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Indonesians vote in Jakarta gubernatorial runoff
Apr 19, 2017 04:59Millions of Indonesians have been going to the polls in the capital Jakarta to pick a governor in a runoff between a Muslim candidate and the incumbent Christian governor, who is being prosecuted for allegations of blasphemy.
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Landslide buries dozens of people in Indonesia
Apr 01, 2017 09:30More than two dozen people were reported missing on Saturday after a rain-triggered landslide struck a village on Indonesia's main island of Java.
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Indonesia may reinstate ban on death penalty
Mar 28, 2017 11:28Indonesia's President Joko Widodo says his government would restore a moratorium on the death penalty, if the public in the South East Asian country approves the measure.
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Indonesia court begins probe into major corruption case
Mar 09, 2017 13:10Indonesia has started a probe into a major corruption case involving current and former ministers as well as other high-ranking politicians.
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Indonesia replacing Saudi LPG with Iran imports
Mar 06, 2017 16:53Indonesia is expecting to increase liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports from Iran, director general of oil and gas at the South Asian country’s Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, Wiratmaja Puja, says.
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Zarif to set off for Indonesia to partake in IORA summit
Mar 05, 2017 17:09Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is set to leave Tehran for the Indonesian capital of Jakarta to participate in the summit of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA).
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Iran urges enhanced relations with Indonesia
Feb 27, 2017 13:47President Hojjat al-Islam Hassan Rouhani says the Islamic Republic welcomes the expansion of cooperation with Indonesia in various political, economic, cultural, and scientific fields.
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Indonesian police shoot dead Daesh-linked attacker
Feb 27, 2017 13:46Indonesian police have shot dead a suspected militant linked to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group during a firefight at a government office on Java Island.
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Indonesia recovers bodies of 6 refugees after boat capsizes off Malaysia
Feb 09, 2017 17:34Malaysia says the bodies of six people from a refugee boat that capsized on its way to Indonesia have been found.
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Indonesia, Australia agree to ‘choke off’ terror funding
Feb 03, 2017 03:01Indonesia and Australia have reached an agreement to fight terrorist groups by blocking their financial resources amid concerns in both countries that supporters of Daesh may be planning new terror attacks there.