Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra travels to Indonesia Monday for talks expected to focus on economic issues. The visit is the second in a series of get-acquainted meetings for the new Thai leader, who visited Brunei on Saturday. She travels Thursday to Cambodia, where she is expected to appeal for the release of two imprisoned […]
Thai PM Visits Indonesia With Trade Issues Topping Agenda
Posted September 12th, 2011 at 1:00 am (UTC-5)
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Missing Indonesia Rescue Helicopter Safe
Posted September 11th, 2011 at 3:11 am (UTC-5)
Indonesian authorities say a rescue helicopter that disappeared Saturday and was feared to have crashed, made a safe emergency landing in the remote province of Papua. The military said Sunday that the chopper had been searching for the Australian and Slovakian pilots from a Susi Air aircraft that crashed. Bad weather forced the helicopter to […]
Powerful Earthquake Rattles Sumatra, Killing One
Posted September 6th, 2011 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
A 12-year-old boy is dead in Indonesia, where a powerful earthquake shook people from their beds and sent residents pouring into the streets. The 6.6-magnitude temblor struck before dawn Tuesday in the western island of Sumatra, sending residents streaming from homes, hotels and at least one hospital. Officials said a boy was crushed in his […]
Quake Kills Boy on Indonesia’s Sumatra Island
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 8:30 pm (UTC-5)
A powerful earthquake has rocked the northern part of Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least one person and causing panic among others. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck early Tuesday local time, about 100 kilometers southwest of the city of Medan. It was 110 kilometers deep and was felt in several communities […]
Powerful Quake Hits Indonesia’s Sumatra Island
Posted September 5th, 2011 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
A powerful earthquake has rocked the northern part of Indonesia’s Sumatra island. The U.S. Geological Survey says a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck early Tuesday local time, about 100 kilometers southwest of the city of Medan. It was 110 kilometers deep. No tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Indonesia […]
Indonesians Celebrate Eid Untroubled by Day’s Delay
Posted August 31st, 2011 at 5:20 am (UTC-5)
Muslims flocked to mosques across Indonesia on Wednesday to celebrate the end of Ramadan a day after most other Muslims — and a day later than they themselves expected. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was among the thousands who celebrated Eid al Fitr at the Istiqlal Grand mosque in Jakarta, the largest mosque in Southeast Asia. […]
Late Eid Postponement Creates Confusion in Indonesia
Posted August 30th, 2011 at 6:25 am (UTC-5)
Shopkeepers and residents in Indonesia scrambled to rearrange their schedules in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation Tuesday after the government announced a last-minute change in the Eid al-Fitr festival. Indonesians had prepared for days to celebrate the festival, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, on Tuesday along with most of […]
Indonesian Police Foil Attempted Train Hijack
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 2:45 pm (UTC-5)
Police in Indonesia say they have arrested two men who allegedly tried to hijack a train headed for Jakarta from the east on the island of Java. Authorities said the incident took place early Saturday when three men on the train threatened the engineer. Reports did not elaborate on where the men wanted the train […]
10 Dead, Several Missing in Indonesia Ferry Sinking
Posted August 27th, 2011 at 2:15 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in Indonesia say at least 10 people were killed and several are missing after a ferry encountered bad weather and sank off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island early Saturday. Police say rescuers pulled at least 93 survivors out of the water near the city of Kolaka. Authorities do not know how many people are missing, because […]
Two Killed in Clash at Indonesia Oil Field
Posted August 23rd, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Indonesian police say two people were killed in clashes at a state-run oil well in Central Sulawesi province. Police say several people were injured in the melee, and many others were arrested. Officials say the clashes began Saturday when dozens of local residents stormed the facility armed with machetes and Molotov cocktails. At last report, […]
