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The police of Indonesia reported that nine persons were shot dead in the country's easternmost region of Papua. According to the police, the attack was allegedly carried out by armed separatists, and is the worst in recent times. The attack has come amid the ongoing protests against a new law that seeks to add three new provinces to the country including South Papua, Central Papua and Highland Papua.

Worried over poor environment, Indonesian environmentalist Khalisah Khalid has sought rules to ensure clean environment for citizens. The statement came after a Jakarta court's expected ruling on lawsuit filed by Khalid’s wife and 31 others. Reportedly, Khalid's 10-year-old ailing daughter’s conditions exacerbated due to environment. Meanwhile, the government said new regulations including installation of solar panels in government buildings… read-more

Indonesian authorities have reportedly found the crash site of the Boeing 777 flight of the Sriwijaya Air jet which went missing on January 9 shortly after take-off. After detecting signals believed to be of the black box, the rescuers have deployed four planes and 10 ships for the operation. Meanwhile, they have also found wreckage items, including two bags that contained passengers’ belongings and body parts. The Pontianak-bound flight had… read-more