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Indonesia commission formally declares Prabowo next president

Indonesia commission formally declares Prabowo next president

" JAKARTA: Indonesia’s election commission formally declared Prabowo Subianto as the next president of the world’s third-largest democracy Wednesday, after the country’s constitutional court shot down challenges to his first-round majority victory. Indonesian defence minister Prabowo, 72, is due to take the reins in October from outgoing leader Joko Widodo, more popularly known as Jokowi,…

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Jakarta to remain economic hub as Indonesia moving capital city

” Jakarta to remain economic hub as Indonesia moving capital city ” | Current Pulse | International

" Indonesia’s parliament on Thursday designated special status for Jakarta, keeping the metropolis as the country’s economic epicentre, amid plans to move the capital city to Borneo island. Indonesia plans to move its capital city away from congested and sinking Jakarta, to Nusantara, a $32-billion city under construction in the jungles of East Kalimantan on…

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Four bodies found, six missing after Indonesia landslide

” Four bodies found, six missing after Indonesia landslide ” | Current Pulse | International

" JAKARTA: Rescuers in Indonesia recovered four bodies including those of two children after a landslide and flooding hit a village on Java island, while six others remain missing, an official said Wednesday. Cibenda village in West Java Province became inundated just before midnight on Sunday evening after hours of torrential rain when many villagers…

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Two Rohingya found dead at sea after Indonesia ends survivor search

” Two Rohingya found dead at sea after Indonesia ends survivor search ” | Current Pulse | International

" ACEH JAYA, Indonesia: The bodies of two Rohingya refugees were retrieved and several more were spotted at sea Saturday, local rescuers said, days after a wooden boat believed to be carrying around 150 people capsized, leaving many missing or dead. The mostly Muslim ethnic Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar, and thousands risk their…

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Death toll from Indonesia floods, landslides rises to 26

” Death toll from Indonesia floods, landslides rises to 26 ” | Current Pulse | International

" JAKARTA (AFP) - The death toll from flash flooding and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has risen to 26, an official said Monday, with at least 11 people still missing. Torrential rains on Thursday triggered the disaster in West Sumatra province, where rivers overflowed and landslides swallowed homes. "Eleven people are still missing…

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a drone view shows a residential area affected by floods due to heavy rains in padang west sumatra province indonesia march 8 2024 photo reuters

” Death toll from Indonesia flash floods, landslides jumps to 21 ” | Current Pulse | International

" ANKARA: The death toll from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island has risen to 21, with tens of thousands of people fleeing to temporary government shelters, officials said on Sunday. A river burst its banks and ripped through mountainside villages in West Sumatra's Pesisir Selatan district late Friday, Doni Yusrizal, a spokesman for…

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