is currently circulating on YouTube, uploaded from an…

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  • Expedition soldiers die in Sulawesi flood

    Two soldiers assigned to the 2013 Homeland (NKRI) Expedition's Sulawesi corridor died in a flash flood near the Doda River in Banggai, Central Sulawesi, an official has said. 

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  • Family suspicious of Indonesian death in M'sia

    An Indonesian living in Malaysia for six years who died in an accident in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, may have had her organs improperly removed during an autopsy, a relative has…

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  • Marthen Thaha-Budi Doku win Gorontalo election

    Gorontalo City General Elections Commission (KPUD) announced Marthen Thaha-Budi Doku as the Gorontalo City mayor and vice mayor-elect for the 2013-2018 period in a plenary meeting on Wednesday.

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  • Lion Air to make Hang Nadim home base

    Construction of Lion Air’s maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) hangar at Hang Nadim Airport is halfway to completion and will be finished in June.

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  • Alert level raised at Mt Guntur

    Garut Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) chief Zat Zat Munazat has instructed Garut residents, especially those living close to Mount Guntur, to stay calm after the volcano’s alert level was raised…

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  • Visitors from S’pore, Malaysia dominate Batam tourism market

    The number of tourists visiting Batam has increased this year, particularly from Malaysia and Singapore, according to data.

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  • Police question journalists on Gorontalo attack

    State-run TVRI Gorontalo journalist Ihsan Nento, a victim in an attack on the television station on March 25, underwent questioning as a witness in the case on Tuesday. 

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