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Indonesia villages evacuated amid volcanic eruption
Sep 22, 2017 13:55Thousands of residents were evacuated from villages near an active volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali, officials said on Friday, as seismic tremors rattled some areas and smoke rose above one of the world's most popular tourist spots.
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Petrol bomb thrown at Myanmar embassy in Indonesia
Sep 03, 2017 16:57A petrol bomb was thrown at Myanmar's embassy in the Indonesian capital Jakarta early Sunday, police said, as anger grew across the mainly Muslim archipelago about violence against the Rohingya in Myanmar.
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Iranian, Indonesian Navy Commanders Discuss Closer Cooperation
Aug 24, 2017 15:02Navy Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari and his Indonesian counterpart, Ade Supandi, exchanged views on a range of issues, including ways to boost cooperation between the two countries’ navies.
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Russia to sell SU-35 fighter jets to Indonesia
Aug 22, 2017 12:52Russia is set to sell Indonesia nearly a dozen Sukhoi fighter jets worth $1.14 billion in exchange for cash and commodities, officials in Jakarta say.
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Pertamina pushes Iran for exploration of oil fields
Aug 19, 2017 16:45Indonesia’s state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina says it has asked Iran to allow the company to accelerate exploration of two major oil fields in the southwestern Khuzestan province.
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President congratulates Indonesia on National Day
Aug 17, 2017 19:31President Hassan Rouhani in a message to his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo congratulated the people and government of Indonesia on the Southeast Asian country’s National Day.
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Strong 6.4 earthquake hits Indonesia’s Sumatra
Aug 13, 2017 04:41A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit off the Indonesian island Sumatra on Sunday but there was no tsunami risk, seismologists said as panicked residents fled their homes.
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Russia, Indonesia vow to fight Daesh ideology
Aug 09, 2017 21:28Indonesia and Russia pledged Wednesday to strengthen cooperation in cyber-security and counter-terrorism as concern grows about the spread of radicalism in Southeast Asia.
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Indonesia blocks access to telegram over ‘terrorist propaganda’ concerns
Jul 16, 2017 14:00Indonesia blocked access to web versions of the encrypted messaging service, Telegram, citing concerns the app is being used to spread “terrorist propaganda.”
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Suspected Daesh terrorists kill Indonesian police
Jun 25, 2017 08:17Suspected Daesh terrorists have stabbed an Indonesian police officer at a police post in the North Sumatra Province, amid rising concerns over the growth of militancy in the region.