JAKARTA -- Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan said on Wednesday the clashes between police and demonstrators that occurred around 5 hours from midnight until morning has killed 6 persons, injured around 200 others.

"As of 09:00 a.m. today, some 200 were injured and 6 were killed," the Jakarta governor said in Tarakan hospital in central Jakarta. (Indonesia-Violence)

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CANBERRA -- Three men are in a serious condition after a helicopter crashed in Australia's iconic Kakadu National Park.

The helicopter had two national park staff and a private contractor on board when it crashed in the southern part of the Northern Territory (NT) park during an animal control muster on Tuesday. (Australia-helicopter crash)

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CANBERRA -- Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has called on the Opposition to help the government pass its proposed tax cuts in time for the new financial year.

The 158 billion Australian dollar (108.6 billion U.S. dollar) tax cuts were the centerpiece of the Liberal-National party coalition's successful re-election campaign but must be passed by Parliament by June 30 in order to be in place for the 2019/20 financial year, which begins on July 1. (Australia-Parties-Tax Cut)

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YANGON -- The third Myanmar-China Think Tank Forum kicked off on Tuesday in Myanmar's Yangon, gathering about 40 experts from both countries.

Focusing on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Myanmar-China Economic Corridor, discussions and views were exchanged under four topics -- "Economic Cooperation and Border Trade" "People-to-people Connectivity" "Socio-Economic Development" and "Cross-border Ethnic Communities" at the forum which will last until Wednesday. (Myanmar-China Think Tank forum) Enditem

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