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A woman was found dead last month inside the belly of a reticulated python in another district (file). Makassar, Indonesia: A woman was found dead inside the belly of a snake after it swallowed her whole in central Indonesia, police said Wednesday, the second python killing in the province in a month. Siriati, 36, had…
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China Badminton Association also expressed deep sorrow and shock. Zhang Zhijie, a 17-year-old Chinese badminton player, died after collapsing on the court during the Badminton Asia Junior Championships in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, as per a report in Marca. The shuttler was playing against Japan’s Kazuma Kawano in the opening game on June 30, which was tied…
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General view of core government area construction of Indonesia’s new capital Jakarta: Indonesia is using a weather modification technique known as cloud seeding around the site of its future capital to reduce intense rains that have hampered construction of the new city, a weather agency official said on Friday. The planned city of Nusantara is…
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Ibu volcano in Indonesia’s Halmahera Island erupted again on Monday. Jakarta: Ibu volcano in Indonesia’s Halmahera Island erupted again, sending volcanic ash as high as 5,000 metre to its peak, the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said. The eruption occurred at 11:36 a.m. local time on Monday for more than two minutes, and…
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The twins were born in 2018, but the case report was published this week. In a super rare occurrence, conjoined twins born in Indonesia have four arms, three legs and shared genitalia. Such twins are scientifically known as ischiopagus tripus and is one in a two million phenomenon. Just a handful of such conjoined twins,…
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Indonesian police said the 49-year-old suspect, identified as Troy Smith, was arrested on April 30 Denpasar: An Australian man faces up to 20 years in prison on the resort island of Bali and a fine of more than $600,000 for allegedly attempting to sell crystal meth, police said Monday. Indonesian police said the 49-year-old suspect…
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A column of ash rises over the Gunung Ibu (Mount Ibu) volcano, in Tabaru, North Maluku province, Indonesia May 13, 2024. Screengrab | Photo Credit: Reuters Indonesia’s Ibu volcano erupted on May 13 morning, spewing thick columns of grey ash several kilometres into the sky, the country’s volcanology agency said. The volcano on the remote…
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Indonesia is prone to earthquakes because of its position on vulnerable quake-hit zone Jakarta: An undersea quake with a magnitude of 6.5 jolted Indonesia’s West Java province on Saturday night, without triggering giant waves, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The earthquake occurred at 23:29 Jakarta time (1629 GMT) on Saturday with its…
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It took rescuers around 2 hours to retrieve Ms Lihong’s body. (Representative pic) A 31-year-old Chinese woman died after falling off the edge of a crater while posing for a photo on an Indonesian volcano known for its popular “blue fire” phenomenon. According to the New York Post, the woman, identified as Huang Lihong, was…
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United Nations: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Gita Sabharwal of India as the United Nations resident coordinator in Indonesia. Sabharwal, who took up her post on Monday, brings close to 30 years of experience in development supporting climate transition, sustainable peace, governance and social policy, while leveraging digital technology and data to accelerate the…
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