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School collapses raise concerns over misplaced priorities in education budget
Archipelago 4 months ago

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School collapses raise concerns over misplaced priorities in education budget

While the Rp 757.8 trillion (US$46.82 billion) budgeted for education next year has been hailed as the largest in modern history, experts have pointed out that deducting the free meals allocation would leave just Rp 422.8 trillion, the smallest in recent years.
Two school collapses prompt West Java to inspect buildings
Archipelago 4 months ago

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Two school collapses prompt West Java to inspect buildings

West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi acknowledged that many schools in the province suffer from substandard construction.
Another fatal building collapse raises alarm over ‘pesantren’ safety standards
Archipelago 4 months ago

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Another fatal building collapse raises alarm over ‘pesantren’ safety standards

Last month, on Sept. 29, a three-story building at Al Khoziny School in Sidoarjo regency, also in East Java, collapsed while dozens of students were performing asar (afternoon prayers), killing 63 and injuring many others.
Surabaya mayor starts inspecting buildings at 'pesantren'
Archipelago 4 months ago

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Surabaya mayor starts inspecting buildings at 'pesantren'

All pesantren which were registered with the Religious Affairs Ministry in Surabaya already had their IMBs but his office will renew their building permits in accordance with their latest conditions.
East Java school collapse toll hits 67 as search ends
Archipelago 5 months ago

East Java school collapse toll hits 67 as search ends

Part of the multi-storey Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo caved in on September 29 as more than 170 students gathered for afternoon prayers. 
Death toll from East Java school collapse rises to 54
Archipelago 5 months ago

Death toll from East Java school collapse rises to 54

Piles of concrete caved in on hundreds of mostly teenage boys after the collapse of the Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, in East Java province, trapping and later killing them. 
Relatives weep for scores of missing children after deadly East Java school collapse
Archipelago 5 months ago

Relatives weep for scores of missing children after deadly East Java school collapse

Authorities said 91 people were listed as missing, after the Al Khoziny school building collapsed while pupils held late afternoon prayers in a mosque housed on a lower floor of a building whose upper floors were under construction.
At least three killed after boarding school building collapses in East Java
Archipelago 5 months ago

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At least three killed after boarding school building collapses in East Java

Nanang Sigit, head of the Surabaya Search and Rescue Agency, said that 38 students are still believed to be trapped under the rubble.
Muslim prayer room collapse in Bogor, killing 3, injuring dozens
Archipelago 6 months ago

Muslim prayer room collapse in Bogor, killing 3, injuring dozens

Lax construction standards have raised widespread concerns about building safety in Indonesia
Strong earthquake strikes Southeast Asia, buildings collapse in Myanmar
Asia & Pacific 11 months ago

Strong earthquake strikes Southeast Asia, buildings collapse in Myanmar

At least one person was killed and dozens of workers rescued from under the rubble of the skyscraper, Thailand's National Institute of Emergency Medicine said.
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