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Jakarta, April 28 (IANS) The death toll from a collision between two trains in Bekasi, West Java, Indonesia, has risen to 14, with 84 people injured, local officials said on Tuesday.Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto visited the victims at a hospital in Bekasi on Tuesday morning, saying that he extended condolences on behalf of the government and himself, and promising a quick investigation into the tragic event. President Prabowo Subianto said he had agreed to build a flyover near the train …

Jakarta, Jan 1 (IANS) In the wake of floods and landslides in Aceh, West Sumatra and North Sumatra that have claimed more than 1,100 lives and left many residents without homes, food or a sense of security, a broad network of assistance has taken shape, stretching from small community kitchens to large-scale volunteer initiatives across the country. Britania Sari, one of the initiators of the relief efforts, has just returned to her home in Bogor, West Java, after overseeing the dispatch of six …