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Indonesia police arrest hundreds as protests turn violent
Oct 01, 2019 09:23Police in Indonesia have arrested hundreds of people during and following street protests against a proposed bill that turned violent in the capital, Jakarta.
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Death toll from east Indonesia quake rises to 30
Sep 29, 2019 08:12The death toll from a strong earthquake in Indonesia's eastern province of Maluku has risen to 30 people, the national disaster mitigation agency (BNBP) said on Sunday, and hundreds of thousands of people remain in evacuation shelters.
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Indonesia students rally again to protest planned changes to laws
Sep 26, 2019 05:34Indonesian students have continued protests for the third consecutive day over government’s plans to introduce sweeping changes to the Muslim-majority country’s laws.
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At least 20 killed, dozens injured in Papua unrest: Indonesia
Sep 23, 2019 11:10At least 20 people have been killed and dozens more injured as fresh unrest erupted in Indonesia's restive Papua region, with some victims burned to death in buildings set ablaze by protesters, authorities say.
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Clashes between army, students turn deadly in Indonesia's Papua
Sep 23, 2019 10:22An Indonesian soldier was killed on Monday in a clash with students in Papua, a military spokesman said, while media reports said three students also died in the incident that marks a new escalation in unrest in the easternmost area.
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Malaysia, Indonesia shut thousands of schools over toxic haze from forest fires
Sep 19, 2019 07:31Thousands of schools were shuttered across Malaysia and Indonesia Thursday, affecting at least 1.7 million pupils, officials said, as toxic haze from rampant forest fires sent air quality plummeting.
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Indonesia returns hundreds of containers of waste to West
Sep 19, 2019 07:14Indonesia is sending back hundreds of containers of contaminated waste to the West after shipments supposedly containing plastic meant for recycling were found to hide hazardous substances, customs officials said.
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Indonesian police ban violent protests in the province of Papua
Sep 02, 2019 09:04Indonesian police have banned demonstrations and speeches promoting separatism in the easternmost region of Papua, which had been rocked by protests for two weeks, the state news agency, Antara, reported on Monday.
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Six killed as Indonesian forces fire on Papua protesters
Aug 28, 2019 12:03Security forces have opened fire on protesters in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua, killing six people in a clash at a government office in the Deiyai region, a resident and a website citing a separatist group said.
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Police regain control in Indonesia's Papua region after riots
Aug 19, 2019 09:52Indonesia's Police Chief said on Monday that authorities in the easternmost Papua region were regaining control after protesters set fire to tires and torched a local parliament building over the recent detention of scores of Papuan students.