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FILE - In this May 12, 2012 file photo, a Lion Air passenger jet is parked on the tarmac at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia. Indonesia's Lion Air said Monday, Oct. 29, 2018, it has lost contact with a passenger jet flying from Jakarta to an island off Sumatra. (AP Photo/Trisnadi, File)

The Latest: Searchers recover remains, debris

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In this photo released by Indonesian Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) a rescuer inspects debris believed to be from Lion Air passenger jet that crashed off West Java on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. A Lion Air flight crashed into the sea just minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital on Monday in a blow to the country's aviation safety record after the lifting of bans on its airlines by the European Union and U.S. (BNPB via AP)

Lion Air loses contact with Indonesia passenger plane

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A sign &quot;Pray for Petobo&quot; is placed on a piece of a road on Saturday Oct. 6, 2018 after it moved when earthquake hit Petobo neighborhood in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia last week. Search teams pulled bodies from obliterated neighborhoods in the disaster-stricken Indonesian city of Palu on Saturday as more aid rolled in and the government said it was considering making devastated areas into mass graves. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Indonesian officials fear 5,000 missing as Christians pray

By STEPHEN WRIGHT and EILEEN NG - Associated Press

A man carry items he saved from the rubble following a major earthquake and tsunami in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. A mass burial of earthquake and tsunami victims was being prepared in a hard-hit city Monday as the need for heavy equipment to dig for survivors of the disaster that struck a central Indonesian island three days ago grows desperate.(AP Photo/Rifki)

Desperation explodes to anger as Indonesia quake toll rises beyond 1,200

By Niniek Karmini and Stephen Wright - Associated Press

In this undated photo released by Papua representative office of the National Human Rights Commission, Polish national Jakub Skrzypski, left, who is detained and charged with treason on accusation of assisting Papuan independence supporters and separatist fighters talks with the head of Papua Representative Office of the National Human Rights Commission Frits Ramandey, right, at his detention house at the regional police headquarters in Jayapura, Papua province, Indonesia. Skrzypski was arrested in Wamena in Papua province in late August along with four Papuans that police said had ammunition and described as linked to &quot;armed criminal groups,&quot; authorities' usual description of Papuan independence fighters. The 39-year-old factory worker faces up to 20 years in prison if he's found guilty. (Papua Representative Office of the National Human Rights Commission via AP)

Polish globe-trotter blunders into Indonesia-Papua conflict

By STEPHEN WRIGHT - Associated Press

Asian Games close: Indonesia shows it’s the ‘Energy of Asia’

By STEPHEN WADE - Associated Press

Iran's Kabaddi team react after defeating India during the women's gold medal match at the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, Friday, Aug. 24, 2018. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

6th gold gives Ikee a record 8th medal at Asian Games

By JOHN PYE - Associated Press

In this July 25, 2018, photo, members of joint Indonesian police and military special forces take part in an anti-terrorism drill ahead of the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. Indonesia is deploying 100,000 police and soldiers to provide security for the Asian Games, the biggest event ever held in its terror attack prone capital Jakarta, parts of which have been dramatically spruced up as the city readies to welcome tens of thousands of athletes and visitors. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

As Asian Games host, Indonesia has more at stake than sport

By STEPHEN WRIGHT - Associated Press

In this April 13, 2018, file photo, Anish Bhanwala of India shoots during the men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol final at the Belmont Shooting Centre during the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia. At 15 and still at high school, Anish was India's youngest gold medalist at the Commonwealth Games on Australia's Gold Coast in April when he won the 25-meter rapid fire pistol shooting event in a meet record. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard, File)

Young India shooter Anish Bhanwala targets gold at Asiad

By RIZWAN ALI - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 27, 2018, file photo, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, left, poses with South Korean President Moon Jae-in for a photo inside the Peace House at the border village of Panmunjom in Demilitarized Zone, South Korea. The war-separated rivals will take their reconciliation steps to the Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, where they will jointly march in the opening ceremony and field combined teams in basketball, rowing and canoeing. (Korea Summit Press Pool via AP. Pool, File)

Koreas extend conciliatory steps to Asian Games

By KIM TONG-HYUNG - Associated Press

Emergency workers recover a body from the Jamiul Jamaah Mosque after it collapsed during an earthquake in Bangsal, North Lombok, Indonesia, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018. The north of Lombok was devastated by the powerful quake that struck Sunday night, damaging thousands of buildings and killing a large number of people. Rescuers were still struggling to reach all of the affected areas and authorities expect the death toll to rise. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Indonesia quake deaths top 130, aid effort intensifies

By Andi Jatmiko - Associated Press

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, left, smiles as he greet the international observer delegations for the July 29 general election, during a welcome meeting in Peace Palace, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, July 28, 2018. Cambodians voting in Sunday's elections will have a nominal choice of 20 parties but in reality, only two serious options: extend Prime Minister Hun Sen's 33 years in power or not vote at all. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)

Opposition says Cambodian election was death of democracy

By Sopheng Cheang and Jerry Harmer - Associated Press

Indonesia police kill 11 in crime fight ahead of Asian Games

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An officer inspects a minivan used in the attack at the regional police headquarters in Pekanbaru, Riau province, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Indonesian police on Wednesday shot dead sword-wielding men who attacked the police headquarters in Sumatra, killing one officer, the latest in a spate of militant attacks across the Muslim-majority country. (AP Photo/Akbari)

4 shot dead in attack on Indonesia police; officer killed

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U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis speaks as his Indonesian counterpart Ryamizard Ryacudu, right, listens during a joint press conference following their meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Mattis said the Trump administration wants to help Indonesia play a central role in maritime security in the Asia-Pacific region. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Mattis thanks Vietnam for supporting sanctions on N. Korea

By ROBERT BURNS - Associated Press

Rose leads, Snedeker withdraws from Indonesian Masters

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A view of the Mount Agung volcano erupting in Karangasem, Bali, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 27, 2017. The volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali erupted for the second time in a week on Saturday, disrupting international flights even as authorities said the island remains safe. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati

Indonesia volcano forces mass evacuation, shuts Bali airport

By Firdia Lisnawati and Stephen Wright - Associated Press

A view of the Mount Agung volcano erupting, in Karangasem, Bali island, Indonesia, early Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017. A volcano on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali erupted for the second time in a week on Saturday, disrupting international flights even as authorities said the island remains safe. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Tens of thousands stranded as Bali volcano closes airport

By FIRDIA LISNAWATI and STEPHEN WRIGHT - Associated Press

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz speaks at Starbucks annual shareholders meeting in Seattle on March 22, 2017. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Malaysia, Indonesia Muslim groups call for Starbucks boycott

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Former U.S. President Barack Obama walks during his visit to Prambanan Temple in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, June 29, 2017. Obama and his family are currently on vacation in the country where he lived for several years as a child. (AP Photo)

Obama makes nostalgic trip to his Indonesia childhood home

By NINIEK KARMINI - Associated Press