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7/18/20
Indonesia struggles with rising coronavirus infections as tests become commercialised
Indonesia is grappling with a coronavirus catastrophe as it records upwards of 1,000 cases per day, a situation exacerbated by the commercialisation of tests and an early reopening of the economy.
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7/18/20
Activists decry Indonesian policemen's jail sentences for acid attack on graft investigator
An Indonesian court hands down short prison sentences to two elite police officers for attacking a senior anti-corruption investigator with acid, in a verdict slammed by rights groups and anti-graft activists.
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8/11/20
Sumatrans look on as Mount Sinabung erupts again, sending huge plume of ash into the sky
Mount Sinabung, one of Indonesia's best known volcanos, erupts violently for the second time in three days, sending a giant ash cloud 5 kilometres into the air, turning the sky dark.
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9/2/20
'As if there is nothing happening': Indonesia continues to open up despite record COVID-19 cases
Six months on from Indonesia's first COVID-19 case, experts say the country is still yet to see the peak of its first outbreak wave. At least 100 doctors have died and there is concern the number of cases could be up to 10 times official figures.
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9/7/20
Hundreds of Rohingya asylum seekers land in Indonesia after six months at sea
Almost 300 Rohingya asylum seekers believed to have been at sea for six months have reportedly landed in Aceh province, on the north-western tip of Indonesia's Sumatra Island.
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9/20/20
Digging Covid victim's graves is a great punishment.
How Indonesian officials are making coronavirus rule breakers dig graves
The bizarre list of penalties for people not following health protocols, such as wearing a mask, includes forcing offenders to lie down in coffins, pray for COVID-19 victims at cemeteries and clean sewers.
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9/24/20
Drug trafficker digs hole from jail cell, gets into sewage system and pops up on street outside
A man under death sentence for drug trafficking who escaped from a jail on the outskirts of Indonesia's capital Jakarta by tunnelling through the sewage system is yet to be found, police say.
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12/8/20
Explainer: What hardline Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab's return means for Indonesian politics
Six supporters of Indonesian Islamic cleric Rizieq Shihab were killed in a shootout on Monday, police said, raising worries the clash could reignite tensions between authorities and Islamist groups in the world's biggest Muslim majority country.
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1/3/21
Indonesian scientists have developed a COVID-19 breathalyser test. They say it can electronically 'smell' coronavirus
Indonesian scientists have developed a simple breathalyser test that they say can electronically "smell' coronavirus and detect infection in under two minutes. But how reliable is it?
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