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Indonesia Papua market blaze kills 11, including six children, as fire razes 40 kiosks and homes

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Stranded passengers gather as they wait at Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang September 6, 2026. Six flights from Penang International Airport to Jakarta, Indonesia were cancelled today following the temporary closure of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport due to volcanic dust from the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau. — AFP pic

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/ 18 h ago

Travellers wait at the Soekarno-Hatta airport in Tangerang, Indonesia on September 6, 2026 after scheduled flights were cancelled due to ash clouds, following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau near Jakarta. — AFP pic

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/ 4 h ago

This handout aerial picture taken on September 6, 2026 and released on September 7, 2026 by the Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation shows the Mount Krakatau (Krakatoa) in the Sunda Strait, in South Lampung, Lampung province, spewing smoke and volcanic ash during an eruption. — Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation handout/AFP pic

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PAS President Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang delivers his speech during the winding-up session at the 72nd PAS Annual National Muktamar at the Kelantan Islamic Tarbiyah Centre (PUTIK) in Kota Bharu on September 5, 2026. — Bernama pic

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A foreign woman is under Kajang police investigation for suspected drug offences after 2.13 grammes of a crystalline powder suspected to be syabu was found in the Honda City she was driving following a car chase that ended in a crash on September 6, 2026. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

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Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia is temporarily closed after volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau's eruption forced a shutdown on September 6, 2026, stranding thousands of passengers including a honeymooning Malaysian couple. — Bernama pic

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Police confirmed a local man suspected of drug-related activities was shot dead in a residential area in Garden Homes here early this afternoon. — Picture by Raymond Manuel

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