12 fishermen held by Indonesia for 5 months freed
TWELVE Filipino fishermen, arrested and detained for five months by Indonesian police authorities last year, returned to their families on ...
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Widespread flooding hits Indonesian capital
Jakarta was hit by widespread flooding on Tuesday after hours of torrential rain, with thousands of homes inundated, cars stranded ...
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Cool Runnings, too? Indonesia makes ice hockey bid
SOUTH TANGERANG, Indonesia—They come from a tropical country better known for palm-fringed beaches and big-wave surfing than winter sports. But ...
Read moreIndonesia’s growth slowed in Q4
JAKARTA—Indonesia’s efforts to reboot its economy were dealt a blow Monday as official data showed growth ticking up in 2016 ...
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‘Jihadists invade Mindanao’
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday confirmed the presence of Islamic State jihadists trying to spread extremism in war-torn Mindanao. In ...
Read moreRoRo sets sail for Indonesia on April 28
THE Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo), which will connect Davao and General Santos City to Bitung, Indonesia is scheduled to set sail on ...
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PH Cuppers confident vs Indonesians
LONG-TIME Philippine tennis sports patron and Davis Cup team manager Jean Henri Lhuillier is upbeat of the team’s chances in ...
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Indonesia snaps up shoes from Marikina
Filipino fashion retail brand Rusty Lopez recently opened its newest store in Jakarta, Indonesia, featuring comfortable sandals and casuals made ...
Read more6.5-magnitude earthquake hits northern Australia
A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake jolted northern Australia and parts of Indonesia Wednesday with residents in Darwin reporting widespread shaking, but ...
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Marikina shoes a hit in Indonesia
Filipino fashion retail brand Rusty Lopez has recently opened a new store in Jakarta, featuring comfortable sandals and casuals made ...
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