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A cargo ship travelling on its way to Pangkajene and Islands Regency from Makassar sinks off the Makassar Strait in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. 25 people are missing.
2022-05-26

A report by the United Nations and the government of Papua New Guinea finds that thousands of Papuans from Indonesia have crossed into the remote border areas of western Papua New Guinea. In one of the areas, the sole police commander, Terry Dap, has asked the central government in Port Moresby to help reduce the influx of asylum seekers into Papua New Guinea.
2021-10-27

The World Mosquito Programme reports that an experiment in which mosquitoes purposefully infected with "Wolbachia" bacteria were released in Yogyakarta, Indonesia saw rates of dengue fever cases in the city drop by 77%, and an 86% reduction in related hospitalizations.
2021-06-9

Indonesia issues a ban on travellers from the United Kingdom and restricts entry to people from mainland Europe and Australia to prevent the spread of the new variant of SARS-CoV-2. COVID-19 Task Force Chief Doni Monardo says that these measures will remain in place until January 8.
2020-12-24

Indonesia becomes the country with most cases in Southeast Asia, recording 84,882 infections, while authorities say that the actual number could be much higher due to undetected cases.
2020-07-18

Mount Lokon, a volcano on Sulawesi in Indonesia erupts again sending ash 3,500 metres in the air.
2011-07-17

Mount Lokon on Indonesia's Sulawesi island erupts prompting thousands of people to flee.
2011-07-15

At least seventeen people are dead and another 15 remain missing after a speedboat sinks in Banjarmasin, the capital of the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan.
2011-06-6

A 6.7 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of Java in Indonesia.
2011-04-4

Indonesia jails six people on terrorism charges for involvement with the "Al-Qaeda in Aceh" group.
2010-12-20