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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Jakarta, Indonesia, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 315 stories have been published about Jakarta, Indonesia which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupts, spews hot lava
Volcano · Jakarta

Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupts, spews hot lava

60% Right coverage: 15 sources
Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupted late Friday and continued to spew hot ash and other volcanic material on Saturday. Footage of flaming lava pouring out of the crater and a tall column of hot cloud rising 1 300m into the air was taken by the government-run Merapi Volcano Observatory. Merapi also erupted last week, sending volcanic material 3 000m above the summit.See the Story
More than 180 Rohingya Muslims arrive by boat in Indonesia's Aceh
Refugees · Jakarta

More than 180 Rohingya Muslims arrive by boat in Indonesia's Aceh

62% Center coverage: 13 sources
More than 180 Rohingya refugees have landed in Indonesia's Aceh province. They are among hundreds who have fled desperate conditions in Myanmar. Thousands of people from the mostly Muslim ethnic group risk their lives each year on long and expensive sea journeys in an attempt to reach Muslim-majority Malaysia or Indonesia.See the Story
Muslims in Indonesia gear up for first day of Ramadan
Parade · Jakarta

Muslims in Indonesia gear up for first day of Ramadan

53% Center coverage: 13 sources
Millions of Muslims in Indonesia are gearing up to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan, which is expected to start on Thursday, with traditions and ceremonies across the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country amid soaring food prices.See the Story

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Firefighters · Jakarta

17 dead as fire breaks out at Indonesian fuel station then spreads to homes

Coverage: 90 sources
At least 17 people were killed when a fire broke out on Friday at a fuel storage station operated by Indonesia’s state energy company Pertamina in the capital Jakarta, an official at the city’s main firefighting unit said.
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Offbeat · Jakarta

Man has 'penis cut off' by girlfriend after he 'threatened to spread sex tape'

75% Right coverage: 8 sources
According to police, the boyfriend made advances toward his partner but she refused him because she was "not in the mood" during the encounter on February 25.
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Soccer · Jakarta

Indonesian police fire tear gas to disperse soccer fans

56% Right coverage: 9 sources
Indonesian police have fired tear gas outside a soccer stadium to disperse fans who were trying to force their way into a match in Central Java province, months after the use of tear gas in another stadium caused one of the world’s worst sporting disasters.
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Asia · Papua

Papua rebels release videos showing kidnapped NZ pilot alive

46% Center coverage: 13 sources
A New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage last month by rebels in Indonesia's Papua region has appeared in videos put out by separatists calling for the United Nations to mediate in the conflict in the resource-rich region.
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Soccer · Jakarta

Indonesian match official jailed over deadly football stampede

34% Center coverage: 30 sources
An Indonesian court on Thursday jailed two football match officials for negligence over one of the worst stadium disasters in the sport's history.
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Asia · Jakarta

Indonesia unveils construction site of new capital city

60% Center coverage: 30 sources
Indonesia began construction of the new capital in mid 2022, after President Joko Widodo announced that Jakarta — the congested, polluted current capital that is prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea — would be retired from capital status.
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Asia · Jakarta

Why is Indonesia moving its capital from Jakarta to Borneo?

Coverage: 30 sources
Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea. Now the government is in the process of leaving, moving Indonesia’s capital to the island of Borneo.
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Asia · Jakarta

Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 30

45% Center coverage: 29 sources
The death toll from a landslide on a remote Indonesian island rose to 30 after rescuers found more bodies on Thursday (Mar 9), an official said.
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