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Indonesia breaks a new record with >40,000 Covid-19 cases on Monday, entering what the government has dubbed "the worst-case scenario."
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Heroic Air Traffic Controller Dies After Ensuring Last Flight Escapes Palu Earthquake
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No More Pushing: This Street Vendor Sells Vegetables on Electric Cart
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Bioskop Grand in Senen, one of Jakarta's oldest movie theaters, now lies in ruins. Danny, its last projectionist, still lives inside the building, occasionaly playing his collection of old films to roll back the clock. #harifilmnasional
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Reading Indonesia: 30 Books That Will Help You Understand the Southeast Asian Giant
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At 22, Tsamara Amany has quickly become one of the youngest and most outspoken politicians in Indonesia. A member of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (PSI), she is known for her quick wit and her penchant for calling out senior politicians on social media. #JGWomenWednesdays
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Indonesia reports 20,574 new Covid-19 cases on Thursday, breaking the country's daily record.
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Longing For Home: a police officer in riot gear video calls his young son as he takes a break guarding the Election Supervisory Agency (#Bawaslu) office on Jalan Thamrin in Central Jakarta on Tuesday night. #Pemilu2019 . 📸 JG Photo/@yudhabaskoro
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Indonesia hits double records again on Monday, with 29,745 new Covid-19 cases and 558 deaths, the highest since the pandemic began.
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E-commerce platform Shopee claps back at arch nemesis Maimon Herawati, with a cheeky revision to its Blackpink advertisement, replacing the lower half of the members with an illustration.
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Supporters of #Prabowo Subianto were involved in more clashes with police officers in Petamburan, Central Jakarta, on Wednesday as protests continue against @jokowi's re-election. #Pilpres2019 . 📸 : JG Photo/Yudha Baskoro
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CCTV footage shows two individuals on a motorbike detonating a bomb at the gate of #Surabaya police station (Mapolrestabes) at 8.50 a.m. this morning, injuring police officers.
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Relative to population, many provinces outside Java now have more active Covid-19 cases than Jakarta, E. Java, C. Java, W. Java, or Banten, showing how the pandemic spread has shifted to outside the country's most populous island.
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Sandiaga Uno finally appeared with Prabowo Subianto as he declared victory in the presidential election despite quick count results pointing to a comfortable #Jokowi win. As his expressions suggest though, Sandi didn't seem too enthused about the whole thing. #pilpres2019
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Eyewitness: Families of Victims of AirAsia #QZ8501 React to News of Discovery http://t.co/yRX9M5pGcy
http://t.co/muzYd43uX8.
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Indonesian Women’s Doubles Pair Make History by Reaching Olympics Final
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Chatri Sityodtong to Represent MMA at Forbes Global CEO Conference
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Former Indonesian first lady Kristiani Herrawati Yudhoyono passed away on Saturday at the National University Hospital in Singapore, where she had been receiving treatment for late-stage blood cancer. She was 66 years old. #RIPAniYudhoyono #SelamatJalanBuAni
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Greysia, Apriyani Win Indonesia’s First Olympic Women’s Doubles Gold
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Islamist Terrorists Kill Four Salvation Army Members in C. Sulawesi, Manhunt Launched
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Longing For Home: a police officer in riot gear video calls his young son as he takes a break guarding the Election Supervisory Agency (#Bawaslu) office on Jalan Thamrin in Central Jakarta on Tuesday night. #Pemilu2019 . 📸 JG Photo/@yudhabaskoro
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Sinovac Vaccine Protects Health Workers From Severe Covid-19 in Delta-Hit Kudus
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Will someone finally move #Indonesia's capital out of #Jakarta, even #Java altogether? President #Jokowi stoked new fire to the old debate of relocating the capital by discussing it in a closed meeting today. Where do you think the capital should move?
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Uneven Fight: Lamborghini Driver Points Gun at Walking Students
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Indonesians Satisfied with Gov’t Handling of Pandemic despite Surge in Cases
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Another new record in Covid-19 daily cases for Indonesia, with 21,095 people tested positive for the disease on Saturday. The previous peak was just two days ago.
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Indonesian authorities have confirmed a #LionAir plane bound for #PangkalPinang crashed into the sea with 188 passengers on board on Monday morning (29/10). Flight JT-610 lost contact with air traffic controller minutes after it took off from Soekarno-Hatta Airport in #Jakarta.
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"Come home, Daddy": harrowing graphic adaptation by artist Sheila Rooswitha of an iconic image from the #JakartaRiots, snapped by our own @yudhabaskoro! Respect to you both!
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Minke 1880? #Dilan1990 heartthrob Iqbaal Ramadhan is set to play tragic hero Minke in the movie adaptation of Pramoedya Ananta Toer's classic novel "Bumi Manusia" (This Earth of Mankind), @FalconPictures_ announced on Thursday (24/05). #bumimanusia #pramoedyanantatoer
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Indonesia ended its worst week in the pandemic by breaking the daily records, with 21,342 new cases on Sunday. Cumulatively, the country added 125,395 new cases in the past seven days, jumping by 60 percent from the previous week.
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Indonesia reports 31,189 new cases and 728 deaths from Covid-19 on Tuesday, both all-time high records.
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Thousands of women and men in Jakarta rallied together in a march to commemorate #InternationalWomensDay in Jakarta on Friday (08/03). Posters carried by the marchers demanded better protection of the rights of women, women's empowerment and an end to gender-based violence.
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Indonesia records 11,287 new Covid-19 cases on Sunday, bringing the total to 907,929 cases. It only took nine days for the country to accumulate 100,000 new cases.
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Indonesia Gets Best Paralympic Games Results in History
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Hesti Sutrisno believes her encounters with stray dogs on the streets is destiny. She now looks after 11 dogs she rescued from homelessness. "Initially, it was like God's test, either I adopt them or I leave them," said the mother of two.
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Majority of Indonesians Simply Don’t Like Rizieq Syihab: Poll
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Ridwan Kamil's Eldest Son Is Missing in Switzerland
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Indonesia reports 8,093 Covid-19 active cases on Friday, rising for the third day in a row. The last time the number rose for three consecutive days was when the second wave peaked in July 2021.
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Indonesia reported a new record high in Covid-19 infections with 8,854 cases on Wednesday, two weeks after the Christmas holiday began.
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Indonesia Welcomes Two New Javan Rhino Calves and a Rare Hawk-Eagle Chick
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The number of Covid-19 active cases in Indonesia has exceeded 60,000 on Jan 30, 2022, the first time since Sep 2021.
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#AsianGames2018 crowd favorite, 20-year-old men's single #badminton star Jonatan Christie, and the world's top ranked men's doubles team Marcus Gideon and Kevin Sukamuljo won more gold medals for Indonesia on Tuesday (28/08). #AsianGames2018 #jonatan #jonatanchristie
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Indonesia Passes 14,000 Coronavirus Cases in a Day
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Please, Stay at Home: Indonesia Turns to Telemedicine as New Cases Rise to 3rd Highest in the World
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Twenty-one-year-old Anthony Sinisuka Ginting won the #ChinaOpen2018 on Sunday, defeating four #badminton world champions. This is the first men's single title for #Indonesia in the championship since Alan Budikusuma won it in 1994. #AnthonyGinting #Ginting #ChinaOpenSuper1000
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Indonesia sets a new record for the fourth consecutive day with close to 28,000 new daily cases on Saturday. That brings the total active cases to more than 281,000. The country sees 493 new deaths, pushing up total Covid-19 fatalities to 60,027.
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“What You Share Defines You”: Indonesia Has World’s Biggest Fact-Checking Network
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What Pandemic? Gov't Turn A Blind Eye as Hardliners Break Health Protocols
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Indonesia Deploys Military to Enforce 'New Normal' in Jakarta
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Indonesian Mother with Coronavirus Gives Birth to Healthy Baby at Siloam Hospital
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Bakrie Group Contributes $1.2m to Gov’t Covid-19 Task Force
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Anak Krakatau Erupts after First Anniversary of Deadly Tsunami
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Siloam Turns Shopping Center in South Jakarta Into Covid-19 Hospital
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Starbikes are #Jakarta's unique, full-blown cafés on wheels. You can get all your morning fix from them: coffee, snacks, cigarettes. Most of the Starbikers are migrants from small towns, trying to strike it lucky and end up struggling to make ends meet.
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Pfizer's Vaccine Is Out of the Question as Indonesia Lacks Refrigerators: State Pharma Boss
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Riot Breaks Out in West Jakarta as Police Ban Protest Against Omnibus Law
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Tono, who calls himself a "city farmer," has turned a former red-light strip on the banks of Tanah Abang's West Flood Canal into his own private green farm. #jakarta #cityliving
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[POLL] Can Ahok win election despite being named suspect in defamation case?.
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Today, almost 57,000 new Covid-19 cases are reported in Indonesia, a new record for the fourth consecutive day.
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Asian Games Opening Ceremony Celebrates Unity in Diversity
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Indonesia sees a new record high in new Covid-19 daily cases on Friday, two weeks after a long weekend in October.
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Grief, Courage as Thousands Light Candles for 'Martyr of Democracy'
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Jokowi releases list of ministers for 'Working Cabinet' http://t.co/DgI2SLG5FN
http://t.co/FNuaVoP1bo.
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Indonesia Breaks Record for Highest Number of Monthly Coronavirus Death Toll
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Indonesia Reports Highest Daily Covid Death Toll as Cases Pass 700,000
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Indonesians Take to Social Media to Vent on Regional Elections Law http://t.co/RVemSQEGdl
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First Pfizer Vaccine Delivery Arrives in Indonesia
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Sri Mulyani Receives Best Minister Award During World Government Summit in Dubai
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Eighteen-year-old sprinter Lalu Muhammad Zohri from #Indonesia was the surprise winner of the men's 100-meter sprint at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, on Wednesday (11/07). Zohri won the race from unfavored line eight in 10.18 seconds. #IAAFworlds
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Joe Taslim to Star in New Action Comedy 'Hit N Run'
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Indonesia's Covid-19 Deaths Climb to 55, New Cases Hit Biggest Single-Day Rise
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555 people died from Covid-19 in Indonesia on Saturday, setting a new daily fatality record. The country also added more than 27,000 new cases, bringing the total active cases up to more than 295,000.
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Covid-19 Daily New Cases in Indonesia Is Now the 5th Highest in the World
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Ahok Isn't Chinese, Anies Isn't an Arab, They Are Indonesians: NU Chairman
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Indonesia Plans Exclusive Concerts to Compete with Singapore's Taylor Swift Show
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[POLL] Who do you think is leading in the 1st leg of the Gubernatorial debate?.
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Indonesia has more than half a million Covid-19 active cases on Saturday, with most of the cases are in Java.
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This Could Be Us: India's Covid-19 2nd Wave Serves as a Warning for Indonesia
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Indonesia sets a new record high with 14,518 new daily Covid-19 cases on Saturday. W. Java reports 4,601 new cases, followed by Jakarta (3,491) and C. Java (1,237). The number of total cases grows by 1.07 percent/day on average, likely to reach two million in just over six weeks.
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#Indonesia's clean sweep in #pencaksilat at #AsianGames2018 on Wednesday (29/08) – 8 gold medals in one day – were enough to make two great political enemies, President Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto, sweep all their rivalry under the carpet for a brief but momentous hug.
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Indonesia's First International Modern Art Museum to Open in November
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Indonesia Confirms Boeing Plane Crashes Near Airport with 62 People Onboard
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Indonesia Reports Highest Number of Covid Deaths in a Day
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Jokowi's Millennial Advisor's Startup Ruangguru Raises $150m in Fresh Funding
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Indonesia Adds 204,000 Covid Cases, 5,000 Deaths in December
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