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Indonesia sending soldiers to build highway in tense Papua

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At least 4 dead in clash between Papuans, Indonesia military

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Australia Minister of Trade, Tourism and Investment Simon Birmingham, left, and Indonesia Minister of Trade Enggartiasto Lukita, right, shake hands during an Indonesia-Australia Cepa signing ceremony and Business forum in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, March 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

Indonesia and Australia sign pact eliminating many tariffs

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In this undated photo released by Indonesian Search And Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) rescuers evacuate a survivor from a collapsed gold mine in Bolaang Mongondow, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. The collapse of an unlicensed gold mine in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province has buried dozens of people, a disaster official said Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019, as emergency personnel used their bare hands and farm tools in a desperate attempt to reach victims calling for help from beneath the rubble. (BASARNAS via AP)

Workers dig by hand to free dozens in Indonesia mine rubble

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

Gay Muslim comic gone from Instagram after Indonesia warning

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Indonesia police admit using snake to terrorize Papuan man

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Mount Karangetang is partially covered by volcanic smoke as it spews on Siau Island, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. The 1,784-meter (5,853-foot) volcano, which currently is on its second-highest alert level, started erupting and spitting clouds of gas and lava on Sunday. (AP Photo)

2 Indonesian volcanoes spew lava in new eruptions

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Pole facing treason charge in Indonesia alleges prison abuse

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Lava, gas flowing out Indonesia volcano sends people fleeing

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In this Tuesday, Jan, 29, 2019, photo. Mount Merapi spews volcanic material as it erupts as seen from Cangkringan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia's most volatile volcano unleashed a 1,400 meters (4,600 feet) dark red volcanic material 1,400 meters (1,500 yards) down the slopes. (AP Photo/Slamet Riyadi)

Indonesia’s Merapi volcano unleashes river of lava

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FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2018, file photo, a Papuan activist with his forehead painted with banned separatist flag the &quot;Morning Star&quot; marches with others during a rally commemorating the 57th anniversary of the failed efforts by Papuan tribal chiefs to declare independence from Dutch colonial rule, in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. Activists in Indonesia’s mountainous jungle-clad Papua region risked imprisonment to collect 1.8 million signatures for a petition calling for self-determination but faced a dilemma: They were blocked from presenting it to the intended recipient, the United Nations. (AP Photo/Trisnadi, File)

Papuans get independence petition to UN despite obstacles

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Papua rebels fire at aircraft in Indonesia; 1 dead

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In this Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, file photo, residents ride a makeshift raft as they evacuate their flooded homes in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. Torrential rains that overwhelmed a dam and caused landslides that killed some and displaced more than a few thousand residents in central Indonesia, officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Masyudi Syachban Firmansyah, File)

Death toll from Indonesian floods, landslides, climbs to 59

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Residents ride a makeshift raft as they evacuate their flooded homes in Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019. Torrential rains that overwhelmed a dam and caused landslides that killed some and displaced more than a few thousand residents in central Indonesia, officials said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Masyudi Syachban Firmansyah)

Landslides, flooding from dam kill 8 in central Indonesia

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FILE - In this Jan. 12, 2016, file photo, radical Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir waves at his supporters after his appeal hearing at the local district court in Cilacap, Central Java, Indonesia. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, he would be disappointed if Bashir were released from prison early and urged Indonesia to show respect for the victims of the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings that the firebrand preacher inspired. Indonesia's top security minister, Wiranto, said on Monday that Indonesian President Joko Widodo had asked him to coordinate a review of all aspects of the planned release of the 80-year-old cleric following domestic and international criticism. (AP Photo/Agus Fitrah, File)

Indonesia reverses course on plan to free radical cleric

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Rights lawyers challenge Indonesia detention of 3 activists

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, delivers a speech with running mate Ma'ruf Amin, right, during a televised debate in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019. Indonesia is gearing up to hold its presidential election on April 17 that will pit in the incumbent against the former general.(AP Photo / Tatan Syuflana)

Indonesian presidential candidates spar over corruption

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2018 file photo, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, and his contender Prabowo Subianto share a light moment during a ceremony marking the kick off of the campaign period for next year's election in Jakarta, Indonesia. Echoing the campaign tactics of Donald Trump, former Indonesian Gen. Prabowo Subianto says his country, the world's third-largest democracy, is in dire shape and he is the leader who will restore it to greatness. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File)

Indonesian presidential campaign heats up with first debate

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Landslide engulfs children in central Indonesia, killing 1

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Military: Rebel killed in gunbattle with Indonesian troops

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