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Indonesia Teacher Gets Life In Jail For Raping 13 Students, Impregnating 8
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An Indonesian court Tuesday sentenced a teacher to life in prison for the rape of 13 students, in a case that has drawn national attention to sexual abuse in some of the country's religious boarding schools.

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Kashmir Issue Should Be Resolved Via Dialogue:China
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China on Friday said India and Pakistan should peacefully settle the Kashmir issue and other disputes through dialogue and expressed its support to the international community, including the US, in playing.
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Indonesia can now jail errant foreign researchers
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The House of Representatives has passed into law the national system of science and technology Bill, which imposes criminal charges against foreign researchers found guilty of violating visa regulations.
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Modi says 'country in safe hands' after India's preemptive strike
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In his first public comments after the air strikes in Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said the country is in safe hands and that he will not let the country down. The prime minister stressed that nothing.
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Death toll from Indonesian tsunami nears 400
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The desperate search for survivors continued in Indonesia Monday, with dozens still missing following the sudden tsunami that hit the country's Sunda Strait on a busy holiday weekend.

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Indonesia's vigilante mobs deliver brutal 'justice'

India has sought from the US 24 multi-role MH-60 Romeo anti-submarine helicopters at an estimated cost of USD 2 billion, defence industry sources said on Friday.

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Nov 17, 2018
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Indonesia protests after Saudi Arabia executes domestic maid

Tuti Tursilawati, a mother of one, had been convicted of murdering her employer, who workers rights’ group Migrant Care said was trying to rape her at the time.

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Nov 01, 2018
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Indonesian plane crashes into sea with 189 passengers, crew

An Indonesian Lion Air Boeing 737 carrying 189 passengers and crew crashed into the sea off the Indonesian coast shortly after take-off from Jakarta, the search and rescue agency said on Monday.

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Oct 29, 2018
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More bodies found as death toll from Indonesia quake nears 2000

Nearly 2000 bodies have been recovered from Palu since an earthquake and tsunami struck the Indonesian city, an official said Monday, warning the number would rise with thousands still missiing.

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Oct 08, 2018
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Indonesia quake, tsunami death toll surges to over 1,200

More than 1,200 people are now known to have died in the quake-tsunami that smashed into Sulawesi, Indonesia said Tuesday, as police pledged to clamp down on looting by survivors taking advantage of the chaos.

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Oct 03, 2018
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Indonesian election season is a gauge of rise of political Islam

About 100 residents of a gritty commercial district of Indonesia’s capital listen intently as a man roars into a microphone: “Are you ready to change our president? Are you ready for new leadership?”

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Jun 28, 2018
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Indonesia votes in preview of 2019 presidential polls

Tens of millions of Indonesians will vote Wednesday in regional elections seen as a gauge of President Joko Widodo's prospects for re-election next year in the world's third biggest democracy.

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Jun 27, 2018
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Indonesia, India to develop strategic Indian Ocean port

Indonesia and India pledged on Wednesday to step up a defence and maritime cooperation, with plans to develop a strategic Indonesian naval port in the Indian Ocean.

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May 30, 2018
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13 dead, 41 hurt as suicide bombers hit Indonesian churches

Suicide bombers who carried out deadly attacks on three churches in Indonesia's second-largest city on Sunday were a family of six that included two young children, police.

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May 13, 2018
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‘Local story, global appeal’: Netflix’s strategy in India with ‘Sacred Games’ and other projects

Netflix is a pop culture phenomenon in India without the numbers to support it. It is not known exactly how many Indians watch the series, films and documentaries available on the streaming.

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May 12, 2018
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Indonesia brings together former militants and attack survivors

Indonesia’s anti-terrorism agency on Wednesday held a controversial meeting of 124 former militants and 51 survivors of a string of attacks in the country, including the deadly Bali bombings.

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Mar 01, 2018
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Pakistani, Indonesian presidents agree to work for Afghan peace

The visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his Pakistani counterpart Mamnoon Hussain have agreed to work together for peace in the war-shattered Afghanistan.

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Jan 27, 2018

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Indonesia president nominates air chief to replace controversial military head

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has nominated the chief of staff of the air force to be the new head the armed forces (TNI), to replace a controversial general who is due to retire in April.

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Dec 04, 2017
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Indonesia,Turkey team up in defense, enhance military ties

Collaboration between Turkey and Indonesia in the defense industry and the military is increasing as the two countries are engaged in joint production of tanks, drones, submarines, weapons and radar systems.

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Aug 18, 2017
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Climate change to have devastating effect in Asia: Study

Climate change would bring devastating consequences to countries in the Pacific and Asia, a new report has warned and said Southern India may witness a decline in rice yields by five per cent in 2030s.

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Jul 15, 2017
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Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia launch joint patrols to counter IS

Indonesia's military chief Gatot Nurmantyo said the patrols are timely as his country tries to stop any militants from Marawi escaping to Indonesia while posing as refugees.

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Jun 19, 2017
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1,500 people and 500 tons of luggage -- here's how the Saudi king travels

The King will spend a few days in Jakarta and West Java before heading to the popular tourist island of Bali on the Indonesian leg of a month-long Asia tour that's already taken him to Malaysia

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Mar 04, 2017
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ASEAN and the Rohingya Crisis

The worsening plight of Muslim Rohingya communities in Myanmar’s Rakhine state could soon imperil the country’s government, as well as the reputation of its leader, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Daw Aung San Suu Kyi.

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Feb 02, 2017
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Indonesian court gives go-ahead to blasphemy trial of Jakarta governor

An Indonesian court will proceed with a controversial blasphemy trial against Jakarta’s Christian governor, who is accused of insulting the Qur’an, a judge said on Tuesday.

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Dec 27, 2016
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Indonesians mark 12th tsunami anniversary with prayers

Thousands of Indonesians prayed for their loved ones at mass graves and mosques Monday to mark a tsunami which devastated Aceh province 12 years ago today, one of the worst natural disasters in human history.

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Dec 26, 2016
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India to attend Islamabad conference

A senior official of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Pakistan has confirmed to The Express Tribune that a delegation from India was participating in the three-day conference.

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Dec 19, 2016

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