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ASEAN ministers 'even more determined' to solve Myanmar crisis

Jakarta (AFP) - Southeast Asian foreign ministers said they were "even more determined" to solve the political crisis in Myanmar during talks in Indonesia on Thursday ahead of the ASEAN leaders' summit in November.

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ASEAN ministers say 'even more determined' to solve Myanmar crisis

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ASEAN ministers hold talks on festering Myanmar crisis

Jakarta (AFP) - Southeast Asian foreign ministers met in Jakarta Thursday to discuss the political crisis in Myanmar ahead of November's ASEAN leaders' summit, without a representative from the country's military junta.

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Asean to hold Myanmar to 'concrete' timetable

JAKARTA: Asean foreign ministers agreed on Thursday to hold Myanmar to a “concrete” but unidentified timeline for making progress on a plan to end violence in the troubled country.

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Myanmar warns any ASEAN pressures would create 'negative implications'

Myanmar's military government warned on Thursday that any pressure from its Southeast Asian neighbours to put a time frame on a peace plan would create "negative implications".

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Indonesian woman arrested after pointing gun at palace guard

Indonesian police have arrested a woman who tried to force her way into the presidential palace in Jakarta by pointing a gun at a guard

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Woman with gun arrested outside Indonesian presidential palace

Police say the woman brandished a semi-automatic pistol at security outside the presidential palace in Jakarta.

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Indonesia police detain woman carrying gun outside presidential palace

Indonesian authorities detained on Tuesday a woman carrying a gun outside the presidential palace in Jakarta, though the country's leader was not there at the time and there were no injuries, officials said.

Reuters

Asian innovators fight online hate, lies as tech giants fall short

BANGKOK/JAKARTA: Fed up with the constant stream of fake news on her family WhatsApp group chats in India - ranging from a water crisis in South Africa to rumours around a Bollywood actor's death -Tarunima Prabhakar built a simple tool to tackle misinformation.

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Asean plans emergency talks on Myanmar

Southeast Asian foreign ministers will hold emergency talks in Jakarta next week to discuss strife-torn Myanmar ahead of the Asean leaders’ summit in Phnom Penh in November, diplomatic sources confirmed on Friday.

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Southeast Asian ministers to hold emergency talks on Myanmar

Phnom Penh (AFP) - Southeast Asian foreign ministers will hold emergency talks in Jakarta next week to discuss strife-torn Myanmar ahead of November's ASEAN leaders' summit, diplomatic sources said Friday.

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Giant dome collapses in Indonesia mosque fire

Jakarta (AFP) - The large dome of a grand mosque in Indonesia's capital Jakarta collapsed after a major fire, without causing any casualties.

AFP

Indonesia weighs impact of tin export ban

JAKARTA: Indonesia has yet to decide the timing of a possible ban on tin exports and is still making calculations about its impact, President Joko Widodo said on Thursday, as the country pushes to step up domestic processing.

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Indonesia bans syrup drugs after deadly kidney cases

JAKARTA: Indonesia has halted sales of medicinal syrup after 99 children died of acute kidney injuries this year.

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Australia committed to military cooperation with Indonesia

Country seen as an ‘important partner’ in a region where China is becoming increasingly assertive.

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Indonesia to strike green energy deal with rich nations at G20 summit

KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesia is on track to secure a clean energy partnership with rich countries when it hosts a G20 summit in November, obtaining international funding to cut its reliance on coal power and to implement a green and fair transition, energy analysts said.

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Fury at FIFA chief's kickabout in Indonesia after stadium tragedy

Jakarta (AFP) - Photos of FIFA's president laughing and high-fiving in a football match with local officials weeks after a stadium disaster killed 133 people in Indonesia sparked online fury in the country on Wednesday.

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Indonesia to demolish football stadium where crush killed 133

Jakarta (AFP) - The Indonesian football stadium where a stampede killed 133 people will be torn down and rebuilt, President Joko Widodo said Tuesday, as the head of FIFA pledged to help "reform and transform" the sport in the country.

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FIFA, Indonesia Vow to Improve Football Safety after Fatal Stampede

FIFA head Gianni Infantino and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday agreed to re-evaluate safety measures at stadiums across the country, after more than 130 people were killed in a crowd stampede at a match this month. The head of world football's governing body was in Jakarta to meet President…

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FIFA president vows to 'transform' Indonesian football after tragedy

Jakarta (AFP) - Visiting FIFA president Gianni Infantino pledged to help "reform and transform" Indonesian football on Tuesday, two weeks after the country suffered one of the worst disasters in the sport's history.

Bangkok Post

FIFA, Indonesia vow to improve football safety after fatal stampede

JAKARTA: FIFA head Gianni Infantino and Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday agreed to re-evaluate safety measures at stadiums across the country, after more than 130 people were killed in a crowd stampede at a match this month.

Reuters

Indonesian murder trial puts spotlight on police impunity

The trial of a former Indonesian police general accused of orchestrating the murder of his bodyguard started at a Jakarta court on Monday, in a case that has put a spotlight on alleged impunity and corruption in the country's police force.

Bangkok Post

Indonesia bans cough syrup ingredients linked to child deaths

JAKARTA: Indonesia has banned ingredients linked to the deaths of 70 children in The Gambia from cough syrups as it investigates acute kidney damage that has killed more than 20 children in Jakarta this year.

Reuters

Indonesia bans cough syrup material linked to Gambia child deaths

Indonesia on Saturday banned ingredients linked to the deaths of 70 children in Gambia from cough syrups in the Southeast Asian country as it investigates acute kidney damage that has killed more than 20 children in the capital Jakarta this year.

AFP

Indonesia task force wants FA chief to resign over stadium disaster

Jakarta (AFP) - The task force investigating a stadium tragedy that killed 132 people in Indonesia has called on the country's football association chief to resign, a top minister said Friday.

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