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World’s longest wild snake confirmed in Indonesia by Guinness — see pictures |

Snakes are no strangers to superlatives, but in the wild, size records are notoriously difficult to verify. Most exceptionally large specimens are reported anecdotally, killed before they can be measured, or raised in captivity where abundant food alters natural growth patterns. That is what makes a recent discovery in Indonesia so extraordinary. Deep in South…

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Mahindra’s massive Make In India push: 35,000 Scorpio Pik-Ups to be exported to Indonesia

Mahindra and Mahindra has announced that it will supply 35,000 units of Scorpio Pik Up vehicles in 2026 to Agrinas Pangan Nusantara, an Indonesian state-owned enterprise, for the Koperasi Desa/Kelurahan Merah Putih (KDKMP) Project. Notably, this single order is larger than Mahindra’s total vehicle exports recorded in FY25. These made-in-India Pik Ups will play a…

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Indonesia plane crash: Wreckage found in Bantimurung-Bulusaraung National Park; search on for 10 onboard

Indonesia plane crash (AP image) Rescue teams in Indonesia on Sunday found debris from a small turboprop aircraft that went missing a day earlier in eastern Indonesia. However, the 10 people on board are yet to be located, officials said.The Indonesian Air Transport plane lost contact with air traffic control on Saturday afternoon while flying…

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Jefferies’ Asia allocation reset: Agency raises India and Taiwan weightings; trims China and Indonesia exposure

Jefferies has increased its allocation to India and Taiwan in its Asia Pacific ex-Japan relative-return portfolio, while cutting exposure to China and Indonesia, as it reassesses growth prospects and macro risks across the region, ANI reported.In its latest strategy note, the global investment bank said it has raised the weightings of India and Taiwan by…

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Indonesia fire: Massive blaze engulfs seven-story office building in Jakarta; 17 killed

Indonesia office fire (Photo credit: AP) A blaze swept through a seven-storey office building in central Jakarta on Tuesday, leaving at least 17 people dead after workers were trapped inside as thick smoke poured into the air. Police confirmed the casualties, saying the fire broke out in the afternoon and spread rapidly through the structure,…

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Indonesia floods: Toll rises to 442, over 400 still missing; warships deployed to reach stranded residents

The death toll from severe floods and landslides in Indonesia has risen to 442, with 402 people still missing and at least 646 others injured, the national disaster agency reported on Sunday.At least two cities on Indonesia’s hardest-hit Sumatra island remained unreachable on Sunday, prompting authorities to deploy two warships from Jakarta to deliver aid….

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Mount Semeru in Indonesia, Hayli Gubbi in Ethiopia: Is the world seeing more volcanic eruptions? Explained

People fleeing after eruption of Hayli Gubbi volcano in Ethiopia Two major volcanic eruptions have occurred within days of each other—one in Indonesia and another in Ethiopia. Indonesia’s Mount Semeru burst into activity on November 22, followed a day later by Ethiopia’s Hayli Gubbi, erupting for the first time in nearly 12,000 years. A satellite…

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Powerful earthquake jolts Indonesia: 6.3-magnitude tremor strikes Sumatra island; no tsunami alert issued

A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia’s Sumatra island near Aceh province on Thursday, according to the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). The tremor, which struck at a depth of 10 km, was felt across the region, but authorities confirmed that there is no tsunami threat, Reuters.Indonesia, located on the seismically active Pacific “Ring…

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