Posts Tagged ‘indonesian’

Indonesian Aid Group Running Besieged Gaza Hospital Calls Out Biden In Searing Letter

The leader of an Indonesian medical aid group running a hospital that’s been under assault in northern Gaza has called out President Joe Biden over the U.S. government’s refusal to demand a cease-fire. Israeli forces have been attacking the area around the Indonesian Hospital, which has housed thousands of patients and displaced Palestinians, for weeks. […]

‘Operation Al-Aqsa Flood’ Day 46: Israeli tanks besiege Indonesian Hospital as bombardment of Gaza continues

Casualties 12,700 killed*, including 5,350 children, and 32,850 wounded in Gaza Strip. 216 Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem Israel revises its estimated October 7 death toll down from 1,400 to 1,200 *This figure covers the casualties from October 7 to November 20. Due to breakdowns in communication networks within the Gaza […]

Charge Reduced for Indonesian Official Who Stopped Service

Local official Wawan Kurniawan stops worship service in Rajabasa Jaya village, Indonesia, on Feb. 19, 2023. (Morning Star News screenshot from YouTube) SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Authorities have reduced a blasphemy charge to one of mere “intrusion” for an official on western Indonesia’s Sumatra Island who broke up a worship service, sources said.  […]

Months After Fatal Stadium Disaster, Indonesian Police Use Tear Gas on Football Fans Again

When Revino Putra Prasetya heard about the football match happening in his hometown in Central Java, Indonesia, the 21-year-old fan rushed to secure himself a ticket. The match, scheduled to take place on Feb. 17, would see his home team PSIS Semarang face off against its fierce rival Persis Solo. But the day before the […]

Indonesian Dolphins Released Into Open Seas After Years Of Resort Hotel Captivity

Three bottlenose dolphins — endearingly named Johnny, Rocky and Rambo — were released Saturday into the open seas of Indonesia, according to The Associated Press. The aquatic mammals spent years in captivity entertaining tourists prior to their celebrated liberation. The dolphins had been rescued in 2019 from a small pool at a resort hotel, which […]

Indonesian Students Protest Rumored Delay of 2024 Election

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Thousands of students marched in cities around Indonesia on Monday to protest against rumors that the government is considering postponing the 2024 presidential election to allow President Joko Widodo to remain in office beyond the two-term legal limit, calling it a threat to the country’s democracy. They demonstrated in front of the Parliament building […]

24,000 evacuated, two dead in Indonesian floods

About 24,000 people have been evacuated and two children killed in floods on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, authorities said Tuesday. Torrential rains lashed the island for several days, causing rivers to burst their banks and water levels to rise in residential areas, the national disaster agency said. The environmental NGO Walhi said the flooding […]

The Indonesian Keris Dagger Forged From Metal, Imbued With Spirit

In 2005, the Southeast Asian dagger, keris, was designated as a Masterpiece of Humanity’s Oral and Intangible Heritage by UNESCO. The keris is an asymmetrical dagger with a unique blade design made possible by alternating iron and pamor (nickelous iron laminations). A keris has various practical and spiritual purposes. It may be used for display, […]

Iran FM holds phone talks with Turkish, Indonesian counterparts

Iran FM holds phone talks with Turkish, Indonesian counterparts – Tehran%20Times TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has spoken over the phone with his counterparts from Turkey and Indonesia to discuss a number of issues including developments in Afghanistan.  Abdollahian and his Turkish counterpart Mevlüt Çavusoglu have in a telephone conversation discussed the […]

Russian-Indonesian Relations Grow Stronger Amid Geopolitical Instability

Indonesia, a country of 270 million people and ASEAN’s largest economy, is actively involved in the affairs of Southeast Asia and seeks to maintain peace, stability and economic development in the region for its own security and to accelerate its economic growth. For its part, the Russian Federation, whose foreign policy objectives include strengthening its […]

Indonesian Navy Chief Thanks Israeli Sailors for Sympathy After Fatal Loss of Submarine

The Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala-402 in Surabaya, East Java Province, Indonesia, September 25, 2014. Photo: M. Risyal Hidayat / Antara Photo / via REUTERS. The president of Israel’s association of retired submariners exchanged letters of condolence with the chief of staff of the Indonesian navy following the loss of an Indonesian submarine with all hands […]

Grieving relatives pay respects to doomed Indonesian submariners

The Indonesian navy was on Monday trying to work out how it could salvage the remains of a submarine from the bottom of the Bali Sea and retrieve the bodies of the 53 sailors who died onboard. The German-built KRI Nanggala-402 was discovered lying on the seabed on Sunday broken into at least three parts, […]

Indonesian submarine that went missing during military drills with 53 on board confirmed sunk – navy

An Indonesian submarine that went missing on Wednesday with 53 crew on board has sunk, the country’s navy has said, adding that there is no hope of finding any survivors. The submarine, KRI Nanggala 402, disappeared during military drills off the resort island of Bali. Despite international efforts to locate it, the only traces that […]

Indonesian Submarine’s Crew In Peril As Oxygen Dwindles

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian navy ships were scouring the waters off Bali on Friday as they raced against time to find a submarine that disappeared two days ago and has less than a day’s supply of oxygen left for its 53 crew. The KRI Nanggala 402 went missing after its last reported dive Wednesday […]

Magnitude-6.0 quake strikes near Indonesian coast – USGS

A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck not far from Nias Island off the western coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, according to the US Geological Survey, which put the tremor at a depth of 6.2 miles (10km). The quake hit 80 miles (129km) off the west coast of Nias Island on Tuesday morning, the USGS reported. While Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, […]

Indonesian capital hit by monsoon floods with over 1,000 evacuated

Severe flooding across several areas in the Indonesian capital forced more than a thousand people to flee their homes on Saturday, with the country’s meteorology agency warning the conditions were set to continue for the next week. Some 1,380 Jakarta residents were evacuated from southern and eastern areas of the city, home to 10 million […]

Indonesian Shia leader Jalaluddin Rakhmat dies from Covid-19

TEHRAN – Jalaluddin Rakhmat, leader of the Indonesian Shia Muslims, died from Covid-19 at the age of 72 in Santosa Hospital in Bandung on Monday. Jalaluddin Rakhmat was the founder of Ahlulbayt Alayholeslam in Indonesia. The news of his death was announced by one of the religious scholars at the Motahari scientific and education foundation […]

‘Very risky behavior’: Indonesian seaman who escaped South Korean quarantine through hole under fence gets suspended sentence

An Indonesian seaman who escaped from a South Korean Covid-19 quarantine center by digging a hole under a fence has received a suspended sentence after the judge said his behavior undermined the country’s coronavirus response. The unnamed 24-year-old man, who escaped from the center through a hole under a fence on his last day of […]

Indonesian Semeru volcano erupts, spews ash 5kms into sky

A volcano in Indonesia’s East Java province erupted on Saturday, spewing ash and smoke as high as an estimated 5.6 kilometers into the sky, according to data from the geological agency at the country’s energy ministry.Indonesia has nearly 130 active volcanoes, more than any other country, and while many show high levels of activity it […]

Indonesian Divers Find Parts Of Plane Wreckage In Java Sea

Officials believe they have identified the location of the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, one day after the passenger plane carrying 62 people crashed. Source

Indonesian divers find plane parts belonging to Boeing jet that plunged into Java Sea (VIDEO)

A search mission for a Boeing passenger plane that went missing off the coast of Jakarta, Indonesia has located several parts of the aircraft. It’s believed that all 62 people on board died in the crash. Indonesian divers on Sunday took advantage of favorable weather and visibility conditions, allowing them to locate parts of the […]

Indonesian transport minister confirms Boeing passenger jet with over 60 on board crashed into Jakarta Bay

Indonesia’s transport minister has confirmed that a Sriwijaya Air passenger jet carrying more than 60 people on board crashed into Jakarta Bay. The plane was travelling from Indonesian capital Jakarta to Pontianak in West Kalimantan province and lost contact shortly after taking off on Saturday.  Transport minister Budi Karya Sumadi said the jet crashed near […]

Indonesian police arrest top Jemaah Islamiah terrorist

Indonesian police said they have arrested one of the senior-most members of the Al Qaeda-linked terrorist group Jemaah Islamiah who is said to be behind the 2002 bombings on the resort island of Bali that killed over 200 people. Jemaah Islamiah’s stated aim is to build an Islamic caliphate in Southeast Asia. Zulkarnaen, one of […]

Papuan Pastor Allegedly Killed by an Indonesian Soldier

Indonesia (International Christian Concern) – According to an independent investigation, a soldier from the Indonesian Army tortured and shot dead a 67-year-old Protestant pastor, during a search for missing weapons and the whereabouts of separatists last September in Indonesia’s restive Papua province. Pastor Yeremia Zanambani was found dead with gunshot wounds in a pig shed […]

ISIS claims responsibility for killing 5 police officers in Indonesian prison riot

The prison in the Depok area has been in lockdown since rioting broke out on Tuesday evening, The Jakarta Post reports. Local roads in the area have been cordoned off and heavily-armed police officers are positioned around the building. The riot comes as Indonesia struggles to get to grips with Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), […]

Deadly Oil Spill Leaves Indonesian Bay ‘Like a Gas Station’

Indonesia has declared a state of emergency after a large oil spill ignited and killed at least four people in the port city of Balikpapan off the island of Borneo over the weekend. The blaze is now under control but the oil continues to spread. According to BBC News, the slick currently covers an area of […]

Indonesian Vice President received Moro Islamic Liberation Front delegation

nsnbc : Indonesian Vice President Jusuf Kalla, on Thursday this week, received a delegation from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), reportedly keen on […]

Indonesian bakery refuses to write ‘Merry Christmas’ on cake due to ‘religious principles’

     A pastry shop in Indonesia has refused to write a Christmas greeting on a cake as it goes against their “religious principles.” The owners later apologized for the incident, allowing customers to make their own inscriptions. Chocolicous Indonesia, from the city of Makassar, declined the request of a customer who wanted to wish his […]

Documents Reveal Active U.S. Support of Indonesian Mass Killings in 1960’s

Washington D.C. (CD) – While some describe the newly-released cables as showing the U.S. “stood by” as atrocities were committed, documents show American support amounted to active involvement Newly declassified files from the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta confirm the extent to which American officials supported the killings of hundreds of thousands of Indonesians in the […]

Indonesian Government Denies Human Rights Violations In Papua

Above photo: https://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/cline/papua/rights.htm Google is blocking our site. Please use the social media sharing buttons (upper left) to share this on your social media and help us breakthrough. The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) is very disappointed at the Indonesian government’s irresponsible denial of human rights violations in Papua and West Papua province. Far from taking […]

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