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Driver customises his SUV to stop it crushing red crabs when millions swarm Christmas Island

Chris Bray, 37, and his wife Jess live on Christmas Island, a 52-square-mile Australian territory in the Indian Ocean. The couple invented car 'shoes' to protect the crabs.




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Tony Blair joins bid to move the capital of Indonesia from waterlogged Jakarta to Borneo jungle 

The former British Prime Minister will be among several high profile figures sitting on a board of advisers for the £26billion plan headed by the crown prince of Abu Dhabi.




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Beau Ryan slammed over photo of him kissing his seven-year-old daughter

Former NRL star Beau Ryan has been come under fire after sharing a photo of him kissing his seven-year-old daughter Remi saying he was the only guy 'allowed' to do so. 




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Thousands rush to support footy star Beau Ryan after trolls took issue with him kissing his daughter

The 34-year-old ex footy star had shared a photo on Instagram of him kissing Remi on the cheek at a water park despite the youngster appearing reluctant to receive the embrace.




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Heartbreaking moment tiny orangutan cries and clings to its mother in Borneo

Earlier this month International Animal Rescue (IAR) were alerted that the orangutans had been driven into residential gardens in Tanjung Pura Village, Indonesia.




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JACKSON BARRON calls Urbnsurf Melbourne 'the ultimate playground to improve your surfing'

Urbnsurf Melbourne is Australia's first wave park, and Daily Mail Australia reporter Jackson Barron was invited down to test their facilities before the grand opening in January.




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Activists are ordered to remove their penis gourds at the start of their treason trial in Indonesia

Two Papuan activists on trial for treason in Indonesia's capital decried what they described as 'racism' after the Jakarta court on Monday ordered them to remove traditional penis gourds.




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Now sharks can WALK: New species found off coast of Australia can 'crawl' along the seabed

Researchers have discovered multiple species of sharks in the waters off northern Australia and Indonesia that can use their fins to walk over sand and rocks in addition to swimming.




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Mystery as British entrepreneur, 39, goes missing in Bali amid fears he plunged from a cliff

Authorities in Indonesia have identified Ryan Roth, 39, as the missing person after his belongings were found at the top of cliffs near the Selonding Temple in Pecatu Village on Monday morning.




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Australia's worst paedophile Boris Kunsevitsky is jailed for 35 years

A pedophile who filmed and photographed himself sexually abusing 47 boys across four countries will spent at least 28 years behind bars.




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Six Chinese men trying to reach Australia by boat trigger coronavirus fears

Six Chinese nationals who tried to travel to the Australian mainland on a boat they hired in Indonesia have triggered a biosecurity operation over coronavirus fears. 




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Reward is offered to anyone brave (or stupid) enough to remove tyre from 13ft crocodile's neck

The creature has been struggling around with the tyre since at least 2016 when it was first spotted in the Palu River in Central Sulawesi.




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Disturbing footage shows snakes, bats and possums sold openly at a Wuhan market 

The video shows the Langowan Market, which is a traditional market in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province selling wild animals for consumption.




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Indonesians sprayed in the face and body as they arrive from Wuhan 

The evacuees were greeted by a crew in yellow hazmat suits when they disembarked from their Batik Air Indonesia flight at Hang Nadim International Airport in Batam on Sunday.




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Australian man who tried to smuggle 7,000 cigarettes from Bali to sell back home is fined $40,000

The 34-year-old admitted to packing 36 cigarette cartons into his luggage for a flight into Perth International Airport from Bali on November 18, 2018.




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Contest to free crocodile from tyre stuck around its neck is scrapped

Authorities in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia have cancelled a contest to remove a motorbike tyre from a 13ft Siamese crocodile after the competition was unable to attract any applicants.




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Breakthrough as researchers discover why people may have pet allergies after studying slow lorises

Professor Bryan Fry, from the University of Queensland's Venom Evolution Lab, took a team of researchers to Indonesia to study slow lorises.




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World's peak health body is worried Indonesia isn't doing enough to guard against disease 

The World Health Organisation has urged the nation to improve surveillance, case detection and preparations at appointed health facilities in case the deadly disease comes ashore.




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Nutrition coach, 35, who hasn't drank water in a YEAR

Sophie Partik, 35, who lives in Bali, claims she hasn't consumed any water for a year. She dry fasts for up to 14 hours a day and then only consumes 'living water' from fruit or coconuts.




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Bali economy hit hard as Chinese tourists are banned because of the spread of coronavirus 

The shocking images coming out of the Indonesian island accompany stories of struggling businesses that have been forced to cut staff.




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Australian wranglers travel to Indonesia to save crocodile that has a tyre stuck around its neck

Authorities in Palu, Central Sulawesi, launched the 'pluck a tyre off the croc' contest in January as part of a desperate attempt to free the 13-foot reptile who has worn the necklace since 2016.




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Boeing fires mid-level executive over 'embarrassing' emails between employees 

Keith Cooper, the former Vice President of training and professional services at Boeing, was fired on Wednesday over shocking internal messages between employees about the grounded 737 Max.




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The 'Outback Wrangler' flies to Indonesia to catch a 13-foot crocodile with a tyre around its neck

Matt Wright is on the Palu River on Central Sulawesi in northern Indonesia with his right-hand-man Chris Wilson to try and capture a four-metre long crocodile with a tyre around its neck.




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Indonesia's claim it has no cases of the coronavirus is 'unlikely', expert warns

A disease expert from Harvard University in Boston said it is 'very unlikely' that there have genuinely been no cases in Indonesia because it is visited by thousands of Chinese travellers.




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MAFS brides Tash Herz and Natasha Spencer are caught KISSING in Bali

It looks like Married At First Sight brides Natasha Spencer and Tash Herz were more than just friends behind the scenes.




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Brody Jenner and ex Kaitlynn Carter vacation together in Bali two years after 'tying the knot' there

The bisexual 31-year-old Insta-storied a video of herself and the 36-year-old reality star wearing masks and she jokingly wondered if they'd 'survive' the Coronavirus and 'make it to LA alive'




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Four Komodo dragons stand 8ft tall as the reptiles rear up and wrestle for dominance

Four Komodo dragons wrestled for dominance in a tense battle as unsuspecting Komodo National Park ranger Konstantinus Muga was patrolling the area, located on the Indonesian island.




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Feeling ill after Bali? Go to the doctor: GPs are being ordered to test Australians for coronavirus

GPs are being ordered to test Australians who have travelled to Bali in the past two weeks for coronavirus if they have any signs of flu symptoms. 




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DJ Fisher's model bride's grandmother suddenly dies just hours after they got married 

Chloe Chapman and DJ Fisher exchanged vows last week, in front of family and friend, including surfing greats Mick Fanning, Joel Parkinson and Laura Enever.




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Eight people travelling to Australia by boat from Indonesia are sent back home

Eight people on a small boat seeking entry into Australia have been sent back to Indonesia, after being intercepted by border control authorities. 




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Terrified woman is escorted by police before being caned in public for having sex outside marriage

Dozens gathered to watch as the humiliated woman was whipped along with seven other victims outside a mosque in the provincial capital Banda Aceh.




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Police seize 600,000 face masks from Indonesian warehouse after country's first coronavirus case

Authorities in the Jakarta-area were questioning two people after the Tuesday evening raid at a warehouse in satellite city Tangerang, where nearly half a million surgical masks were found.




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Indonesia's claims Bali party island is virus free are probably TRUE - experts claim 

While there have been two confirmed cases of coronavirus in Indonesia, a mother aged 64 and her 31-year-old daughter, they are in the nation's capital of Jakarta, more than 1,000km away.




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Queen Maxima and King Willem-Alexander land in wind-swept Jakarta for a state visit to Indonesia 

Queen Maxima, 48, and King Willem-Alexander, 52, of The Netherlands landed in wind-swept Jakarta today, ready to start their four-day-long state visit which will see them tour Indonesia.




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Powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off Bali

A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck Bali, Indonesia.The European Seismological Centre (EMSC) said the quake was at a depth of 10 kilometres.




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Former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, 82, is infected with coronavirus, along with his wife, 83

The former UN diplomat, who went on to serve in Finland's highest office between 1994 and 2000, was confirmed to have caught the virus on Monday, the Finnish president's Office said.




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Bali plunges into coronavirus lockdown as Indonesia bans ALL foreign arrivals

More than a million Australians travel to Bali annually but restrictions in both countries have halted that. Only citizens, diplomats and family members are now allowed to enter Indonesia.




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Pregnant Millie Mackintosh shares bikini throwback snap as she counts down to giving birth

The pregnant star, 30, shared the snap from her trip to Indonesia as she hearkened back to a time before she was holed up in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Ferry passengers jump overboard after discovering others may have coronavirus

Panic-stricken passengers on a ferry preparing to dock in Maumere, Indonesia caused scenes of hysteria after jumping overboard once word got out that Covid-19 carriers were suspected on board.




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World's newest species of primate will be appear on UK TV for the first time

Primates is narrated by Chris Packham, and begins on BBC One next Sunday. It follows Tapanuli orangutan in Batang Toru, northern Sumatra, Indonesia.




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Indonesia locks coronavirus quarantine violators in a 'haunted house'

A politician in Indonesia has had a house in her regency, believed by locals to be haunted, turned into a spooky jail to house people who break coronavirus quarantine rules (pictured).




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Shocking picture of bats for sale in Indonesia shows wet markets are still open

Since I have begun to write on the urgent need to close live animal markets, I have been surprised by the support I have received from across the UK.




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Expedia reveals the top destinations Aussies are searching to visit once the restrictions are lifted

Australians are beginning to search for their next holiday destination despite the international and state borders remaining closed due to the coronavirus.




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Tens of thousands of animals including endangered Sumatran tigers and orangutans face starvation

Some 60 cash-strapped animal parks - home to roughly 70,000 creatures - across the Southeast Asian archipelago have been closed since mid-March.




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Powerful earthquake in Indonesia sending tremors across Darwin

Darwin residents have been left shaken after a powerful earthquake hit eastern Indonesia and sent tremors felt across the Top End. 




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Indonesian man left in constant pain after facial 'birthmark' grew into enormous tumour

Andriadi Putra, 34, from Medan in North Sumatra, Indonesia, has trouble eating and talking because of the 'trunk' like tumour weighing around 88lbs. Putra suffers from Neurofibromatosis.




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Love Actually stars appear in Red Nose Day special trailer

The hotly anticipated Love Actually reunion - which has been filmed for this year's Red Nose Day - has finally released a teaser trailer.




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Richard Curtis reflects on the success of Keira Knightley

Looking back, the director admits he had no clue as to how successful a cast list that boasted the talents of Keira Knightley and Andrew Lincoln would eventually be.




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Keira Knightley stars in Pirates Of The Caribbean trailer

The actress, 32, was seen sporting her trademark curls and corseted dress as she returned to her beloved character in the new promo clip for Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.




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Keira Knightley's treasure chest hits a hearty £12.5m

The 32-year-old Hollywood actress Keira Knightley, has amassed a staggering £12.5 million in her personal businesses, according to accounts, and gave herself just £30,000 allowance.