Tag: Indonesia
COVID-19 protocol violators made to sit in caskets
A task force set up to ensure compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols has punished violators by ordering them to sit…
6.8 magnitude quake strikes off western Indonesia
An earthquake measuring 6.8 magnitudes rocked Indonesia’s western Bengkulu province on Wednesday.
COVID-19: Indonesia reports 327 new cases; no lockdown yet
Indonesia’s national tally of confirmed coronavirus cases increased to 6,575, following 327 new reported cases, an official said Sunday.
Coronavirus: Indonesia reports 380 new confirmed cases
The Indonesian Government reported 380 new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Thursday, bringing the total number of infections in the…
Indonesia reports 316 new coronavirus cases
The Indonesia on Monday, received reports of 316 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 26 deaths, and 21 recoveries, all within the…
Woman 27, Marries man 103 years old
An Indonesian man believed to be 103 years old and a bride, who is 27, have broken some convention by…
Why I want law that will force the rich to marry the poor – Minister
An Indonesian minister on Thursday called for a fatwa (religious edict), requiring the rich to marry the poor to reduce…
Indonesia calls out brave croc hunters to help distressed crocodile
Indonesian authorities are offering a reward to anyone who can rescue a saltwater crocodile with a motorbike tyre stuck around…
Massive flood wipes out 66 people
Massive flood has wiped out 66 people in Indonesia on New Year Day, agency reports says.
Death toll in Indonesian floods rises to 53
Death toll from severe floods and landslides that hit the Indonesian capital Jakarta and neighbouring areas on New Year Day…
Flood: Indonesia plans cloud seeding to halt rain
Indonesia will carry out cloud seeding on Friday in a bid to prevent further rainfall over the capital Jakarta, after…
Death toll in Indonesian bus accident rises to 28
The death toll of a fatal bus accident in Indonesia's South Sumatra province two days ago rose to at least…
5.2 magnitude earthquake rocks Indonesia
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 rocked Indonesia’s eastern province of Maluku on Thursday at 11.39 a.m. Jakarta time…
Indonesia reinstates internet services in Papua
Indonesian authorities have reinstated internet services in most of the Eastern-Papua regions as uproar reduced after more than two weeks…
Lightning kills shepherd, 19 buffaloes
Lightning has killed a shepherd and 19 buffaloes in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, local media reported on Wednesday.
Indonesia wants to build a city like Abuja, from the scratch
Indonesian President Joko Widodo tweeted on Thursday that he will move the country’s capital away from the crowded main island…
6.5 magnitude earthquake rocks West Papua in Indonesia
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake has been reported in Indonesia's West Papua area. There are no reports yet about the effect.
Indonesia dumps order for 49 Boeing 737-Max 8
Garuda, Indonesia’s national carrier has cancelled a multi-billion-dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets after two fatal crashes…
Indonesia submits bid to host 2032 Olympics
Indonesia has submitted a bid to host the 2032 Olympics, the state news agency said on Tuesday. The bid was…
Police raid homes in Indonesia to stop Valentine’s Day celebrations
Authorities in Indonesia have conducted raids in Surabaya, and Makassar city on Sulawesi island to snuff out couples indulging in…
Indonesia finds cockpit voice recorder of crashed Lion Air jet
Indonesia has found the cockpit voice recorder from a Lion Air plane more than two months after the Boeing Co…
Indonesia’s tsunami death toll jumps to 373
The death toll in Indonesia’s weekend tsunami jumped to 373 on Monday as search teams pushed on with the grim…
Indonesia tsunami death toll rises to 280
The death toll from a tsunami that hit the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra after the Anak Krakatau volcano…
Tsunami kills 62 in Indonesia
Indonesia has been hit by another Tsunami that has killed at least 62 people, with nearly 600 injured. The tsunami…
Indonesian lady who lost fiance in plane crash takes wedding photos alone
Indonesian lady, Intan Syari who lost her fiance in a plane crash along 188 others has released wedding photos she…
Relatives of victims raise queries on state of Indonesia crash aircraft
Relatives of the victims of an Indonesian jet that crashed into the sea off Jakarta last week, demanded on Monday…
Indonesian divers find crashed aircraft’s engine, wheels
Indonesian divers and remotely operated subs have spotted one of the engines and the landing gear of a Lion Air…
Indonesia meets Boeing, U.S. representatives over plane crash
Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) on Thursday, held a closed-door meeting with representatives of the crashed plane producer, Boeing,…
Indonesia protests to Saudi Arabia over execution of maid
Indonesia has protested to Saudi Arabia over the execution of an Indonesian maid, convicted of murdering her employer who a…
Plane’s black boxes: Indonesia deploys divers, ‘pinger locators’
Indonesia on Tuesday deployed divers, ‘pinger locators’ in hunt for doomed plane’s cockpit recorders to uncover why an almost-new plane…