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Bus crash kills 16 in Central Java
The bus, which was headed from Jakarta to Yogyakarta, was travelling at a "fairly high" speed when it reached a turn at a highway interchange in Krapyak, Semarang, local search and rescue agency head Budiono said in a statement.
10 hours ago
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Yearender: Climate extremes expose Indonesia’s disaster vulnerabilities
Weak disaster preparedness and mitigation efforts as well as environmental degradation mainly caused by business activities have exposed Indonesia to hazards of extreme climate events, including tropical cyclones that are not usually forming in areas close to the equator.
14 hours ago
Society
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‘Rafflesia’ or ‘padma’? Debate renewed over flower renaming
The recent rediscovery of a rare plant was met by renewed debate among researchers and public alike about academic colonialism. The concerns hinged on whether the Rafflesia, which was named after a European colonial figure, should be renamed to better represent its Southeast Asian origin and remove its colonial legacy.
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Riau Islands launches AI-based Pantunesia to strengthen Malay culture conservation
In the app, artificial intelligence functions as an assessor to ensure a pantun created is in accordance with the structure, meaning and philosophy of Malay cultural heritage.
14 hours ago
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Discontent grows in Aceh over flood response
Discontent grows in Aceh over how the administration of President Prabowo Subianto handles disaster relief, as the crisis driven by deadly floods and landslides has dragged on for nearly a month.
15 hours ago
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KRI Balaputradewa launched, the first of two red and white frigates
Balaputradewa is taken from the name of the 11th king of Sriwijaya Kingdom, which came from the House of Syailendra.
15 hours ago
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Bakamla deploys patrol vessels to distribute disaster relief to Aceh
Bakamla has deployed two patrol vessels carrying a total of 160 tonnes of aid for natural disaster victims in Aceh.
15 hours ago
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N. Sumatra prosecutor detains two Inalum execs for alleged graft
The two executives of the state-owned aluminum smelting company are suspects in graft case involving the sales of aluminium alloy in 2019, estimated to have caused $8 million in losses to the state.
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- Democracy’s slippery slope
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- Outrage as govt blocks foreign disaster aid to Sumatra
- Discontent grows in Aceh over flood response
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- Bus crash kills 16 in Central Java
- Jakarta braces for floods, landslides over holiday season
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- Portugal recovers bodies of two Indonesian fishermen lost at sea
- Palm oil expansion in Papua raises eyebrow
- Businesses project 2026 growth at no more than 5.4%
- Democracy’s slippery slope
- Thailand on top at SEA Games clouded by border conflict
- Outrage as govt blocks foreign disaster aid to Sumatra
- Discontent grows in Aceh over flood response
- Surviving via 'VCS': Indonesians turn to virtual sex work amid COVID-19
- Bus crash kills 16 in Central Java
- Jakarta braces for floods, landslides over holiday season
