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A Boeing 737-500 with the call sign SJY182 operated by Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 went missing five minutes after taking off from Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta Airport this afternoon. The flight was en route to Pontianak Supadio Airport. The last contact with the plane was made at 14:40 local time. The aircraft was at an altitude of ...

The Police Chief Inspector of Papua Gen. Paulus Waterpauw said armed and separatist groups in Papua and West Papua have planned a “national civil strike” for January 10-12. He said the burning of a Mission Aviation Fellowship plane in Intan Jaya and the shooting of a commercial helicopter in Tembagapura both on January 6 were events ...

At least seven people have been killed and over 637 people have been injured after an earthquake occurred earlier today in Sulawesi.  The quake measured  6.2 on the Richter Scale. It occurred six km northeast of Majene city, West Sulawesi, and struck at a depth of 10 km. Damage to infrastructure and casualties was reported ...

Authorities announced that international flights in and out of New Caledonia are suspended until further notice. The decision is due to the heavy security forces deployment across the country. Authorities deployed security forces to various sites after unrest related to the controversial sale of a nickel plant escalated in the past few days.  Several local ...

Multiple pro-democracy protests are scheduled to take place across Thailand tomorrow. The protests will commemorate the Constitution Day of Thailand, which is a public holiday. It also coincides with international Human Rights Day. The student-led, pro-democracy group United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration (UFTD) will organize the rallies tomorrow. Other pro-democracy groups are also likely ...

The nationwide strike in India today called by farmers organizations continued, with participation from farmer unions and various opposition parties. The ongoing strike has witnessed multiple new developments as detailed below: Bengaluru, Karnataka: People are advised to avoid the rally route ‘Town Hall – NR Square – Police Corner – KG Road – Mysore Bank – ...

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit in West Bengal has called a 12-hour bandh (shut down) in North Bengal today. This is to protest over the death of a party worker during a protest rally in Siliguri yesterday. Workers and supporters of BJP and the Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) held a protest against the ...

Pro-democracy protests are scheduled to take place outside the Muang Nonthaburi Police Station in Bangkok today. Student union leader and pro-democracy activist, Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, announced the protest details through social media. She urged participants as well as supporters to gather outside the police station at 10:00 AM (local time). They plan to protest against the ...

Protesting farmers have called for a nationwide shutdown today against the new farm laws passed by the central government. The nationwide shutdown will run between 11:00 AM (local time) to 3:00 PM (local time), affecting transport services, offices and shops in some states and cities. The central government issued an advisory directing states and union ...

Cyclone Burevi made landfall near Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, yesterday. It is expected to cross the Gulf of Mannar and enter the Indian coast. It was located approximately 60 km from Trincomalee and 180 km from Pamban in India earlier today. It is likely to weaken by some measure as it crosses the Gulf of Mannar ...