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Survivors pick up pieces in flood-hit Indonesia as more rain predicted
TUKKA, Indonesia: Survivors in Indonesia were piecing back shattered lives Friday (Dec 5) after devastating floods killed more than 1,500…
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Rain forecasts raise fears in flood-hit Indonesia, Sri Lanka
SIBOLGA, Indonesia: Forecasts of fresh rain on Thursday (Dec 4) raised fears of more damage in flood-hit Indonesia and Sri…
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What’s fuelling Grab-GoTo’s merger talk in Indonesia – financial losses, politics or other factors?
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s ride-hailing, food delivery and e-commerce firm GoTo will have a new chief executive officer (CEO) this month after…
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Frustration in Indonesia as flood survivors await aid
“LIKE AN EARTHQUAKE” At an evacuation centre in Padan, 52-year-old Reinaro Waruwu told AFP he was “disappointed” in the government’s…
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Race to get aid to Asia flood survivors as toll hits 1,300
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: Governments and aid groups in Indonesia and Sri Lanka worked Tuesday (Dec 2) to rush aid to…
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Did deforestation worsen Sumatra disaster? Indonesia to trace timber, summon companies to explain
JAKARTA: Indonesia will summon eight companies suspected of contributing to deadly flooding in North Sumatra’s Batang Toru watershed as part of…
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Indonesia flood survivors battle mud, trauma
TAPANULI, Indonesia: In Indonesia’s North Sumatra, Rosmina wades into her home through soupy grey-brown mud that reaches her knees, searching…
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Militaries come to aid of Asia flood victims as toll nears 1,000
Militaries come to aid of Asia flood victims as toll nears 1,000 Source: CNA
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Indonesians pick up the pieces after floods ravage Sumatra; death toll hits 417
“SECOND TSUNAMI” In a village in West Sumatra province, where authorities have reported at least 90 deaths, Afrianti Usnia was…
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Thailand begins cleanup after worst flooding in decade
BANGKOK: Massive cleanup efforts began in southern Thailand on Saturday (Nov 29), after the prime minister apologised for widespread devastation…
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