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Giant dome collapses in Indonesia mosque fire

Jakarta (AFP) - The large dome of a grand mosque in Indonesia's capital Jakarta collapsed after a major fire, without causing any casualties.

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Indonesia weighs impact of tin export ban

JAKARTA: Indonesia has yet to decide the timing of a possible ban on tin exports and is still making calculations about its impact, President Joko Widodo said on Thursday, as the country pushes to step up domestic processing.

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Indonesia bans syrup drugs after deadly kidney cases

JAKARTA: Indonesia has halted sales of medicinal syrup after 99 children died of acute kidney injuries this year.

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Australia committed to military cooperation with Indonesia

Country seen as an ‘important partner’ in a region where China is becoming increasingly assertive.

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Indonesia to strike green energy deal with rich nations at G20 summit

KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesia is on track to secure a clean energy partnership with rich countries when it hosts a G20 summit in November, obtaining international funding to cut its reliance on coal power and to implement a green and fair transition, energy analysts said.

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Fury at FIFA chief's kickabout in Indonesia after stadium tragedy

Jakarta (AFP) - Photos of FIFA's president laughing and high-fiving in a football match with local officials weeks after a stadium disaster killed 133 people in Indonesia sparked online fury in the country on Wednesday.

AFP

Indonesia to demolish football stadium where crush killed 133

Jakarta (AFP) - The Indonesian football stadium where a stampede killed 133 people will be torn down and rebuilt, President Joko Widodo said Tuesday, as the head of FIFA pledged to help "reform and transform" the sport in the country.

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FIFA, Indonesia Vow to Improve Football Safety after Fatal Stampede

FIFA head Gianni Infantino and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday agreed to re-evaluate safety measures at stadiums across the country, after more than 130 people were killed in a crowd stampede at a match this month. The head of world football's governing body was in Jakarta to meet President…

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FIFA president vows to 'transform' Indonesian football after tragedy

Jakarta (AFP) - Visiting FIFA president Gianni Infantino pledged to help "reform and transform" Indonesian football on Tuesday, two weeks after the country suffered one of the worst disasters in the sport's history.

AFP

FIFA, Indonesia vow to improve football safety after fatal stampede

JAKARTA: FIFA head Gianni Infantino and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday agreed to re-evaluate safety measures at stadiums across the country, after more than 130 people were killed in a crowd stampede at a match this month.

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Indonesian murder trial puts spotlight on police impunity

The trial of a former Indonesian police general accused of orchestrating the murder of his bodyguard started at a Jakarta court on Monday, in a case that has put a spotlight on alleged impunity and corruption in the country's police force.

Reuters

Indonesia bans cough syrup ingredients linked to child deaths

JAKARTA: Indonesia has banned ingredients linked to the deaths of 70 children in The Gambia from cough syrups as it investigates acute kidney damage that has killed more than 20 children in Jakarta this year.

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Indonesia bans cough syrup material linked to Gambia child deaths

Indonesia on Saturday banned ingredients linked to the deaths of 70 children in Gambia from cough syrups in the Southeast Asian country as it investigates acute kidney damage that has killed more than 20 children in the capital Jakarta this year.

Reuters

Indonesia task force wants FA chief to resign over stadium disaster

Jakarta (AFP) - The task force investigating a stadium tragedy that killed 132 people in Indonesia has called on the country's football association chief to resign, a top minister said Friday.

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Indonesia gears up to start its first high-speed rail line

Indonesia is preparing to start Southeast Asia’s first high-speed rail service that will cut travel time between two cities from the current three hours to about 40 minutes

Reuters

Indonesia to investigate cases of fatal kidney injury among children

Indonesia will investigate cases of acute kidney injury which has caused the deaths of more than 20 children in its capital Jakarta this year, health authorities said on Wednesday.

AFP

Mourners mark 20th anniversary of Indonesia's Bali bombings

Denpasar (Indonesia) (AFP) - Hundreds of mourners and survivors commemorated on Wednesday the 20th anniversary of the bombings that killed more than 200 people on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.

AFP

Last surviving Bali bomber's apology rejected by victims

Jakarta (AFP) - The last surviving bomber in the Bali blasts that killed more than 200 people two decades ago has expressed regret for the deadliest terror attack in Southeast Asia ahead of its 20th anniversary on Wednesday, but victims have rejected his apology.

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Charges laid in deadly Indonesian football stampede

JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities have charged six people, including three police officers, over a football stadium disaster that killed 131 at the weekend.

AFP

'Above the law': Indonesia stampede puts focus on police force

Jakarta (AFP) - The Indonesian stadium stampede that left 131 people dead has sparked anger against the nation's police, whom critics have long accused of using excessive violence.

Reuters

Indonesia's NasDem party endorses outgoing Jakarta governor for 2024 presidential race

Indonesia's fifth-largest political party NasDem on Monday announced that it is backing outgoing Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan as its candidate for the 2024 presidential election.

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Jakarta’s floods are devastating — they don’t have to be

Jakarta’s severe flooding is happening more often and with more intensity. A new approach might hold the key to moving forward.

AFP

Indonesia approves first homegrown Covid-19 vaccine

Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesia has approved its first locally developed Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, the head of the country's public health agency said Friday, hailing it as a step toward "the nation's independence in access to medicine".

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Indonesia approves first home-grown Covid vaccine for emergency use

JAKARTA: Indonesia has approved its first domestically-produced Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use for people over 18, the chief of the country's food and drugs agency (BPOM) was quoted by news media as saying on Wednesday.

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Asean foreign ministers to meet next month in Jakarta

Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will gather in Jakarta next month to narrow topics to be discussed at the group's summit in November, the Indonesian government said Friday.

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