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News Articles: Indonesia

People walk amid debris Sunday in a village affected by flooding in Ile Ape on Lembata Island in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province.

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  • Asia

Flooding, Landslides In Indonesia And E. Timor Kill More Than 110 People

Category 2 Cyclone Seroja raked the area as the storm tracked on a course for Western Australia, dumping heavy rain on the islands and triggering mudslides that buried homes and people.

April 05, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) officers carry the memory unit from a cockpit voice recorder recovered from the crashed Sriwijaya Air Flight SJ 182 at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta on Wednesday.

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  • Asia

Key Part Of Voice Recorder Found From January's Crash Of Indonesian Airliner

The memory unit from the cockpit voice recorder belonging to the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 that crashed into the Java Sea has been recovered, investigators say. All 62 people aboard were killed.

March 31, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
A police officer stands guard outside the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Makassar, Indonesia, on Sunday. Two suicide bombers attacked the Roman Catholic compound, injuring at least 20 people.

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  • Asia

Indonesia Church Bombing Wounds 20 On Palm Sunday

Two suicide bombers attacked a Roman Catholic church compound in Makassar on Sunday. Indonesian President Joko Widodo condemned the attack as an "act of terrorism."

March 28, 2021
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By:
  • Pien Huang
Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) officers check debris last month from the crash of a Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 in  Jakarta, Indonesia.

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  • Asia

Faulty Throttle Identified As Possible Factor In Crash Of Indonesian Airliner

Investigators say an engine throttle appears to have malfunctioned while the autopilot was engaged, possibly contributing to last month's crash of a Boeing 737-500 that killed all 62 people aboard.

February 10, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Mount Merapi, Indonesia's most active volcano, spews rocks and gas into Wednesday's morning sky.

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  • Asia

Indonesia's Most Active Volcano Erupts

Indonesia, an archipelago of 270 million people, sits along the Pacific "Ring of Fire," which leaves the country prone to earthquakes, tsunamis and eruptions.

January 27, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
With official charges submitted against three men accused in bombings in Indonesia in 2002 and 2003, the U.S. must arraign the prisoners before a military commission at a U.S. base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

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  • Law

U.S. Military Moves To Try 3 Guantanamo Suspects Linked To Indonesia Bombings

The men have been held in U.S. custody since 2003, accused of planning and helping to carry out the deadly bombing attacks at a Bali nightclub in 2002 and at a J.W. Marriott Hotel in Jakarta.

January 22, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
An official has a blood pressure test before receiving the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine, developed in China, at a hospital in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, on January 15.

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  • Global Health

China's Sinovac Vaccine Is Rolling Out Around The World. Will It Work?

Research suggests the vaccine prevents disease only 50% of the time. But it could still have a big impact. And many countries are betting on it.

January 19, 2021
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
Indonesian navy forces were able to recover a "black box" from the crashed Sriwijaya Air passenger jet on Tuesday.

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  • Asia

Indonesian Navy Divers Recover 'Black Box' From Wreckage Of Jetliner

Divers recovered the device from the Java Sea after Saturday's crash of Sriwijaya Air Flight 182.

January 12, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
This radar image shows the flight path of Indonesian Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 before it dropped off radar on Saturday.

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  • Asia

Indonesian Passenger Plane With 62 On Board Goes Missing Minutes After Takeoff

A search and rescue operation was underway for Sriwijaya Air Flight 182, which lost contact with air traffic controllers shortly after takeoff from Jakarta, according to transportation officials.

January 10, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Breslow
Indonesian Navy divers hold wreckage from Sriwijaya Air flight 182 during a search and rescue operation at sea near Lancang island on Sunday.

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  • Asia

'Black Boxes,' Wreckage Located In Indonesia Air Crash; No Signs Of Survivors

Authorities said they know the location of the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder of the Boeing 737-500 that went down in the Java Sea with 62 people on board.

January 10, 2021
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By:
  • Avie Schneider
Members of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) protest against the death of George Floyd outside U.S. Consulate in solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement on June 8, 2020 in Sandton, South Africa.

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  • Race

In 2020, Protests Spread Across The Globe With A Similar Message: Black Lives Matter

Journalists based in Colombia, South Africa and Indonesia talk about how the Black Lives Matter movement inspired activists abroad this year.

December 30, 2020
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By:
  • Ashley Westerman ,
  • Ryan Benk,
  • and 1 more
Mount Sinabung on Indonesia's Sumatra Island spews thick ash and smoke miles into the sky on Monday.

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  • Asia

PHOTOS: Indonesia's Volcano Mount Sinabung Erupts, Spewing Ash Miles High

Mount Sinabung was dormant for 400 years before reawakening in 2010. Since then, it has erupted repeatedly. Dramatic photos and videos capture the latest eruption.

August 10, 2020
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By:
  • Camila Domonoske
A medical worker collects nasal swab samples this week during a mass test for the coronavirus at North Sumatra University in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The mass test was held after the rector of the university along with one of his deputies and a member of the board of trustees were tested positive for COVID-19.

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  • Asia

Indonesia Stumbles As Coronavirus Cases Surge

The archipelago nation has been hit by the virus far more than any other country in Southeast Asia. Epidemiologists says it is due to government failures.

July 16, 2020
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By:
  • Michael Sullivan

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