Indonesia

IT'S SINKING: Indonesia Plans To Move Capital Out Of Jakarta

The site for a possible new capital city has not been announced.
By AP

Hundreds Of Indonesian Election Workers Die From Overwork

More than 200 election workers in Indonesia are dead after the world’s biggest single-day elections.
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Hundreds Of Workers Die From Overwork Following World’s Biggest Single-Day Elections

More than 270 election officers in Indonesia have died, mostly from fatigue-related illnesses, following the country's massive April 17 elections.
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How A Picturesque Fishing Town Became Smothered In Trash

As the world struggles to cope with its garbage, places like this suffer the most.
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Airlines Ground Boeing Planes After Crash

Concerns are following a Boeing 737 Max 8 crash in Ethiopia that killed everyone on board.
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Woman Accused Of Assassinating Kim Jong Un's Half-Brother Freed

Siti Aisyah and a co-defendant were accused of smearing VX nerve agent on Kim Jong Nam’s face in 2017.
By Eileen Ng, AP

Researchers Discover World's Biggest Bee Isn't Extinct After All

Wallace's giant bee has a wingspan of more than 2.5 inches
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Indonesia Pressures Instagram Over Gay Muslim Comic Strips

The country's communications ministry claimed posts depicting the struggles of gay Muslims were "pornographic."
By Reuters

Indonesian Police Apologize For Using Snake To Interrogate Suspect

The police chief admitted the interrogation was unprofessional but still defended it.
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Snake Interrogation

Police officers have apologized for using a live snake to terrify a suspected thief after a video went viral online.
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