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National 6 years ago

'It gets really cold at night': 50-year-old homeless man lives in cave for past decade

A 50-year-old resident of Baubau city on Buton Island, Southeast Sulawesi, La Udu has lived as a recluse in a cave located somewhere in Kokalukuna district for the past 10 years.

Entertainment 6 years ago

'Emotional' Will Smith campaigns against homelessness in New York

Will Smith still feels "emotional" about homelessness years after playing a destitute man in one of his most acclaimed film roles, the Hollywood star has told charity campaigners braving a fierce New York winter night to sleep rough.

City 6 years ago

Social Agency detains beggar with Rp 194.5 million

This is not the first time the beggar, identified as Muklis Muctar Besani, 65, was taken into custody by the agency carrying millions of rupiah.

Science & Tech 6 years ago

Ten years on, India's biometric ID excludes homeless, transgender people

Ten years after it was introduced, India's national digital identity system is becoming ubiquitous in the country, even as large numbers of homeless and transgender people are excluded and many denied essential services, a study showed.

City 6 years ago

PREMIUM
An inside look at the Kedoya social house

PSBI Kedoya is one of the 22 government-owned social institutions and the first base in which the PMKS are looked after.

City 6 years ago

Newborn abandoned by homeless mother in hospital

Local residents found the woman in labor on Saturday and reported the matter to a community unit head, who took her to the Bhakti Mulia hospital.

World 6 years ago

Raped, widowed, homeless: Haiti's slum women abandoned to gangs

Shootings are common here, but this time, there was no outrunning the full-on battle between five rival gangs in the heart of the Haitian capital.

City 6 years ago

Body found on barrel in South Tangerang

The deceased was thought to have died more than a month ago.

National 7 years ago

More than 70,000 homeless after deadly Lombok quake

More than 70,000 people have been left homeless in the deadly earthquake that hit Lombok island, forced to sleep in makeshift shelters and lacking food, medicine and clean water, authorities said Wednesday.

City 8 years ago

85-year-old man found wandering Jakarta after family quarrel

An 85-year-old Bengkulu resident, Karsimin, was found wandering around Jakarta after he left his house in Bengkulu due to a quarrel with his family. His family said they opposed to his plan to remarry.

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'It gets really cold at night': 50-year-old homeless man lives in cave for past decade

'Emotional' Will Smith campaigns against homelessness in New York

Social Agency detains beggar with Rp 194.5 million

Ten years on, India's biometric ID excludes homeless, transgender people

PREMIUM An inside look at the Kedoya social house

Newborn abandoned by homeless mother in hospital

Raped, widowed, homeless: Haiti's slum women abandoned to gangs

Body found on barrel in South Tangerang

More than 70,000 homeless after deadly Lombok quake

85-year-old man found wandering Jakarta after family quarrel

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Your Opinion Matters

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PREMIUM
An inside look at the Kedoya social house