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Indonesian leaders to end social friction after Basuki's imprisonment

JAKARTA,May17(APD)–IndonesianleadersinitiatedstepsinabidtoendsocialfrictionandtensionamongthesocietyfollowingtheimprisonmentofChristianex-JakartagovernorBasukiT

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Ahok apologises to victims of Jakarta floods

Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama has apologised to victims affected by flooding in the capital this week and promised to continue a project aimed at preventing it from happening again.

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Indonesians to vote in local polls on Feb 15, all eyes on governor election in Jakarta

Tens of millions of Indonesians head to the polls on Wednesday (Feb 15) in local elections across the Muslim-majority country, with bitter feuding over the powerful post of Jakarta governor stoking political and religious tensions.

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Media barred from attending Ahok's blasphemy trial

The media was locked out yesterday on the first day of the blasphemy trial of Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama.