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Vivo’s offices in Indonesia acknowledged Garuda’s concerns. “Vivo Indonesia is following this incident closely. We will work closely with [Hong Kong authorities] on this matter,” the company said.

“We will do our utmost to ensure that [Vivo] contains nothing less than the most rigorous safety standards.” Vivo and Oppo are among the leading smartphone brands Indonesia.

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https://money.kompas.com/read/2021/04/14/145405526/garuda-indonesia-larang-pesawat-kargo-angkut-merek-ponsel-yang-terbakar-di?page=all#page2. 

Carrion Flower in Indonesia’s West Sumatra Province Bears Fruit

The Agam regency of Indonesia’s West Sumatra province is host to a very rare natural phenomenon, after a carrion flower of the Amorphophallus titanium or titan arum strain has borne fruit in the wild.

"A carrion flower bearing fruits is a very rare phenomenon, so we raced to the scene when local people notified [the BKSDA],” said Nature Conservation Agency [BKSDA] head for the Bukittinggi region Vera Ciko said to Kompas.com on Wednesday, April 14.

“Usually carrion flowers like the titan arum would wilt and die within ten days, which seemed to be the case as it happened to the petals and leaves of the carrion flower," Ciko asserted about the bright red plants, which grew cylindrically in the flower's cylindrical corner.

"We believe that the fruits are produced by the flowers’ successful pollination from flesh eating flies and carrion beetles or self-pollination.”

The Amorphophallus titanium species is endemic to West Sumatra, though it is regularly grown in botanical gardens around the world.

Like the closely related Rafflesia Arnoldii, which is found throughout Sumatra and Kalimantan and the rest of Borneo, the titan arum is infamous for its smell. Observers note that the stench ranges from, among other things, rotting flesh, garlic, to strong Limburger cheese.

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https://go.kompas.com/read/2021/04/15/055919074/carrion-flower-in-indonesias-west-sumatra-province-bears-fruit.