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Jakarta fails yet again to counter Islamic State threats
News, Suhas Chakma, Published on 04/08/2018
» On Tuesday, Indonesia banned the Islamic State (IS)-aligned terrorist group Jemaah Ansharut Daulah (JAD) as part of ramping up its counter terror measures ahead of the Asian Games to be held in Jakarta and Palembang in mid August and the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank (WB) in Bali in mid-October.
Indonesia to deport Australian travelling to Papua
Published on 04/08/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities have denied entry and will deport an Australian graduate student who was travelling via Bali to Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua on vacation.
Jakarta to hand over '1MDB yacht'
Published on 04/08/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesia has agreed to hand over to Malaysia a $250-million luxury yacht linked to the 1MDB corruption scandal after impounding it in Bali earlier this year.
Kenya, Tanzania mark bombings which introduced Al- Qaeda
AFP, Published on 05/08/2018
» NAIROBI - Kenya and Tanzania on Tuesday mark 20 years since the devastating US embassy bombings that thrust Al-Qaeda onto the global stage and went on to shape how a generation thinks about personal security.
Quake hits Indonesia's Lombok island, tsunami possible
Published on 05/08/2018
» JAKARTA: A strong earthquake struck Indonesia's popular tourist island of Lombok on Sunday, triggering a tsunami warning, one week after another quake in the same area killed more than a dozen people.
7.0 quake rocks Lombok, tsunami alert cancelled
AFP, Published on 06/08/2018
» LOMBOK, Indonesia: A powerful earthquake rocked Indonesia's Lombok Sunday, sending people running from their homes and triggering a tsunami alert that was cancelled.
Indonesia quake kills at least 19, injures dozens: official
AFP, Published on 06/08/2018
» MATARAM (WEST NUSA TENGGARA) (INDONESIA) - A major earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok Sunday killed at least 19 people, injured dozens and damaged buildings, officials said.
Lombok tourism hopes for speedy post-quake recovery
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 06/08/2018
» After safely evacuating more than a thousand hikers trapped on Mount Rinjani after the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Lombok on July 29, authorities have been assessing the damage and its impact on the Indonesian island's residents and tourism industry.
Indonesia quake kills 82, leaves hundreds wounded
AFP, Published on 06/08/2018
» MATARAM (INDONESIA) - A powerful quake which struck the Indonesian holiday island of Lombok has killed 82 people and wounded hundreds, national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said early Monday, with thousands of buildings left damaged.
Trash heroes and scavenger apps help Bali clean up
Asia focus, Published on 06/08/2018
» DENPASAR: Five years ago, tour guide Wayan Aksara noticed that more and more visitors he showed around Bali were complaining about garbage on its once-pristine beaches.