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Indonesia's Chief Security Minister wounded after stabbing attack, assaila
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Oct 10 (ANI): Indonesia's Chief Security Minister Wiranto sustained injuries after he was stabbed by a man on Thursday during his visit to Pandeglang town in Banten province.
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Maj AQ Khan wins silver medal in 53rd Asian Body Building and Physique Spo
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Oct 3 (ANI): Maj Abdul Quadir Khan of the Corps of Signals brought laurels to India as he won a silver medal at the 53rd Asian Body Building and Physique Sports Championship held at Batam, Indonesia on October 2 this year.
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Death toll rises to 30 after powerful quake jolts Indonesia
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Sept 29 (ANI): At least 30 people have been killed while 156 others were wounded due to the powerful 6.5 magnitude, which recently struck off Seram Island's coast, local authorities said on Sunday.
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Wreckage of Indonesia cargo plane found, 4 bodies recovered
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta (Indonesia), Sept. 25 (Xinhua/ANI): Rescuers have recovered the wreckage of a cargo plane that lost contact at a jungle in Indonesia's eastern Papua province last week and evacuated the bodies of all four people on board, a research official said Wednesday.
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Indonesia's president postpones vote to criminalise sex outside marriage
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Sept 24 (ANI): Following the outcry from human rights groups worldwide, Indonesian President Joko Widodo has postponed a vote that could have criminalized consensual extramarital sex and effectively outlawed same-sex relations in the country.
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5.9 magnitude earthquake rattles Indonesia
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Sept 22 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter Scale struck off the coast of Yamdena island on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said.
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Indonesia moves to ban consensual sex outside of marriage
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Sept 19 (ANI): Indonesia is set to pass a new penal code that would criminalise consensual sex outside of marriage and effectively outlaw same-sex relations.
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Minimum age for brides raised to 19 in Indonesia
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Sept 18 (ANI): In a bid to curb child marriage in the country, Indonesia's parliament has revised its marriage law to lift the minimum age at which women can marry by three years to 19.
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India-Indonesia trade target of USD 50 bn will now be set on track: Jaisha
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Sept 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that with the opening of the CII representative office in Jakarta, Indian industries will find an ideal platform to proactively engage with their Indonesian counterparts, and the bilateral trade tar
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Jaishankar holds talks with Indonesian counterpart Marsudi
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Sept 5 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held talks with his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi here on Thursday.
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Indonesia to resurrect colonial-era law that imprisons people for insultin
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Sep 3 (ANI): Indonesia is set to resurrect a colonial-era regulation that could lead to imprisonment of people who insult the president, in a move that critics said may demonstrate the country's creeping encroachment on free speech and expression.
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Amid protests, Indonesia blocks internet access
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Jakarta [Indonesia], Aug 22 (ANI): Indonesia has blocked internet access in West Papua region and deployed extra military and police personnel to the region amid ongoing protests.
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