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JAKARTA, Indonesia – From the government’s apology about the haze to Disneyland coming to Bogor, here’s the top news to start your day.
1. VP out of hospital
Vice President Jusuf Kalla is out of the hospital.
Kalla was confined at Cipto Mangunkusumo public hospital (RSCM) due to heart disease. He was allowed to leave the hospital on Thursday however, with photos showing him in good spirits. Read more.
2. Haze apology
Indonesia apologizes to neighboring countries after Indonesia’s haze has reached Malaysia and Singapore.
Member of Parliament Hamdhani Mukdhar said it will encourage the Indonesian government to immediately resolve the problem of this smoke, now that it has reached other nation. “We would like to apologize to the Government of Malaysia and Singapore in relation to the smog,” he said. Read more.
3. New discovery
The fossilized bones of 15 members of a previously unknown branch of the human family tree have been discovered in a cave in South Africa, scientists said Thursday, hailing the find as a breakthrough in evolution research.
About 1,500 fossils were found deep in a cave system outside Johannesburg, hidden in a chamber only accessible via several steep climbs and narrow rock crevasses.The hominid – described as a “new species” of human – has been named Homo naledi after the “Rising Star” cave where the bones were found. Read more.
4. Child deaths down
Indonesia is one of the countries that achieved the target of Millennium Development Goal Four after it made substantial progress in reducing child mortality.
According to a new global UNICEF report, Indonesia saved more than 5 million children from 1990 to 2015, when it dropped the mortality rate to children under 5 to 27 deaths per 1,000 live births. In 1990, the rate was 85 deaths per 1,000 live births. Read more.
5. Disneyland Bogor
It looks like Bogor will get a Disneyland soon.
The project is a collaboration between American billionaire Donald Trump and Indonesian businessman and politician Hary Tanoesoedibyo. Tanoesoedibyo owns Media Nusantara Citra group, which will work with Trump to complete the theme park. Read more. – Rappler.com
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