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Suicide bomb hits Palm Sunday Mass in Indonesia, 20 wounded

9:28 pm March 28, 2021

Makassar: Two attackers blew themselves up outside a packed Roman Catholic cathedral during a Palm Sunday Mass on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, wounding at least 20 people, police said. A video obtained by The Associated Press showed body parts scattered near a burning motorbike at the gates of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi province. Rev. Wilhelmus Tulak, […]

Indonesia to deport Russian social media star who held party

4:33 pm January 24, 2021

Denpasar: A Russian social media celebrity was being deported from Indonesia on Sunday after he held a party at a luxury hotel on the resort island of Bali attended by more than 50 people despite coronavirus restrictions. The party held on January 11 violated health protocols put in place to fight the spread of the […]

Damaged roads, lack of gear hinder Indonesia quake rescue

2:09 pm January 16, 2021

Mamuju: Damaged roads and bridges, power blackouts and lack of heavy equipment on Saturday hampered Indonesia’s rescuers after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake left at least 42 dead and hundreds injured on Sulawesi island. Operations were focused on about 10 locations in the hardest-hit city of Mamuju, where people are still believed trapped following Friday’s nighttime quake, […]

At least 42 dead as Indonesia quake topples homes, buildings

8:43 pm January 15, 2021

Mamuju: Astrong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia’s Sulawesi island just after midnight, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least 42 people. More than 600 people were injured by the magnitude 6.2 quake, which sent people fleeing their homes in the darkness on Friday. Authorities were still collecting information about the full scale of casualties and […]

World’s oldest known cave painting found in Indonesia

2:14 pm January 14, 2021

New Delhi: Archaeologists have discovered the world’s oldest known cave art — a life-sized picture of a wild pig that was painted at least 45,500 years ago in Indonesia. The cave painting uncovered in South Sulawesi consists of a figurative depiction of a warty pig, a wild boar that is endemic to this Indonesian island. The finding, published on […]