Tag Archives: Indonesia

Monday, 27 March 2017 JAKARTA: A Banda Aceh-based motor trail community was touring inside a local forest in Indonesia’s westernmost province when the rider in the lead suddenly fell off his bike due to something on the trail in front of him. He was shocked by the appearance of a …

Wednesday, 22 March 2017 A 5.5-magnitude earthquake has hit the Indonesian island of Bali, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake occurred at 7:10 a.m. local time (23:10 GMT, Tuesday) 2 kilometers north-east of Banjar Pasekan province at a depth of 118.4 kilometers. No damage or casualties have been reported so far. Source by: …

Thursday, 16 March 2017 SORONG: Indonesia vowed to take action after a British-owned cruise ship smashed into pristine coral reefs and caused extensive damage, as residents of the popular tourist site lamented “paradise” had been ruined. The foreign ministry in Jakarta said the damage caused by Caledonian Sky could amount …

Wednesday, 8 March 2017 :  Afgan (real name Afgansyah Reza) will be performing on 7.30pm, April 8 at the Persada Johor International Convention Centre, as part of his Sides Malaysia Tour 2017. Organised by IME Malaysia, this is set to be his largest concert yet, and held due to popular …

Monday, 6 March 2017   JAKARTA: The election for the new governor of Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, will be decided in a run-off vote on 19 April. In the first round held on 15 February, incumbent governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama held a narrow lead of about 43% while …

Friday, 3 March 2017   BOGOR: Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud has restored Indonesia’s Haj quota to the normal level at 211,000 pilgrims and granted an additional quota of 10,000 pilgrims in 2017, Indonesia’s Antara news agency reported. “Specially, President Jokowi (Joko Widodo) lauded the restoration of the …

Friday, 3 March 2017   Jakarta: Despite high hopes that the historic royal state visit of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud to Indonesia would bring in at least US$25 billion in investments, it was revealed that Indonesia would receive much less, as the only investment deal the oil-rich kingdom agreed …

Thursday, 2 March 2017 Bogor: Cheering crowds welcomed King Salman as he began the first visit by a Saudi monarch to Indonesia for almost 50 years, seeking stronger economic ties with the world’s most populous Muslim-majority country. The king who is accompanied by about 1,000 people travelling on several aircraft …

Wednesday, 1 March 2017 JAKARTA – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Wednesday landed at a military airbase in the capital of Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, to kick off the longest leg of a month-long trip across Asia. The visit is the first by a Saudi monarch in nearly …

Monday, 27 February 2017 Indonesia and Australia have agreed that peaceful resolutions in line with international law is the best way to solving any disputes in the region. The conclusion was made during a bilateral meeting between President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo and his counterpart Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on …