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Indonesia orders sugar processors to own local cane plantations
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Pakistan Defence Minister says PoK protesters enemies' like India, rules out dialogue
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Ukraine says it hit a major Russian oil refinery, hours after Zelenskyys meeting with Trump
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Indonesia plans 200 fishermen's villages in Papua
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Indonesia, Australia partner on modern irrigation in Kalimantan
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Indonesia plans incentives for green industrial estates
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Indonesia imports Russian oil to bolster energy security: Bahlil
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Indonesia backs Chelsea, AC Milan match in Jakarta
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A considerable number of people have died in a shopping mall damaged by a major earthquake on Tuesday (July 28, 2026) in southwestern Japan, broadcaster TBS said
Manpower Ministry partners with Microsoft, GreatNusa on AI jobs
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Zelenskyy will visit Trump at the White House before Lindsey Grahams funeral
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Indonesia, US conduct bomb disposal training in Guam
Seven Indonesian Air Force personnel completed a four-day bomb disposal training program with USPacific Air ...
