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Indonesian Volcano Erupts Again, Sending Ash 5 Km Into Sky

May 20, 2024 admin

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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Extremely Rare Conjoined Twins Born In Indonesia Have 4 Arms, 3 Legs

May 16, 2024 admin

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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Australian Man Faces 20-Year Jail, $600,000 Fine For Selling Meth In Bali

May 13, 2024 admin

Australian Man Faces 20-Year Jail, 0,000 Fine For Selling Meth In Bali

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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Indonesia’s Mt. Ibu erupts, spewing ash clouds

May 13, 2024 admin

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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Earthquake Of 6.5 Magnitude Hits Indonesia, No Tsunami Alert Issued

April 27, 2024 admin

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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Chinese Woman, 31, Posing For Photo Dies After Falling Into Indonesian Volcano

April 23, 2024 admin

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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India’s Gita Sabharwal Appointed To Top UN Post In Indonesia

April 23, 2024 admin

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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Indonesian volcano eruption forces evacuations, airport closure; officials flag tsunami threat

April 18, 2024 admin

This handout photograph taken and released by the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation on April 17, 2024, shows Mount Ruang spewing hot lava and smoke as seen from Sitaro, North Sulawesi. | Photo Credit: AFP Indonesia shut a provincial airport and evacuated hundreds of people from the vicinity of the Ruang volcano after…

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Indonesia opposition candidate calls for new vote after election loss

March 21, 2024 admin

Presidential candidate Anies Baswedan. File | Photo Credit: AP Failed Indonesian presidential candidate Anies Baswedan challenged Prabowo Subianto’s decisive victory at the Constitutional Court on March 21, alleging rules were unfairly changed to allow the outgoing leader’s son to run as his vice president. Anies’ call for a new vote comes a day after Defence…

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