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Search continues for Indonesia quarry collapse victims, death toll at 17
Published on 01/06/2025
» JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities will continue searching on Sunday for eight people trapped in a rock collapse at a quarry in West Java, where the death toll has reached 17 with six injured, the search and rescue agency Basarnas said.
New movies out this week: Sept 5-11
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 05/09/2024
» New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.
Net-zero finance must be equitable
Oped, Published on 13/08/2024
» The Asia and the Pacific region stand at a critical juncture, positioned both as a significant contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions and a potential leader in transformative climate action. The Asian Development Bank (ADB), alongside our member countries, is steering the region towards a sustainable future through support for a just transition. Our vision aims to reorient economic and social frameworks to foster low-carbon, climate-resilient growth that enhances prosperity and inclusion.
A royal treasure
Life, Published on 24/02/2020
» The Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles is travelling back in time to when King Chulalongkorn fell in love with Javanese culture during his visits to Indonesia and brought home 307 of the finest batiks as keepsakes.
Indonesia arrests 36 militant suspects
Associated Press, Published on 17/10/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's elite anti-terrorism unit went on a busy 24-hour spree to root out suspected Islamic militants ahead of a presidential inauguration that will be attended by regional leaders and foreign envoys.
Seven killed in Indonesia building collapse
AFP, Published on 16/04/2018
» JAKARTA: A group of teenagers practising for a dance and music show were among seven Indonesians killed Monday when the building they were in collapsed, police said.
Female clerics playing bigger role in promoting peaceful Islam
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 01/05/2017
» CIREBON, WEST JAVA - Female Islamic scholars are hoping to do more to enlighten their families and communities at a time of rising intolerance that is making people more susceptible to embracing radicalism cloaked in religious teachings.
Muslim women urge Jakarta to end child marriage
Published on 28/04/2017
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's main Muslim women's group has issued an edict against child marriage, urging the government of the world's most populous Muslim nation to increase the legal minimum age for females to marry from 16 to 18 years.
Man caught hunting Pokemon on Indonesian military base
AFP, Published on 19/07/2016
» JAKARTA - A Frenchman caught trespassing on a military base in Indonesia has confessed he was playing the wildly popular smartphone game Pokemon Go when he accidently strayed off course, police said.