Indonesia

  • Việt NamViệt Nam có chiến thắng nhẹ nhàng trên sân nhà Indonesia

    Việt Nam có chiến thắng nhẹ nhàng trên sân nhà Indonesia

    PHOTO: vnexpress.net Sân Kapten I Wayan Dipta, Bali, Indonesia chứng kiến mưa bàn thắng đáng tiếc không đến từ đội nhà. Trước trận đấu, Việt Nam được đánh giá cao hơn nhiều, Indonesia thi đấu yếu kém với 3 thất bại đậm liên tiếp và 90 phút trên sân Bali hoàn toàn chứng minh điều đó. Indonesia nhập cuộc với…

  • World NewsUPDATE: At least one dead – Indonesian islands hit with 6.5 magnitude quake

    UPDATE: At least one dead – Indonesian islands hit with 6.5 magnitude quake

    PHOTO: AFP / Handout / BADAN NASIONAL PENANGGULANGAN BENCANA by Sultan Ambon At least one person has died and another is missing after a strong earthquake struck Indonesia’s remote Maluku islands earlier today, destroying homes and triggering landslides. Terrified people ran into the streets as buildings fell in around them after the 6.5-magnitude quake hit at around 8:45 local time (0045…

  • World NewsEast Indonesian islands hit with strong 6.5 magnitude quake

    East Indonesian islands hit with strong 6.5 magnitude quake

    “People were panicking and started to evacuate in some places, but we are trying to tell them there’s no need to panic because there’s no tsunami threat.” A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake struck about 37 kilometres (23 miles) northeast of Ambon in Maluku province at…

  • Environment NewsHaze from Indonesia’s forest fires affecting Thailand’s south

    Haze from Indonesia’s forest fires affecting Thailand’s south

    The ongoing forest fires in Indonesia are affecting Thailand’s south, bringing smog and a lingering haze to many provinces. Thai PBS World reports that school children at two municipal schools in Trang have received 3,000 face masks from Provincial Governor Luechai Charoensap and city mayor Apichit Wenothai. Distribution of the masks comes as local authorities warn residents to wear masks…

  • World NewsIndonesia’s President Jokowi says he is “embarrassed” by fires

    Indonesia’s President Jokowi says he is “embarrassed” by fires

    PHOTO: Singapore, days before the 2019 Grand Prix – DL Dozens of people have now been arrested over their alleged involvement in Indonesia’s massive forest fires. Thousands of hectares of rain forest and plantations have been burned, with the smoke and haze drifting in neighbouring Malaysia, Singapore and southern Thailand. Dedi Prasetyo, Indonesia’s National Police spokesman has confirmed 185 people…

  • World NewsOfficials hand out face masks whilst southern Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore choke

    Officials hand out face masks whilst southern Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore choke

    The annual haze from intentionally lit forest fires in Indonesia is making life unpleasant in parts of Thailand’s South, with fine-dust readings (PM2.5 microns) in Songkhla and Satun at hazardous levels, over 50 microgrammes per cubic metre of air. The problem is also choking sections of Malaysia and Singapore. In Hat Yai, Songkhla, officials are handing out face masks to…

  • World NewsSmoke haze affecting neighbouring countries to Sumatra and Borneo islands

    Smoke haze affecting neighbouring countries to Sumatra and Borneo islands

    PHOTO: Malaysia’s Kuching on Borneo this week “Hundreds of schools shut as forest-fire haze blankets SE Asia.” Huge fires are raging across vast swathes of Indonesia’s rainforests – some of the world’s biggest – with toxic smog shutting hundreds of schools. Massive jungle areas in Sumatra and Borneo island are ablaze as thousands of personnel battle to quell the fires, frequently…

  • World CupSiaran langsung untuk Indonesia – Kualifikasi Piala Dunia Thailand, malam ini

    Siaran langsung untuk Indonesia – Kualifikasi Piala Dunia Thailand, malam ini

    Setelah mengalami kemunduran dalam pembukaannya, baik “Garuda” dan “War Elephants” Thailand saling berhadapan dalam pertandingan kedua Kualifikasi Piala Dunia FIFA 2022 di Stadion Gelora Bung Karno di Jakarta ,malam ini. Pertandingan ini adalah salah satu dari pertandingan paling penting yang dimainkan malam ini ,Dan paling di nantikan bagi para penggemar sepak bola Indonesian mau pun Thailand Current standings Sementara Thailand…

  • Environment NewsThailand’s southern provinces suffering Sumatran burn-off smoke haze

    Thailand’s southern provinces suffering Sumatran burn-off smoke haze

    Smoke drifting across the Malacca Strait from Sumatran forest fires in Indonesia is affecting the health of locals and tourists in the southern province of Songkhla. According to the Pollution Control Department, the volume of dust measured in the Thai tourist district of Hat Yai during the past 24 hours was 51 micrograms per cubic metre. The world-standard upper level…

  • Business NewsMore currencies in Asia strengthen – Indonesian rupiah crosses major threshold

    More currencies in Asia strengthen – Indonesian rupiah crosses major threshold

    The Thai baht isn’t the only Asian currency performing well against some of the western currencies. The Indonesian rupiah has strengthened 0.54% to 13,932 to the US dollar yesterday (Monday) from 14,008 on Friday. It became the best performing currency in Asia, though other currencies in the region have also also strengthened: Yesterday there was improvement of 0.19% for the…

  • World NewsEast Sulawesi rocked by 6.8 magnitude tremor – tsunami warning

    East Sulawesi rocked by 6.8 magnitude tremor – tsunami warning

    A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake rattled eastern Indonesia yesterday triggering a tsunami warning, soon retracted, sending panicked residents fleeing to higher ground. The quake struck off the east coast of Sulawesi island near where a 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami around the city of Palu killed more than 4,300 people in September last year. Indonesia’s disaster agency issued a tsunami…

  • World NewsLion Air flight slips off Borneo runway, landing in poor conditions – VIDEO

    Lion Air flight slips off Borneo runway, landing in poor conditions – VIDEO

    Another PR disaster for Lion Air, luckily no fatalities in this latest incident. A Lion Air Boeing 737 with 189 people on board has skidded off a Borneo runway as the pilot tried to land during heavy rain. The Lion Air flight was coming in to land at the Supadio International Airport. The aircraft was carrying 182 passengers and seven crew…

  • World NewsToll rises, officials warn of potential for more tsunamis

    Toll rises, officials warn of potential for more tsunamis

    Dateline: Tuesday, December 25, 9am (Local Time) A threat looms of more potentially deadly tsunamis in between the island’s of Java and Sumatra in Indonesia, this according to the country’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency. 5,600 people are now reported as officially displaced. That’s on top of 373 killed, 1,459 injured and 128 missing. The toll continues to rise as searches…

  • World NewsWith a ‘whoosh’ his village was gone – Tsunami Update

    With a ‘whoosh’ his village was gone – Tsunami Update

    Asep Sunaria says he heard a loud “whoosh” just moments before a wall of water pushed him off his motorbike. The surging waters swallowed up his house and the village he called home until the Saturday night calamity. new.yahoo.com reports that rescuers hunted for survivors of the volcano-triggered tsunami that killed at least 281 people along Indonesia’s coast. At the…

  • World NewsWarnings of more seismic activity around Sunda Strait

    Warnings of more seismic activity around Sunda Strait

    A young boy has been pulled from rubble as experts warn that another tsunami could strike Indonesia at any time. The warning comes two days after 280 people were killed and more than 1,000 people injured by a wave triggered after a volcanic eruption. The death toll is expected to rise today as searchers reach more remote areas. Richard Teeuw…

  • World NewsUPDATE: Indonesian Sunda Strait tsunami

    UPDATE: Indonesian Sunda Strait tsunami

    “168 dead and ‘many missing’ after Anak Krakatoa erupts” Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the spokesperson for the Indonesian disaster agency has confirmed the Saturday evening tsunami has left at least 168 dead, 745 injured with 30 missing. But he says he expects the death toll to rise since not all the areas which were hit have been reached yet. The worst…

  • World News20 Indonesian volcanoes showing activity

    20 Indonesian volcanoes showing activity

    • 20 volcanoes with above normal levels of activity • The PVMBG is coordinating with tourist area managers The Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Centre (PVMBG) notes that there are 20 volcanoes with above normal levels of activity across the country. “One of them has the status of ‘awas’ [danger], two are on ‘siaga’ [watch] and the remaining 17 mountains are on ‘waspada’…

  • World NewsTSUNAMI: “There were two waves” – Norwegian volcano photographer

    TSUNAMI: “There were two waves” – Norwegian volcano photographer

    PHOTO: The Jakarta Post The toll remains at 20 dead and 165 injured as the morning provides light for searches after last night’s tsunami that hit the coastline around the Sunda Strait in Indonesia. The Strait separates the islands of Java and Sumatra. Authorities say the tsunami was caused by an undersea landslide after the remnants of the Krakatoa volcano…

  • World NewsTsunami in Indonesia kills 20, many more injured

    Tsunami in Indonesia kills 20, many more injured

    • 20 people died in Indonesia • another 165 people had been injured in the incident At least 20 people have been reported to have died in Indonesia on Java and Sumatra islands after a tsunami struck areas around the Sunda Strait late late yesterday (Saturday). The tsunami was triggered by a sub-sea landslide caused by a volcano, according to the…

  • World NewsThailand donates to the Indonesian relief effort whilst thousands flee the region

    Thailand donates to the Indonesian relief effort whilst thousands flee the region

    Thai PM Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha says the Kingdom of Thailand has made a donation of 5 million baht to the relief program to assist victims of Indonesia’s earthquake and tsunami. International efforts to assist the Indonesian government to deal with the devastating natural disasters gathered pace amidst concerns over hundreds of thousands of survivors with little food and water. Thai…

  • World NewsSurvivors try to flee Palu as aid starts to flow in

    Survivors try to flee Palu as aid starts to flow in

    PHOTO: Locals and aid volunteers are trying to start the long clean up in Palu – VOA News As aid and volunteers continue pour into north-western areas of Sulawesi, following last Friday’s 7.4-magnitude earthquake and the subsequent tsunami, survivors are scrambling to salvage food supplies and other items. Aid from the central Indonesian government is beginning to trickle into the…

  • World News71 foreigners, including 32 Thais, found safe in Sulawesi

    71 foreigners, including 32 Thais, found safe in Sulawesi

    The National Disaster Mitigation Agency in Indonesia has announced that 71 foreign tourists were affected by the earthquake and tsunami that struck Sulawesi last Friday evening. Authorities say they have found 66 of the foreigners and declared them safe and accounted for. Two of the rescued tourists, a Singaporean and a Belgian, have now been moved to Jakarta. Of those,…

  • World NewsLarge earthquake in Sulawesi. Palu struck by tsunami.

    Large earthquake in Sulawesi. Palu struck by tsunami.

    Another Indonesian earthquake, this time a shallow 7.5 magnitude tremor that was more powerful than the quakes that killed hundreds on Lombok island during July and August, has hit the central Indonesian island of Sulawesi. Rescuers are still scrambling to reach villages in central Indonesia to assess the damage after the earthquake hit, causing buildings to fall down and triggering…

  • World NewsIndonesian croc attack kills man

    Indonesian croc attack kills man

    PHOTO: Sangkulirang Police 45 year old ‘Muslim’, a resident of the Aurgading village in Jujuhan district, Jambi, Indonesia, died after being mauled by a 6 meter crocodile when he went to bathe in the Jujuhan river on Saturday evening. The Jakarta Posts reports that the village head, Hamrozi, said that during the past six months he saw three crocodile attacks…