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Indonesia Trigana Air crash: Searchers try to reach debris in mountains
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Indonesia Trigana Air crash: Searchers try to reach debris in mountains

Searchers are struggling with rugged, densely forested terrain and difficult weather as they try to reach debris that's believed to…
Indonesian military plane crashes in northern city, killing at least 30
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Indonesian military plane crashes in northern city, killing at least 30

At least 30 people were killed when a military transport plane crashed into a residential area two minutes after take-off…
French convict on death row in Indonesia loses clemency appeal
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French convict on death row in Indonesia loses clemency appeal

An Indonesian court rejected a French national's last-ditch appeal against the death sentence on Monday, making him the latest foreigner…
Conservationists press Jakarta to follow industry lead on forests
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Conservationists press Jakarta to follow industry lead on forests

Conservationists are urging the Indonesian government to listen to business and start taking deforestation seriously after a major paper giant…
Myanmar says won’t take blame at Asia migrant crisis talks
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Myanmar says won’t take blame at Asia migrant crisis talks

Myanmar insisted it was not to blame for Southeast Asia's latest influx of "boat people" at a regional crisis meeting…
Reports: Indonesia sinks foreign boats to deter illegal fishing
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Reports: Indonesia sinks foreign boats to deter illegal fishing

Indonesia has sunk 41 foreign boats across the archipelago, reports said Thursday, as part of an ongoing push to stop…
Malaysia, Indonesia say will take in migrants at sea, temporarily
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Malaysia, Indonesia say will take in migrants at sea, temporarily

Malaysia and Indonesia said on Wednesday they would offer temporary shelter to 7,000 "boat people" adrift at sea in rickety…
Migrants land in Indonesia, but hundreds pushed back to sea
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Migrants land in Indonesia, but hundreds pushed back to sea

Nearly 800 "boat people" were brought ashore in Indonesia on Friday, but other vessels crammed with migrants were sent back…
Thailand, Malaysia may set up camps for influx of boatpeople
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Thailand, Malaysia may set up camps for influx of boatpeople

Thailand and Malaysia may set up camps and detention centers to shelter hundreds of refugees arriving on their shores, officials…
Second boat carrying around 400 migrants rescued off Indonesia
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Second boat carrying around 400 migrants rescued off Indonesia

A second boat carrying hundreds of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh has been rescued off Indonesia's far west coast, an…
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