Indonesia articles
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Indonesia volcano eruption spreads ash to Malaysia and shuts airports
Ships evacuating 12,000 islanders over fears that side of Mount Ruang might slide into sea and cause tsunami Eruptions at a remote Indonesian volcano have forced more than half a dozen airports to close with ash spreading as far as Malaysia, according to officials, while authorities rushed to evacuate thousands due to tsunami fears.Mount Ruang erupted three times on Tuesday, spewing lava and ash more than 5km (three miles) into the sky and forcing authorities to issue evacuation orders for...
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NY Sends Back Ancient Shiva Statues To Indonesia, Cambodia
Photo:manhattanda.org India-West Staff Reporter NEW YORK, NY – On April 26, New York prosecutors announced the return of 30 antiquities to Cambodia and Indonesia, stating that the items had been looted, sold, or illegally transferred by networks of American dealers and traffickers, including the notorious […]
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Indonesia says it will extend copper export permits for Freeport, Amman
Indonesia will extend copper concentrate export permits for Freeport Indonesia and Amman Mineral Nusa Tenggara, President Joko Widodo told reporters on Wednesday, adding that details of the extensions were still being worked out. Both Freeport Indonesia and Amman are building copper smelters expected to start operation in June. But the companies have said the new smelters would need months to ramp up capacity to absorb their copper concentrate output.