Indonesia mine blast toll rises to 27: officials
The death toll from a massive explosion in an Indonesian coal mine rose to 27 with around a dozen men still trapped and feared dead deep underground, officials said. Rescuers pulled ...
Indonesia Ready for War
The Indonesian government has warned Malaysia to respect the ongoing process of negotiations on the status of the Ambalat block and to stop making provocative moves in the disputed area. ...
Hitting Houses, C-130 Bursts into Flames
An Indonesian Air Force C-130 plane hit several houses before strucking a rice field in flames in Nggeplak village, Magetan regency, East Java, at 06.30 a.m., Wednesday. The plane was ...
“Wayang Kulit” now in English
June 30th, 2009 by AskIndonesia.com
It may still enjoy popularity throughout Java and Bali, and it was added to Unesco’s representative list of intangible cultural heritage in November 2003, but traditional wayang kulit is often a difficult art form for foreign audiences to appreciate.
After all, the plots of many shadow puppet plays are based on ancient Hindu epics, they use [...]
Indonesia Arrests JI-Linked Singaporeans
June 30th, 2009 by AskIndonesia.comFive Singaporeans and an Indonesian allegedly linked to key militants of the Jemaah Islamiyah, or JI, regional jihadi network have been arrested in Indonesia, police said Monday.
The suspects, five of whom are related, were arrested in a series of raids across Indonesia in the space of a week, national police criminal investigations chief Susno Duadji [...]
Finance minister likely to head Bank Indonesia
June 26th, 2009 by AskIndonesia.comIndonesia (AP) - Indonesia’s finance minister was poised Friday to become the next central bank governor after being put forward as the favorite candidate by the president.
Sri Mulyani Indrawati, a technocrat who has led reforms under President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, emerged as the lead candidate in recent weeks ahead of Bank Indonesia’s deputy governor and [...]
Malaysia to suffer huge losses from Indonesia’s maid ban
June 26th, 2009 by AskIndonesia.comMalaysian maid agencies are set to suffer huge losses due to Indonesia’s indefinite ban on sending maids, following a recent outcry over several alleged abuse cases, officials said Friday.
On Thursday, Jakarta announced it would temporarily stop sending domestic workers to Malaysia beginning Friday until both countries can agree on ways to protect the maids.
The move [...]
Malaysia and Indonesia to discuss rising number of maid abuse cases
June 20th, 2009 by AskIndonesia.comMalaysia and Indonesia are to meet to discuss the rising number of maid abuse cases, as Jakarta contemplates temporarily cutting off its supply of domestic workers, a news report said Saturday. Indonesian ministers, the national police chief and several other officials are due to meet in Malaysia Monday, the Star daily said.
“There are proposals to [...]
Indonesia mine blast toll rises to 27: officials
June 17th, 2009 by AskIndonesia.com
The death toll from a massive explosion in an Indonesian coal mine rose to 27 with around a dozen men still trapped and feared dead deep underground, officials said.
Rescuers pulled another 10 bodies from deep within the mine in West Sumatra province, which collapsed after an explosion of methane gas on Tuesday, health ministry crisis [...]
Taekwondo: Indonesia grabs four gold medals
June 14th, 2009 by AskIndonesia.comThe Indonesian taekwondo team grabbed four medals at the 9th ASEAN Taekwondo Federation (ATF) Championship at junior and senior levels in Ho Chiminh city, Vietnam, on June 4-7 2009.
Secretary general of the Indonesian Taekwondo Executive Board(PBTI), Wahyu Hagono, said when contacted here on Sunday.
The Indonesian taekwondo athletes who grabbed the gold medals were Ahmad Nabil [...]
Indonesia Plans to Purchase 1,000 Ships
June 13th, 2009 by AskIndonesia.com
The government hopes that PT Indonesia Ferry (IF)’s plan to purchase 1,000 ships worth two billion dollars from South Korea must be coordinated among the stakeholders, a minister said. “There must be a coordination among the stakeholders. I myself have no knowledge about the plan,” Transportation Minister Jusman Syafii Djamal said here on Friday.
Djamal made [...]
Malaysian Prince Denies Abusing Indonesian Wife
June 12th, 2009 by AskIndonesia.comMalaysia – A Malaysian prince has denied claims by an Indonesian teen model that he slashed her with razor blades, locked her up and used her as a sex slave during their yearlong marriage, his lawyer said Friday.
Tengku Temenggong Tengku Mohammad Fakhry, the prince of northern Kelantan state, filed a police report Thursday against his [...]
Indonesian Air Force Helicopter Crash Kills 4
June 12th, 2009 by AskIndonesia.com
A 30-year-old military helicopter crashed in Indonesia on Friday, killing four and injuring three. It was the country’s second deadly air force accident this week.
The Puma H-3306 helicopter was carrying seven officers when it went down near the Atang Sanjaya military airstrip near Bogor, West Java, air force operations commander Imam Supaat told local media. [...]
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