Tag: Indonesia
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Rescuers search as grim toll rises in Bali floods
Rescuers are searching in rivers and the rubble of devastated villages for survivors of devastating flash floods that struck two provinces in Indonesia a day earlier, as waters begin to recede. Torrential rain beginning on Monday caused flooding and landslides on the tourist island of Bali and in East Nusa Tenggara province, killing at least…
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Indonesia drugs crackdown nets 285, including Australian
Indonesia has arrested 285 people suspected of drug trafficking, including 29 women and seven foreigners, one an Australian. Indonesian authorities say more than half a tonne of various narcotics were seized during the two-month crackdown. Indonesia is a major hub for drug trafficking in South-East Asia despite having strict drug laws, with convicted smugglers sometimes…
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Alarming spate of poisonings, drownings spurs Bali travel warning
Travel authorities have issued a new warning for Australia’s favourite travel destination amid a spate of alarming and sometimes deadly incidents. After reviewing its advice for Indonesia, the federal government’s Smartraveller website said it continued to advise visitors to “exercise a high degree of caution” – but it added an extra warning. “Australians have drowned…
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Albanese makes first state visit since election
Albanese will travel to Jakarta on Wednesday, where he will meet with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. Prabowo released a video of his conversation with Albanese after his thumping election win, saying he was “so happy” to see him win another term. The prime minister told the Indonesian president he wanted Jakarta to be his first…
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Indonesia court to rule on presidential election re-run challenges
The two rivals of Defence Minister and former special forces commander Prabowo have both asked the Constitutional Court to disqualify him from a contest he won by a huge margin, arguing widespread distribution of social aid in key areas had swayed the vote in his favour. Prabowo, who won 58 per cent of the votes,…
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Prabowo claims victory in Indonesia election
Political veteran Prabowo, a former special forces commander, trounced his rivals, winning about 58 per cent of votes according to four pollsters, based on “quick count” ballots at samples of voting stations nationwide. The number of votes tallied ranged from about 86 per cent to 95 per cent by 10pm local time. Appearing before supporters…
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Indonesia votes under shadow of influential incumbent
Indonesians have begun voting in eastern areas of the vast country in an election headlined by the race to succeed popular President Joko Widodo, whose influence could determine who takes the helm of the world’s third-largest democracy. Nearly 259,000 candidates are contesting 20,600 posts across the archipelago of 17,000 islands in the world’s biggest single-day…
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Indonesia presidential contenders vow peaceful campaign
Indonesia’s three presidential hopefuls have vowed a peaceful race a day before campaigning for next year’s election officially began as concerns rose their rivalry may sharpen religious and ethnic divides in Southeast Asia’s largest democracy. The election, due in February, will determine who will succeed President Joko Widodo, serving his second and final term. Hundreds…
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Bali and Lombok shaken by earthquake
The earthquake struck deep in the sea north of Bali and Lombok islands in Indonesia, sending residents and tourists running out of buildings. The quake’s epicentre early on Tuesday was 203km north of Mataram, Indonesia, and very deep at 516km below the Earth’s surface, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The US Geological Survey said…
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Australians missing off Indonesian coast found alive
Steph Weisse, Will Teagle and Jordan Short were found floating in the water on Tuesday after their boat failed to return from a trip to Pinang Island two days earlier. Their companion, Elliot Foote, was found a short time later after going for help. Foote’s father, Peter, told ABC TV his son had paddled away from…