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- Debate breaks out after Indonesian women’s volleyball star confirmed to be a MAN
One of Indonesia’s top female volleyball players, Aprilia Manganang, has been confirmed as biologically male, sparking debate online over what that meant for her team's previous performances. - Indonesia sees Covid-19 peak of 95,000 cases in May-June – taskforceIndonesia expects its number of coronavirus cases to peak between May and June with around 95,000 infections, a government adviser said on Thursday. Health experts had been warning that Indonesia faces a sharp rise in cases, after a slow government...
- Southeast Asian leaders hold video conference summit, vow to cooperate in Covid-19 fightLeaders of Southeast Asian states agreed at their first video conference summit on Tuesday to fight together against the “gravest public health crisis” in 100 years. Coronavirus cases in countries of the Association of Southeast Asian...
- Indonesia will rapidly expand coronavirus testing, president says after criticismPresident Joko Widodo said Indonesia will be able to conduct more than 10,000 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests a day for the new coronavirus. The president rejected criticism that he favored economic considerations over public health. Widodo...
- Indonesian volcano Mount Merapi spews massive ash in 2nd major eruption this monthIndonesia’s most active volcano Mount Merapi erupted Friday, shooting a column of ash some 5,000 meters (16,000 feet) into the air in its second major eruption this month. Ash and sand covered areas several kilometers away from the peak of the...
- Exclusion zone & aviation ALERT triggered as Indonesia’s most active volcano violently erupts (VIDEOS)Indonesia’s most active volcano, Mount Merapi, erupted without warning early on Tuesday for the second time in a month, sending column of ash 6km (20,000ft) into the sky and blanketing nearby communities with ash and dust.
- WATCH: Indonesian volcano spews ash 2,000 meters into the air in new eruptionMount Merapi, one of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, erupted Thursday, spewing a column of ash 2,000 meters into the air, while threatening the roughly 24 million people who live in the vicinity with cold lava flooding.
- Indonesia to create sovereign wealth fund based on Russian modelJakarta wants to establish a national wealth fund similar to the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) to attract foreign investment to the country, the Indonesian deputy minister of state-owned enterprises (SOE) has said.
- 2 injured after blast rocks downtown Jakarta near presidential palaceAt least two military officers were hurt in an explosion that struck a park in central Jakarta, close to the presidential palace.
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