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2008
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Indonesia, January 2008
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Sumatra
Aceh
Bali
Jakarta
Sulawesi
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Earthquake sends residents fleeing
| 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
| 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
| Jan.12 |
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Saudis behead Indonesian maid
| 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
| 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 | |
| Jan.27 |
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Suharto buried in state funeral Map of Java Indonesia 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
| Feb.20 |
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Major quake kills three
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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 terrorist... | |
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Torch set for short leg
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| Jun.6 |
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Lost British divers found alive
| 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,
| 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
| 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
| 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 A magnitude 6.0 earthquake rattled the coast of Sumatra. The epicenter was about 80 miles west of Bengkulu and about 7 miles underground
| 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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| Sep.10 |
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Major quakes hit Japan and Indonesia Map of Kushiro Japan A magnitude 6.9 earthquake rattled Japan, within minutes of a magnitude 6.6 earthquake in Indonesia | |
| Sep.15 |
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Cash handout spurs deadly stampede At least 21 people, mostly women, children and the elderly, were crushed to death a cash handout in an eastern Indonesian town
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| Oct.11 |
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Jubilant return for tsunami province rebel Thousands of people greeted the founder of separatist rebel movement upon his return to the province following three decades in exile
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| Nov.8 |
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Indonesia 'executes' Bali bombers 3 Islamic militants condemned to death for the 2002 bombings which killed 202 people have been executed by firing squad | |
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Bali burials being held amid high tension The bodies of the men executed for the deadly 2002 bombings of two nightclubs, returned to their villages, hours after they were executed
| Nov.16 |
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Quake kills two, tsunami warning lifted A 7.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia, in the island of Sulawesi
| Nov.22 |
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Big earthquake strikes off coast Map of Bengkulu Indonesia 6.8 earthquake struck just off the coast of southern Sumatra. It was centered about 147 kilometers (91 miles) west-southwest of Bengkulu
| Nov.27 |
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Malaysian jailed for maid attacks A former flight attendant who repeatedly scalded her Indonesian maid has been jailed by a court in the capital Kuala Lumpur for 18 years
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| Dec.25 |
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Improvements seen 4 years after tsunami 4 years since a 9.0-magnitude earthquake spawned massive walls of water, improvements can be seen in many of the devastated areas
| Dec.30 |
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Spy freed over killing An court has acquitted Muchdi Purwopranjono, a retired deputy intelligence chief of ordering the murder of a leading human rights campaigner
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