Word: indonesianness
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...RELEASED. Abubakar Ba'asyir, 67, Indonesian cleric convicted of criminal conspiracy in the October 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that killed 202 people; after serving 26 months in prison; in Jakarta. Upon leaving the city's Cipinang prison, Abubakar denounced the U.S. as a "state terrorist." Australian President John Howard, whose country lost 88 citizens in Bali, said millions of Australians were "extremely disappointed, even distressed" that the cleric had been set free...
...earth doesn't need to move, however, for people to keep dying. Indonesian authorities say the vast majority of the wounded are in serious condition, and last week up to 20 were still perishing every day. Despite the addition of four field hospitals, existing facilities are badly overstretched. Bantul's hospital does not have enough beds for all the injured, and some are parked in cots in the hallways or on bamboo mats on the floor. Even the healthy are taking shelter in hospitals. "For every patient you have three to four family members," says Harsaran Pandey, the World Health...
...past month the citizens of Yogyakarta have warily watched Mount Merapi, an active volcano 25 km from the ancient Indonesian city. Scientists warned that Merapi was ready to erupt, and thousands of villagers living on its slopes were evacuated as a precaution. So far Merapi hasn't blown. Instead, Yogyakartans discovered on Saturday that the real danger was the ground beneath their feet...
...past month the citizens of Yogyakarta have warily watched Mount Merapi, an active volcano 25 km from the ancient Indonesian city. Scientists warned that Merapi was ready to erupt, and thousands of villagers living on its slopes were evacuated as a precaution. So far Merapi hasn't blown. Instead, Yogyakartans discovered on Saturday that the real danger was the ground beneath their feet...
PAPUA, an Indonesian province, has had a simmering separatist movement for 30 years. But its model, East Timor, has struggled since gaining sovereignty...