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View all search resultsAuthorities raised Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki's alert level to the highest of a four-tiered system after several eruptions since Sunday evening, telling locals and tourists to avoid a seven-kilometre (4.3-mile) radius of the crater.
To prove his commitment to the development of Nusantara Capital City, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo insisted on working there, despite the ongoing construction and less than ready state for habitation. Regardless of the questions about the motive behind the decision. Jokowi is simply sending a message, especially to the incoming government, that the show must go on.
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has decided to postpone his plan to work from the country’s future capital Nusantara in East Kalimantan after key infrastructure projects, such as water supply and electricity, have so far failed to meet their July completion deadlines.
Europe’s reputation in the region has been deteriorating for years. And everyone who speaks to policymakers and diplomats in Jakarta and other ASEAN capitals must sense the rising levels of frustration about an EU that is increasingly perceived as morally arrogant.
About 9,800 people live on Ruang island, in the province of North Sulawesi, but in recent weeks all residents have been forced to evacuate after the mountain has continued to spew incandescent lava and columns of ash kilometres into the sky.
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