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Coronavirus: In Indonesia, 'Ghosts' Are Making People Stay Indoors
A village on Java island has deployed a cast of ghosts to patrol the streets, hoping that age-old superstition will keep people indoors and safely away from the coronavirus.
By Budi Purwanto, Reuters

My Family Is Trapped In Paradise During The Coronavirus, But It's No Vacation
"Its scary. Its beautiful. Its filled with anxiety and fear and calm and peace. I vacillate between wanting to just get home and wanting to just stay put."
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Iman, Malaysia's Last Sumatran Rhino, Dies
Experts estimate that fewer than 80 Sumatran rhinosremain on Earth, most of them in Indonesia.
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Viral Video Has Indians Wondering If We're Terrible Tourists
The video, which showed an Indian family getting caught stealing hotel amenities in Bali, touched a nerve with many Indians on Twitter.
By Newsroom

With Death Of Malaysia's Last Male Sumatran Rhino, Another Species Is Almost Extinct
Tam, a critically endangered Sumatran rhino, died Monday. Fewer than 80 of the species now remain on Earth, almost all of them in Indonesia.
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Indonesia Issues Fresh Warning For Tsunami, Asks People To Stay Away From Coast
The big waves that followed the eruption of Anak Krakatoa hit communities along the Sunda Strait.
By Associated Press

Indonesia Tsunami Survivors Remain Jittery As Death Toll Hits 429
The tsunami decimated Indonesia's Sumur area, ripping houses from their foundations and bulldozing concrete buildings.
By Associated Press

Indonesia Tsunami: Rescuers Use Drones, Sniffer Dogs To Look For Survivors
The death toll has risen to 373 and at least 128 people remain missing.
By Reuters

Sombre Christmas In Tsunami-Hit Indonesia
Hundreds were killed as waves smashed into houses, hotels and other beachside buildings Saturday night along Indonesia's Sunda Strait, in a disaster that followed an eruption and possible landslide on Anak Krakatau
By AP

Death Toll In Indonesian Tsunami Rises To 343, Rescuers Search For 128 Still Missing
This was the second deadly tsunami to hit seismically active Indonesia in 2018.
By Associated Press