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Filipina on Indonesia death row flies home to 'new life'
AFP, Published on 18/12/2024
» JAKARTA - A Filipina inmate on death row in Indonesia for nearly 15 years was transferred home Wednesday to what she called a "new life", following an agreement for her repatriation after years of negotiations.
2 Indonesian Batik Air pilots suspended after falling asleep in cockpit
Bloomberg, Published on 10/03/2024
» Batik Air, full-service carrier of Indonesia’s Lion Group, temporarily suspended two pilots after they fell asleep in the cockpit during a domestic flight in late January, the carrier said in a statement.
Indonesia probes case of sleeping pilots
Published on 09/03/2024
» The Indonesian transport ministry has opened an investigation into Batik Air after two of its pilots were found to have fallen asleep during a recent domestic flight.
Indonesian dancers keep the beat for ancient drag tradition
AFP, Published on 17/10/2023
» JAKARTA - Indonesian dancer Rianto moves gracefully in front of a crowd of thousands in the capital Jakarta, whipping his orange sash and in full make-up as he performs a centuries-old folk dance frowned upon by conservatives.
Asian businesses suffer Lunar New Year blues
Reuters, Published on 11/02/2021
» SINGAPORE: From a skyway operator in Australia to a tourist guide on Indonesia's resort island of Bali and a lion dance troupe in Malaysia, Asia's travel industry is hurting as coronavirus curbs keep most people home for the Lunar New Year.
Batik dye causes blood-red flood in Indonesia
AFP, Published on 07/02/2021
» An Indonesian village was inundated by crimson-coloured water after flooding hit a fabric dyeing centre in central Java, sparking a social media frenzy.
Indonesian airline whose plane crashed a low-cost high flyer
Associated Press, Published on 29/10/2018
» Lion Air, the airline whose plane crashed early Monday while traveling from Jakarta to an island off Indonesia's Sumatra with 189 people on board, is a fast-growing low cost airline with a mixed safety record.
Indonesia Lion Air flight with 188 on board crashes
Agencies, Published on 29/10/2018
» Jakarta: A Lion Air flight with 188 people on board crashed into the sea just minutes after taking off from Indonesia's capital on Monday.
Indonesian air traffic controller hailed as quake hero
AFP, Published on 30/09/2018
» JAKARTA: An Indonesian air traffic controller is being posthumously hailed as a hero for refusing to leave his post despite devastating earthquakes so that he could guide a passenger jet safely off the ground.