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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 16, 2019

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Posted at Jul 16 11:55 PM

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Bali breakdown

Firdia Lisnawati, AP
Posted at Jul 16 12:32 PM

Balinese men collect stones from a damaged temple in Bali, Indonesia Tuesday. Read more »

Undersea quake south of Indonesia's Bali causes brief panic

Reuters
Updated as of Jul 16 10:41 AM

An undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck south of the Indonesian tourist island of Bali on Tuesday, the European earthquake monitoring agency EMSC said. Read more »

Quake with 7.3 magnitude strikes in eastern Indonesia -USGS

Reuters
Posted at Jul 14 08:43 PM

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the Moluccas islands in eastern Indonesia on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported, causing panic among residents, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. Read more »

Indonesia president vows to fight EU palm oil rules

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 13 04:30 AM

In an interview with Bloomberg News published Friday, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said he was determined to get the EU to change its rules. Read more »

'Victims and perpetrators': Rehabilitating Indonesia's child bombers

Kiki Siregar, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 12 10:31 AM

The world's biggest Muslim majority nation is grappling with the growing global threat of 'family attacks' and also with how to reintegrate returning IS jihadists and their relatives as the extremist group's caliphate lies in ruins, a challenge faced by many nations including France and the United States. Read more »

Trump eyes US ambassador to PH Sung Kim as Indonesia envoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 11 05:51 PM

US President Donald Trump is considering to reassign US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim as the US top envoy to Indonesia. Read more »

Mitsubishi takes plug-in hybrid Outlander to Indonesia, 1st ASEAN market

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 11 05:49 PM

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. will this year launch its flagship Outlander plug-in hybrid sport utility vehicle in Indonesia, marking its debut in Southeast Asia. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 10, 2019

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Posted at Jul 11 03:28 AM

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Dumping grounds

Juni Kriswanto, AFP
Posted at Jul 10 11:12 AM

An Indonesian customs officer inspects containers filled with trash originating from Australia, which should have contained only waste paper, but authorities also found hazardous material and household trash, at a port in Surabaya on Tuesday.  Read more »

Football: Indonesia’s Aceh says women’s game ‘forbidden’ unless all-female

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 10 01:53 AM

Aceh, on the northern tip of Indonesia's Sumatra island, is the only province in the world's most populous Muslim nation to officially practice Islamic Sharia law. Read more »

Indonesia to send 210 tons of garbage back to Australia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 09 02:55 PM

JAKARTA - Indonesia said Tuesday it would send more than 210 tons of garbage back to Australia, as Southeast Asian nations push back against serving as dumping grounds for foreign trash. Read more »

Mitsubishi Motors to invest in Indonesia ride-hailing firm Gojek

Kyodo News
Updated as of Jul 09 07:50 AM

Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Monday it will invest in Indonesian ride-hailing and on-demand delivery service startup company Gojek, hoping to capitalize on its competitive edge in automobile businesses in the region. Read more »

Indonesia lifts tsunami warning after weekend quake, no damage reported

Reuters
Posted at Jul 08 10:54 AM

JAKARTA - There were no reports on Monday of major damage in Indonesia from a weekend earthquake of magnitude 6.9 off the northeastern coast of the island of Sulawesi, and authorities lifted a tsunami warning. Read more »

Indonesia issues tsunami warning after 6.9 magnitude quake

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jul 08 03:45 AM

A strong, magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck off Indonesia on Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported, triggering a tsunami warning and sending panicked residents fleeing from their homes. Read more »

Indonesian president sued over congested capital's air pollution

Reuters
Posted at Jul 05 07:21 AM

JAKARTA - Environmental groups sued the Indonesian president and several government officials on Thursday over worsening air quality in the capital, Jakarta, one of the world's most congested cities. Read more »

'Victims and perpetrators': Rehabilitating Indonesia's child bombers

Kiki Siregar, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 04 01:32 PM

The world's biggest Muslim majority nation is grappling with the growing global threat of 'family attacks' and also with how to reintegrate returning IS jihadists and their relatives as the extremist group's caliphate lies in ruins, a challenge faced by many nations including France and the United States.  Read more »

Mock oil spill tests PH, Indonesia, Japan coast guards

Kyodo News
Posted at Jul 04 08:13 AM

DAVAO GULF - The coast guards of Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines took part Wednesday in a mock oil spill exercise in southern Philippine waters. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 3, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 04 02:23 AM

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Marine pollution exercise 2019

Manman Dejeto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 03 04:36 PM

Japan Coast Guard personnel drag an oil containment boom in front of a Philippine Coast Guard ship during the Regional Marine Pollution Exercise (MARPOLEX 2019) off the coast of Davao Gulf in Davao City on Wednesday. Read more »