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Regional Elections 1 year ago
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Deceased candidate’s wife touted as replacement in North Maluku race
The alliance of political parties that supported North Maluku gubernatorial candidate Benny Laos is considering nominating his wife Sherly Tjoanda for the November election after the businessman-turned-politician died in a boat explosion over the weekend.
Regional Elections 1 year ago
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North Maluku candidate Benny Laos, five others die in boat fire
Benny Laos, a local businessmen who was making his second bid for the North Maluku governorship, was killed along with five other people while traveling to a campaign event in Taliabu Island regency on Saturday, when the boat carrying him and at least 31 other passengers and crew exploded during a refueling stop.
Asia & Pacific 3 years ago
Dead sailor in Senkaku identified as Taiwanese, 6 Indonesians still missing
The body found in a capsized boat in the waters of the disputed Senkaku Islands has been confirmed to be of Taiwanese nationality, while the remaining six crew members, all Indonesians, remain missing, Jakarta said late on Tuesday night.
Asia & Pacific 3 years ago
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Jakarta continues search for missing sailors with Tokyo, Taipei
The Foreign Ministry is continuing to coordinate with authorities in Japan and Taiwan over an unidentified vessel that capsized north of the Senkaku Islands with at least six Indonesian sailors aboard.
Archipelago 3 years ago
East Nusa Tenggara calls off search for 17 missing after boat fire
Twenty people had been found dead during the search operation, which began after a passenger boat caught fire on waters near Timor Island on Oct. 24, the head of the local rescue team, I Putu Sudayana, told Reuters.
SE Asia 5 years ago
At least 24 Rohingya migrants feared drowned off Malaysia
A Rohingya migrant is feared to be the only survivor from a boat carrying at least two dozen asylum seekers that is believed to have run into difficulty off the Malaysian coast near Thailand, a coastguard official said Sunday.
