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Indonesia Calls for International Help to Deal with Quake-tsunami Aftermath
AFP - Indonesian volunteers began burying bodies in a mass grave with space for more than a thousand people on Monday, victims of a quake and tsunami that devastated swathes of Sulawesi and left authorities struggling to deal with the sheer scale of the disaster.
Indonesia Celebrates 72 Years of Independence
Indonesia celebrated its 72nd Independence Day on Thursday with a flag hoisting ceremony and a cultural parade in capital Jakarta, Anadolu Agency reported.
President Joko Widodo in traditional clothes led the flag-raising ceremony at the presidential palace.
It was attended by a large number of state officials, clerics, tribesmen and diplomats.
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Shoot drug traffickers if resist arrest: Indonesia President
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo has ordered the police to shoot drug traffickers who resist arrest in the latest effort to eradicate drug use in the country.
In a speech to one of Indonesia's political parties late Friday, Widodo urged law enforcers to crackdown on drug dealers in Indonesia.