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A survivor of Malang's Kanjuruhan Stadium tragedy shares his story. He and his 2yr old were separated from his wife and two daughters amid the chaos.
''I found my daughters’ bodies at midnight, and my wife’s body an hour and a half later,'' he said.
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133 people died.
#Kanjuruhan
Potret Presiden FIFA Gianni Infantino beserta jajaran saat bermain sepak bola bersama Ketua Umum PSSI Mochamad Iriawan di Stadion Madya.
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Parents are burying the bodies of their children after the weekend's deadly stampede and many are anxiously waiting at hospitals, hoping their loved ones will recover. 'You see who the victims are. Many of them are just young boys, like my son,' one mother said.
#aremaberduka
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A group of Indonesian parents is still fighting for justice - nearly a year after their children were poisoned by contaminated cough syrup. More than 200 children died from acute kidney injury and another 100 were seriously injured, including Desi's daughter Shena.
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We went to Lhoksukon prison, to meet the Indonesian fishermen sentenced to five years in jail for their role in rescuing Rohingya refugees stranded at sea. Faisal's wife and six children are waiting for his release. They don't have any income, often they only eat twice a wk.
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'All her organs were damaged - her brain, heart, liver, and eyes. On Sunday morning, she had heart failure. She died in my lap.'
At least 133 Indonesian children have died from acute kidney injured, linked to medicinal syrups. The death toll is expected to rise.
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We traveled to East Kalimantan to work on a few stories about Indonesia's new capital.
There, we met the Indigenous Balik people, who say they are being forced from their homes to make way for the development.
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Shoes scattered throughout the stadium. An indication of how people were rushing to get out.
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'3 of our friends are dead. We came here together but not all made it home.'
A survivor of the Kanjuruhan Stadium tragedy Farid says his friends were hit with tear gas and were 'squashed and then fainted'. 'They were taken to hospital but they had already died.'
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Almost 6 months after the Kanjuruhan stadium tragedy, we returned to Malang. The shoes of spectators who tried to flee after police fired tear gas still line the steps near exits. And the community is still mourning the 135 lives lost.
@AJEnglish
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Batik Air flight about to leave Jakarta to evacuate citizens in Wuhan. Flight will arrive at Batam tomorrow and passengers will be taken to Natuna Island by military planes. They will be quarantined at a military base about 5km from local villages.
#coronarvirus
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This is a COVID-19 burial site in Bekasi. Workers keep digging and bodies keep arriving. Excavators clear land to make way for new graves. So many grieving families, crying in the heat and dust.
@AJEnglish
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The trial over the Kanjuruhan tragedy, one of the world's worst stadium disasters, begins this week. 'What I want is for it to be over swiftly, with a clear outcome... That’s what I want, as the father of a victim, so my son can be happy in heaven.'
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Scenes from a sad week of reporting in Jakarta.
‘People are crying for help’: Emergency measures start as Indonesia’s hospitals, cemeteries fill up.
@AJEnglish
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This week, we met Arema Apache members. 'Our friends died. 2 men and 1 woman. When we bought tickets, we never thought they would cost our lives. For now, we won't watch football in a stadium again,' Wingga Prayogo said, as the group lit candles to honour their friends.
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Lives are being endangered because of this event. From inside the tent - he tells the crowd they can easily defeat the coronavirus because only God has power, not the virus...
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Thousands of anti-omnibus law demonstrators (mostly students) arrive in Megaria, Jakarta. They are trying to get to the palace
@AJEnglish
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On October 2, we met Yayuk Suprianti at Saiful Anwar Hospital. Her 17-yr old son Revano had been in a coma in the ICU. He died yesterday - the latest victim of the Kanjuruhan tragedy. She said he was a smart and kind young man.
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Just over a year since the Kanjuruhan Tragedy. I still often think about what we saw in Malang that week - the devastation of a community in mourning and the strength of survivors.
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We went to Lhokseumawe, Aceh, to meet with the group of Rohingya refugees who recently arrived in Indonesia. Almost half are children. A few asked to use our phones to call home. 'I miss my parents, I feel like crying for them,' a 13-yr-old said.
@AJEnglish
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'They act like we don’t exist. They act like we aren’t human...They want to build something by destroying what is already here.'
Indigenous people say they fear being 'pushed out' as new capital construction continues.
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Gravediggers are exhausted but the bodies keep coming... And doctors say they're fearful they will soon have to 'play God' with their patients. As restrictions return in Jakarta, doctors warn the healthcare system is on the brink of collapse.
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As Indonesia struggles through this recent surge in COVID-19 deaths, there are too many grieving families and not enough workers to bury the dead. Volunteers are now an essential part of the funeral industry.
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Mourning in the mud: As Indonesia deals with its largest surge in COVID-19 cases, finding room for the dead in the densely packed capital city is becoming a challenge.
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Wednesday in Cianjur. The search for victims continues.
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The government's position is clear - the law was broken and the men have been sentenced accordingly. But human rights groups say the sentence was too harsh and should be reduced. They have already been in jail for 15 months.
@AJEnglish
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In Cianjur - the scene outside a hospital (RS Sayang). More than 400 people injured in the earthquake, including many young children, are being treated in this car park.
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'...simply saying they 'lost their lives' does not do their lives justice. These people died through suffocation or being trampled on. They died inhaling tear gas, their eyes and skin burning from the gas, being trampled on as they struggled to escape through locked gates...' 💔
The tragedy at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Malang was entirely avoidable. But as usual, those who are culpable are likely to escape without appropriate punishment.
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Foreign nationals from 9 countries attending:
176 from Thailand
24 from Timor Leste
58 from Pakistan
35 from India
24 from Bangladesh
2 from Philippines
1 from Brunei
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Desi told Al Jazeera that the incident has taken an emotional and financial toll on her family. She is still traumatised after watching her young daughter convulse, bleeding from her nose and mouth.
Shena is still unresponsive.
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Looks like people have come from all over Indonesia for this gathering. Containing the spread is going to be hard. Some of the breakdown:
Central Java - 1167
Papua - 564
South/ West Sulawesi - 1059
East Kalimantan - 1316
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The governor says the mayor of Gowa talked to the organiser to get the event postponed, but the pilgrims kept coming. We were already expecting
#COVID19
cases to rise in Indonesia... now we can anticipate a huge spike.
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Our team is in Mandalika as the new circuit makes its international debut and hosts the Superbike championships + other events. The government hopes Mandalika will one day be a global sports and entertainment hub.
@AJEnglish
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Last night at Rorotan, one of the COVID-19 burial sites in Jakarta. A family mourns while an excavator digs the next grave. So many graves have been added in the week since we last came here. Grave diggers have to work well into the night to keep up with demand.
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@AJEnglish
obtained access to Rinca Island where construction on Indonesia's new tourism destination - likened to Jurassic Park - is underway. The island is home to 1000+ Komodo dragons - and there's concern about how the project will impact them.
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First time seeing mountains from the apartment 😍. Jakarta's AQI helped by yesterday's rain and more people
#WFH
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More than 2000 people. participated in a parade in Magelang, Central Java, this week. Each village designed their costumes based on the animals represented on the Borobodur Temple, using natural materials like pandan leaves and bamboo.
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'My family's happiness was forcibly taken away.'
A compensation plan for victims of past human rights abuses in Indonesia aims to 'heal wounds'. But some say it is inadequate and doesn't help them in their fight for justice and accountability.
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Last week, we spent some time under a highway in Jakarta. The city's horse cart drivers are struggling to support themselves, their families and their horses due to
#COVID
ー19 restrictions.
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5.40AM. No mountains today but still pretty. Jakarta cantik ☀️
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At the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore,
@prabowo
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@AJEnglish
about his views on security in the region, US-China tensions, and his plans for the 2024 elections.
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5-yr-old Shena has been in hospital since September - after consuming contaminated medicinal syrup. She is almost completely unresponsive. Her mother said they are struggling with the cost of her treatment, and are eating fewer meals to get by.
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For the first time since the pandemic began, millions of Indonesians are traveling to their hometowns to celebrate Eid with their loved ones. Lots of smiles and excitement at transport hubs as people set off on their journeys. Our report on this year's mudik.
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Finally home. Back in Jakarta and back to reporting from Indonesia. Happy to be back 💚
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“All I want to do is hold my baby." Uighur-Australian father separated from his baby son (who is an Australian citizen) speaks to
@SBSNews
. The last official visit by Australia to Xinjiang was June 2016 - requests from DFAT have been denied.
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Wiyanto's 21-yr-old son was one of the victims. Overcome with grief, he didn't work for more than a month and lost his job. 'I still miss him so much. I can't get rid of this trauma. I cannot put this behind me,' he said.
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Thousands left Jakarta this week to go back to their hometowns. It's not just about going home in lead up to Eid - many have lost jobs and can't afford life in the capital.
@AlissaWahid
@AJEnglish
#CoronaIndonesia
#COVID19
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In Indonesia, batik designers and textiles producers have helped make masks more accessible (and beautiful). Thank you to the designers for sharing their craft with us 💜.
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8-yr-old Panghegar and 4-yr-old Azqiara are two of the 195 Indonesian children who died after consuming contaminated medicinal syrup. Their parents are part of a class action, seeking justice for their children.
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Two Australian navy ships are on the way to assist in the search for
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'Dying in their homes': Indonesians search desperately for oxygen to care for their loved ones as overwhelmed hospitals turn people away.
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A bit of a break from COVID-19 coverage. 🌱 In East Lampung, we met a group of fishermen trying to replant thousands of mangroves. 'I care about these forests because it's for the future of my children and grandchildren,' one told
@AJEnglish
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Governor has told local media “after a long and difficult communication we managed to persuade the organiser to cancel the event... we will limit their movement and escort them to go home.”
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Protest in Sydney begins with a song by Beyond. Very diverse crowd here, almost everyone singing together.
@SBSNews
#HongKongProtests
#antiELAB
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Paratrooper training in South Sumatra, Indonesia. The Garuda Shield military exercises, organised by the US and Indonesia, have been expanded this year, with more participating countries than ever before, including Japan and Australia.
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‘Why did my parents leave me so fast?’ As Indonesia’s COVID-19 death toll rises, too many Indonesian children are learning the despair of losing their parents.
Arga and Alviano are two of the children left orphaned by COVID-19.
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After a COVID-19 hiatus, one of Southeast Asia's largest art fairs, Art Jakarta, is back.
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@AJEnglish
Hi everyone. People have alerted me to some accounts impersonating me and asking for money (pretending it is for Faisal's family). Thank you for letting me know (please report accounts like this if you see them). This is my only account.
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"The right to peacefully demonstrate is ingrained in ASEAN’s human rights declarations and our charter. Stop shooting at people and release the democratically elected leaders."
#Myanmar
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Power out for more than 30,000 households on the NSW South Coast - including where we are in Batemans Bay. Big thank you to the young siblings who brought us a candle so we could continue working. So much kindness in this community 💕.
#NSWfires
#AustraliaBurning
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After so much destruction, signs of life return to this area in Rosedale. Regeneration will take years not days - but it's still lovely to see a bit of green. 🌱
#NSWfires
#AustraliaBurns
#southcoastfires
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Search continues for
#KRINanggala402
- involving: 15 Indonesian navy vessels, 4 military aircraft, Australia's HMAS Ballarat and P8 Poseidon from the US have arrived. Singapore's MV SWIFT Rescue expected this afternoon. Malaysia's MV Mega Bakti expected tomorrow.
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Security forces are firing tear gas at student protesters (including high schoolers) in Jakarta attempting to stop an anti-omnibus law protest
@AJEnglish
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Survivors said they are disappointed with the outcome of the trials for the police and match officials. 'It’s like nothing happened at all. The handling of this case has gone on quietly. So quiet. The punishment is not enough. We still want justice,' one said.
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Andik, who we first met in October, said he is adjusting to life as a single parent, after his wife and daughters died. 'It’s a very messy situation. But what can we do now? I am doing everything now for our son, Rian. My main worry is about my son,' he said.
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Indonesia brings together the navies of the Russia, US, China, India, Pakistan and others for several days of drills in and around Sulawesi. 36 countries participating in the Komodo Multilateral Naval Exercise.
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True not for only fashion but many creative industries. The illusion of multiculturalism/ diversity to make things simply ''look'' better only gives the appearance of progress but it's futile unless there is diversity in leadership too. Great article by
@VVFriedman
This was the most diverse season ever on the runway. We should applaud that. But then you look to all the people next to the runway, and behind the runway, and you don't forget that fashion still has a way to go -
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Today's Jakarta
#COVID19
map - confirmed cases 🔴 basically all over the city.
#CoronaIndonesia
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Backdrop for live crosses on day 1 of mass social distancing
#COVID19
restrictions in Jakarta. Everyone has to wear masks now... today's pollution is another good reason to do that 😷
@AJEnglish
#CoronaIndonesia
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Something pretty special happened in Aceh ❤️
A group of Rohingya refugees - including 30 children - arrived in Indonesian waters... Fed up with waiting for authorities to decide if they could stay, the community rallied together and carried them to shore
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Doctors in Aceh have just found out a patient who died a few days ago tested positive for
#COVID19
. These doctors told us they handled the patient without personal protection equipment (PPE) - all they have are raincoats. All of them are now at risk.
#CoronaVirusIndonesia
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After rescuing 99 Rohingya refugees - including 28 children - a community in Aceh is trying to collect essentials and raise money for them. ''I saw children and babies...We didn't have the heart to leave them,'' a fisherman told
@AJEnglish
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Dave spent 10 years collecting parts for his 1965 vintage VW Kombi van. He was defending homes on the south coast when it caught fire. The car was clearly so special to him - he said he couldn't even look at it.
#NSWRFS
#NSWbushfires
#AustraliaFires
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