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MEDAN, INDONESIA (AFP) - Indonesia’s
Mount Sinabung erupted yesterday, belching
a massive column of ash and smoke 5,000
metres into the air and plunging local
communities into darkness with a thick layer
of debris.
The volcano on Sumatra island has been
rumbling since 2010 and saw a deadly eruption
in 2016.
Activity had picked up in recent days,
including a pair of smaller eruptions at
the weekend.
There were no reports of injuries or
deaths from yesterday morning’s blast, but
authorities warned of possible lava Œlows and
more eruptions.
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Indonesia’s
Mt Sinabung blasts
tower of smoke and
ash into sky
MOTZA , ISRAEL (AP) — An Israeli
jewellery company is working on what
it said will be the world’s most expensive
coronavirus mask, a gold, diamond-
encrusted face covering with a price tag
of USD1.5 million.
The 18-karat white gold mask will be
decorated with 3,600 white and black
diamonds and Œitted with top-rated N99
Œilters at the request of the buyer, said
designer Isaac Levy.
Levy, owner of the Yvel company, said
the buyer had two other demands: that it
be completed by the end of the year, and
that it would be the priciest in the world.
That last condition, he said, “was the
easiest to fulŒill”.
He declined to identify the buyer, but
said he was a Chinese businessman living
in the United States (US).
The glitzed-up face mask may lend
some pizzazz to the protective gear now
mandatory in public spaces in many
countries. But at 270 grammes — nearly
100 times that of a typical surgical mask
— it is not likely to be a practical accessory
to wear.
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Jeweller to make
USD1.5M gold
coronavirus mask
Izah Azahari
A contract worker died after he was hit by a
car on the Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien
Bridge on August 8 night.
The incident occurred in the forest area of
Labu, Temburong District, about 1.7km from
the Labu roundabout, when a vehicle heading
towards Kota Batu in the Brunei-Muara District
hit a contract worker carrying out repairs on
the bridge’s road surface, said a statement
by The Brunei Bridge Authority under the
Ministry of Development.
The victim was rushed to the Raja Isteri
Pengiran Anak Saleha (RIPAS) Hospital, where
he was pronounced dead.
Worker hit by vehicle
on Temburong
bridge dies
The Royal Brunei Police Force (RBPF) is
conducting an investigation. “Users of Sultan
Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Bridge are reminded
to be on the alert for maintenance work being
carried out, whether during the daytime or at
night,” said the statement.
“The Brunei Bridge Authority will also
reinforce the Standard Operating Procedures
for the implementation of bridge work, along
with safeguard measures for further ensuring
safe conditions along the driving routes.”
For complaints or enquiries, contact the
Brunei BridgeAuthority through theDarussalam
hotline at 123, 8333123 on Whatsapp, Jabatan
Kerja Raya, Brunei Darussalam on Facebook
and by e-mail at
A picture featured on social media shows RBPF personnel at the scene of the incident
A car drives on a road covered with volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Sinabung, in
Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia. PHOTO: AP
Parts and a model of a mask is displayed in
the Israeli jewellery company Yvel in Motza
Israel. PHOTO: AP