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Indonesia to allow stranded Rohingya boat to seek refuge
Dec 29, 2021 20:12Indonesia says it will allow a boat packed with persecuted Rohingya Muslim refugees from Myanmar stranded off its coast to dock.
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Eleven Indonesians dead, 27 missing in Malaysia boat sinking
Dec 15, 2021 09:53At least 11 Indonesian migrants died and 27 are believed to be missing after a boat sank Wednesday in stormy weather off southern Malaysia, authorities said.
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Indonesians flee homes after magnitude 7.3 quake triggers tsunami warnings
Dec 14, 2021 11:55A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday triggering a tsunami warning, the meteorological department said, which sent startled residents out into the streets, but there was no immediate word on any casualties or damage.
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Over dozen killed, thousands fleeing as Java volcano erupts in Indonesia
Dec 05, 2021 09:29Disaster officials in Indonesia raised the death toll in the eruption of Mount Semeru to 13 on Sunday, as rescuers working through the night freed as many as 10 people from the debris.
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FM stresses need to form inclusive govt. in Afghanistan
Oct 21, 2021 14:29Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian emphasized the importance of formation of an inclusive government in Afghanistan.
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First ancient human DNA found from key Asian migration route
Sep 01, 2021 08:47The 7,000-year-old skeleton of a teenage hunter-gatherer from Sulawesi in Indonesia could be the first remains found from a mysterious, ancient culture known as the Toaleans. Sulawesi has some of the world’s oldest cave art, but ancient human remains have been scarce — now a fossil with DNA hints at a mysterious lineage of people.
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Russia backs ASEAN plan on tackling post-coup turmoil in Myanmar
Jul 06, 2021 18:11Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow strongly supports the Southeast Asian diplomatic efforts to end the post-coup crisis engulfing Myanmar.
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Iranian tanker held in Indonesia back on its mission: NITC
May 30, 2021 05:53The National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) says a crude oil tanker that had been held for more than four months off the Indonesian coast is back on its mission after being released by local authorities.
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Iranian-flagged oil tanker seized in January by Indonesia released
May 29, 2021 12:44Tehran has secured the release of an Iranian-flagged tanker, seized by Indonesian maritime authorities earlier this year over allegations of illegal transfer of crude oil in the Southeast Asian country's waters.
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Iran offers condolences to Indonesia over submarine disaster
Apr 26, 2021 14:24Iran’s Foreign Ministry expressed condolences to Indonesia after all crew members of a missing naval submarine were pronounced dead.