Thursday 17th May, 2012
A private voyage through Raja Ampat, Indonesia's sweetest spot
Did you know that the underwater world has a sweet spot? A place so rich with fish and coral that scientists have dubbed it a "species factory"? It lies hidden in the vast oceans of the ...
‘Gaga is a devil worshipper’: Minister
Religious Affairs Minister Suryadharma Ali has voice appreciation for law enforcement agencies for not recommending that American diva Lady Gaga be allowed to perform in the capital, claiming that ...
‘All Sukhoi victims’ bodies have been evacuated’: Agency
National Search and Rescue Agency chief Vice Marshal Daryatmo said on Thursday that all of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 plane crash victims' remains had been evacuated from the crash site on the ...
Limbless Frenchman swims from PNG to Indonesia
ABC AustraliaIndonesia A Frenchman who lost his limbs in an electrical accident has braved strong winds and currents to swim from Papua New Guinea to Indonesia in the first stretch of a mission to swim between ...
Dozens of Afghanistani immigrants moved to pekanbaru detention house
AntaraPekanbaru, Riau (ANTARA News) - As many as 22 immigrants hailing from Afghanistan and Pakistan have been moved from Bengkalis district to the Pekanbaru Immigration Detention House (Rudemin), an ...
Harsh Era Looms in Aceh, Indonesia
Christian PostIndonesia 's Aceh Province last month appears to have opened the way for a crack-down on the minority Christian community, which saw 17 churches sealed shut in early May. Emboldened by the ...
Russian DNA expert helps identify Sukhoi crash victims
AntaraJakarta (ANTARA News) - A Russian DNA expert has arrived here to assist in the identification of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 victims. Professor Paprov Ivanov joined the national police`s Disaster ...
Rescue team continues Sukhoi evacuation process
AntaraBogor, W Java (ANTARA News) - The joint rescue team is still continuing the evacuation process of the victims of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 plane, which crashed at Mount Salak, West Java, after nine ...
Indonesia to solely probe black box of crashed Russian plane: official
SINAJAKARTA, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government has turned down a request to send back the Flight Data Recorder, also known as black box, of the crashed plane Sukhoi Superjet 100 to Russia, ...
Indonesia: Russian plane crash probe may take weeks
Euro NewsRussian experts have returned to their operations base in Indonesia after examining the site of last week’s deadly crash of a Sukhoi Superjet. All 45 people on board were killed when it ...
Beleaguered West Papuans left to count the cost of Indonesia's palm oil boom | Johnny Langenheim
The GuardianIndonesia took control of the western half of New Guinea - now the provinces of Papua and West Papua - in 1969. Its claim was ratified by the UN through the controversial Act of Free Choice, in ...
Police identification unit summons Sukhoi victims` family members
AntaraThe Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) had received as many as 35 body bags containing the remains of the Sukhoi's crash victims.(ANTARA/Zabur ...
Indonesian people smugglers released
SBSThe federal government has decided to release three Indonesians jailed for people smuggling after a review found they could have been ...
Flood inundates Medan Maimun in North Sumatra
AntaraMedan, North Sumatra (ANTARA News) - Hundreds of houses have been flooded in Medan Maimun sub-district, North Sumatra, since Wednesday evening after the Deli River overflowed due to incessant heavy ...
Indonesia seeks 2m skilled workers in 3 years
General SourcesIndonesia s private sector will need about two million skilled workers within the next three years to support growing business activities, according to ...
Rescue coordinator confirms no survivors of Sukhoi crash
AntaraBogor, West Java (ANTARA News) - Chief of the Search Mission Coordinator (SMC) Ketut Parwa has confirmed that no survivors have been found in the wreckage of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ-100) which ...
More bodies of Sukhoi victims arrive for identification
AntaraJakarta (ANTARA News) - Five more body bags containing the remains of the ill-fated Sukhoi Superjet 100 victims were evacuated from the crash site on Thursday morning. The bodies were later ...
Invest in Indonesia - The New Rising Star of Asia
General SourcesEmerging markets are an important part of the global economy and increasingly significant contributors to the global growth. Their high return potential and low correlation with the developed ...
Sloppy NSW Slaughterhouse Conditions Brings Back Memories of Abattoirs in Indonesia
IBTimesThe New South Wales (NSW) government is set to announce tougher standards for abattoirs in the state following the release of videos that showed pigs being hit on the head with metal poles as part ...
Russian team ends search mission in Sukhoi crash site
AntaraBogor, West Java (ANTARA News) - A 12-member search and rescue (SAR) team from Russia here Thursday ended their mission to search and evacuate victims and wreckage of ill-fated Sukhoi Superjet 100 ...
Garuda offers special rates for Indonesian students
Asia News NetworkNational carrier Garuda Indonesia signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with 17 universities and schools in Indonesia, offering benefits to their students and ...
Indonesia's meat industry fear beef shortage
General SourcesThe president of the National Meat Processors of Indonesia, Ishana Mahisa, told Radio Australia's Indonesian service that the country's meat processing industry has been thrown into crisis ...
Sukhoi black box sent to Jakarta as evacuation continues
AntaraBogor, West Java (ANTARA News) - The black box of the ill-fated Sukhoi Superjet 100 was sent to Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta on Wednesday morning, along with several body bags containing ...
The Fatal Flight of the Superjet 100: Why Did It Slam Into a Mountain in Indonesia?
TimeOn May 9, the veteran Russian pilot Alexander Yablontsev was flying an exhibition flight over the mountains of Indonesia when he radioed in to flight control with an odd request. There was bad ...
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