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Indonesian Woman Dies of Bird Flu, Raising National Toll to 102

Indonesia's health ministry says a 31-year-old woman has died of bird flu, raising the national death toll from the disease to 102.

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Indonesia Says Too Early to Investigate Suharto Corruption

As Indonesians buried former President Suharto Monday, Foreign Minister Hassan Wirajuda said it was not appropriate to talk about legal proceedings against him on the day of his funeral.

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Indonesia's Suharto Given State Funeral

Indonesia's former president Suharto has been laid to rest during a state funeral at the family mausoleum in the Central Java city of Solo. Mr. Suharto died Sunday at the age of 86 from multiple organ failure. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta reports that human rights groups are demanding justice for the victims of abuses during his 32-years in power.

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Former Indonesian Pilot Sentenced for Killing Human Rights Activist

Indonesia's Supreme Court has sentenced a former pilot of the state-owned airline to 20 years in prison for killing a prominent human rights activist in 2004. Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta.

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Daihatsu to develop low-cost models for Indonesia and Malaysia

Minicar specialist Daihatsu Motor Co. said it is interested in developing a low-cost model.

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2 mammals believed new to science discovered in pristine wilderness

A tiny possum and a giant rat were recorded by scientists as probable new species on a recent expedition to Indonesia’s remote and virtually unknown “Lost World” in the pristine wilderness of western New Guinea’s Foja Mountains.

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MSN presents top 10 islands

Bali and Maui top the list of top ten islands for vacation and travel.

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Three killed, 45 injured in Indonesian earthquake

At least three people have been killed and 45 injured in an earthquake in eastern Indonesia, the head of the republic's emergencies center said on Monday.

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Monkeys raid Indonesian village in search of food

A village in Indonesia's East Java province, is under siege from hundreds of monkeys after their home was destroyed to make way for commercial houses, the Antara news agency said on Friday.

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'Three divas' fixing Indonesia's finances

They are called the three divas but the three most powerful women in Indonesia are anything but prima donnas. They are economists and together they are setting South-East Asia's biggest economy on track for its fastest growth in 11 years.

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Pilot named as Garuda crash suspect

The pilot of Garuda Flight 200, which crashed and burned killing 21 people in March, has now been officially named as a suspect in an investigation by Indonesian police.

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Indonesian Court Supports Death for Drug Offenses

Indonesia's constitutional court has upheld capital punishment for drug traffickers. The verdict came in an appeal filed by members of the so-called Bali nine - Australians convicted in a heroin case two years ago.

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