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Indonesia to investigate forcible restraint of Nigerian diplomat
JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia's foreign ministry expressed its regret on Thursday after a senior Nigerian diplomat was forcibly restrained by immigration...
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Indonesian village turns unwanted trash into COVID helper
By Prasto Wardoyo TEMBOK GEDE, Indonesia (Reuters) - A homemade robot designed by Indonesian villagers and scientists for fun has...
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Indonesian army says has stopped ‘virginity tests’ on female cadets
(Corrects paragraph 6 to show Andika's comment on equality in army selection was made last month, not last week) By...
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New Zealand designates Indonesia, Fiji as high-risk countries due to COVID-19
By Praveen Menon WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand on Wednesday designated Indonesia and Fiji as very high-risk countries due to...
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East Timor detects first domestic transmission of COVID-19 Delta variant
By Kate Lamb (Reuters) - East Timor has recorded its first case of community transmission of the highly contagious Delta...
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Indonesia extends COVID-19 curbs as infections spread in regions
By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia extended its COVID-19 curbs on populous Java and Bali islands until Aug. 16, but...
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Indonesian president says restrictions needed to stem COVID surge outside most populous islands
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo said in a video released Saturday that COVID-19 infections have started to surge...
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New ASEAN envoy to Myanmar says he wants full access when he visits
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters) -The Brunei diplomat appointed by a Southeast Asian regional bloc as its special envoy to Myanmar...
Read moreIndonesian DJ faces pornography charges over COVID-19 bikini protest
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian police have charged a DJ with violating the country's controversial pornography law after the 28-year-old staged...
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Indonesia hails ‘new era’ for U.S. ties, hosts biggest joint military drills
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's foreign minister said on Thursday her nation had entered a "new era of bilateral relations" with...
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Indonesia says ‘Jurassic Park’ project on track despite UNESCO warnings
By Agustinus Beo Da Costa JAKARTA (Reuters) - Construction on an Indonesian tourism project dubbed "Jurassic Park" on social media...
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Indonesia finds COVID deaths more than three times higher for the unvaccinated
By Kate Lamb and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) - The COVID-19 death rate for people in the Indonesian capital of...
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Global COVID-19 cases surpass 200 million as Delta variant spreads
By Roshan Abraham and Kavya B (Reuters) - Coronavirus cases worldwide surpassed 200 million on Wednesday, according to a Reuters...
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U.S. State Dept. No.2 Sherman speaks with Myanmar shadow government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The No.2 U.S. diplomat, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, spoke on Wednesday with a representative of Myanmar's...
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ASEAN appoints Brunei diplomat as envoy to Myanmar
By Tom Allard JAKARTA (Reuters) -Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have appointed Brunei's second minister...
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Britain granted ‘dialogue partner’ status by Southeast Asian bloc
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain has been granted "dialogue partner" status by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, a step forward in...
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U.S., Indonesia commit to South China Sea defense in ‘strategic dialogue’
By Doyinsola Oladipo and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Tuesday the launch of...
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U.S. says Myanmar poll plan shows need for ASEAN to step up efforts
By David Brunnstrom and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The plan by Myanmar's ruling generals to hold elections in two years...
Read moreMagnitude 5.8 quake strikes Indonesia’s Mentawai region -EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Indonesia's Mentawai island region on Tuesday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre...
Read moreMagnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes near south coast of Indonesia– EMSC
(Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck about 203 km (126 miles)south west of Nabire, Indonesia, the European-Mediterranean Seismological...
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