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 2008
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Earthquake sends residents fleeing A quake with a magnitude of 6.3 rattled the western coast of Sumatra, causing frightened residents to flee their homes
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| Jan.5 |
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 Suharto rushed to hospital| Former President was in critical condition but was improving, after he was rushed to a hospital for treatment of a failing liver, heart and lungs | |
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| Jan.11 |
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Suharto suffers 'alarming' decline| Suharto was placed on a ventilator as family members rushed to the former Indonesian dictator's bedside. | |
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Suharto shows signs of improvement Former dictator Suharto showed slight signs of improvement, doctors said, a day after he suffered organ failure and was placed on a ventilat...
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| Jan.12 |
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Saudis behead Indonesian maid The maid was convicted of killing her employer. She was executed in public with a sword
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| Jan.13 |
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Suharto in 'critical condition' Former President's condition worsened, as his family granted doctors permission to take him off life support when they see fit
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| Jan.26 |
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Former President Suharto dies at 86  | Former dictator Haji Muhammad Suharto, the 'smiling general' who ruled his country with an iron fist for 3 decades died at a hospital in Jakarta | | |
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| Jan.27 |
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Suharto buried in state funeral President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono oversaw the ceremony at the Suharto family mausoleum in central Java near the city of Solo
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| Feb.10 |
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Stampede at concert kills 10  The deadly crush happened Saturday night as hundreds of people tried to leave a concert by local band in Bandung
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| Feb.20 |
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Major quake kills three The 7.5 quake's epicenter was about 195 miles south-southeast of Banda Aceh, on the island of Simeulue
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| Apr.21 |
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Court sentences key militant An Indonesian court has sentenced Abu Dujana, he alleged military commander of an al Qaeda-linked network, to 15 years in prison.
| Abu Dujana and Zarkasih were each convicted of harbouring terrorists as well as possessing, storing and moving firearms and ammunition
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Torch set for short leg The Olympic torch has arrived on the latest leg of its worldwide relay, where it is to be paraded around a stadium in Jakarta
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| Jun.6 |
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 Lost British divers found alive 3 divers missing for 2 days in Indonesian waters have been found alive. 2 other divers, from France and Sweden, are also safe
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| Jun.27 |
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Plane carrying 18 people missing Authorities searched for Cassa C-212 , a missing military transport plane, south of the capital, Jakarta,
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| Jun.28 |
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Plane crash victims found dead Officials found the bodies of 18 people who died in CASA C-212, a military transport plane, crash south of Jakarta
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| Jul.3 |
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12 arrested over tourist attack plot Police have arrested 12 militants who were planning to attack an area frequented by tourists
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| Jul.14 |
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Leaders to admit E Timor abuses The leaders of Indonesia and East Timor are to acknowledge the crimes against humanity committed during East Timor's vote for independence
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| Jul.23 |
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Crash pilot on trial The pilot of an plane that crashed at an airport on Java island last year, killing 21 people, has gone on trial accused of negligence
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| Aug. 8 |
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Strong quake jolts southern Sumatra Map of Bengkulu Indonesia A magnitude 6.0 earthquake rattled the coast of Sumatra. The epicenter was about 80 miles west of Bengkulu and about 7 miles underground
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| Aug. 25 |
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Quake shakes Indonesia, tsunami alert| A strong earthquake shook central Indonesia, causing tall buildings in the capital to sway and prompting a tsunami alert | |
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