Tempers flare during fuel protests
Source: The Jakarta Post
Bandar Lampung :: Indonesia | updated 2013-06-17 19:51:23 -0700 | travel-news
Comr. Agus Rianto said five protesters, six police and two journalists were injured in rallies in Ternate, North Maluku and Jambi. In Ternate, around 2,000 protesters clashed with local police as they tried to occupy the Baabulah Airport around 12...
Indonesia Parliament paves way for fuel hike amid protests
Source: Zee News
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-06-18 00:46:21 -0700 | travel-news
Indonesian lawmakers on Monday approved a revised budget in a move that paves the way for the first hike in fuel prices since 2008 amid nationwide protests against the measure. As masked protesters hurling Molotov cocktails clashed with police outside...
The police acted correctly in Poso, says chief
Source: The Jakarta Post
Poso :: Indonesia | updated 2013-06-14 20:53:16 -0700 | travel-news
Officers from the National Police's Densus 88 counterterrison unit shot dead Poso resident Nudin alias Bondan, who was believed to be a member of the Santoso-led terror group as well as the Abu Roban-led group in Central Java...Ari Dono Sukmanto...
The Hills Batam in Indonesia Slashes 30 Percent Off Its Best Room Rates
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Batam :: Indonesia | updated 2013-06-13 19:12:05 -0700 | travel-news
Staying true to its promise of affording its guests a pleasurable retreat, The Hills Batam lets guests enjoy its newest promo that gives 30% discount on all room types. This latest offer covers breakfast and runs until June 30, 2013....
4 new UNESCO World Heritage site
Posted by: TaufanTasch
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-06-16 03:20:59 -0700 | travel-news
4 new UNESCO World Heritage site The World Heritage Committee will meet this week in Cambodia to consider the addition of another 32 sites to the World Heritage list of UNESCO. The World Heritage Committee, published in the official network...
Police identify owner of motorcycle used in Poso bombing
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-06-12 02:03:29 -0700 | travel-news
It belonged to a Poso resident and we are continuing our investigation into the owner, said Poso Police chief Adj...Comr. Susnadi in Poso, on Wednesday, as quoted by Antara news agency. He said the police had questioned the owner of...
Scots worker 'seized' in Indonesia
Source: BBC
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-06-11 23:37:28 -0700 | travel-news
Scottish oil worker reported kidnapped in Indonesia A Scottish oil engineer is reported to have been kidnapped in the Aceh area of Indonesia. A spokesman for police in the province said the man was travelling back from a mine site...
Regulator audits Merpati, considers grounding MA60
Source: The Jakarta Post
Kupang :: Indonesia | updated 2013-06-11 22:15:24 -0700 | travel-news
Ervan said the audit did not only cover the safety and airworthiness of the ill-fated plane but also the management, maintenance system and human resources development in the state-run aviation company. The [ministry's] directorate general of civil aviation is auditing...
Training helicopter crashes in Ahmad Yani airport
Source: The Jakarta Post
Semarang :: Indonesia | updated 2013-06-11 05:19:06 -0700 | travel-news
A Penerbad student and an instructor suffered injuries and were taken to nearby Lanumad Hospital. The accident caused no disruption to the airport's commercial flights schedule. Ahmad Yani Air Force Base's security head, Maj.Tony Safrudin, said that an investigation into...
Text your say: Suicide bomber in Poso
Source: The Jakarta Post
Poso :: Indonesia | updated 2013-06-10 22:09:18 -0700 | travel-news
GN Kade Hariawan A suicide bomber does not care for his soul or his victims. When they retaliated by attacking a police post in Poso, Central Sulawesi, it had much to do with education, employment, religion, government and leadership concerns....
China's MA60 again in the spotlight
Source: The Jakarta Post
Kupang :: Indonesia | updated 2013-06-11 06:12:50 -0700 | travel-news
An MA60 operated by Merpati Nusantara Airlines (MNA) hard-landed in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, while another aircraft operated by Myanma Airlines swerved off the runway in Kawthaung, Myanmar. MNA corporate secretary Herry Saptanto said the aircraft, registration PK-MZO, had a...
Terrorist jailed for seven years
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-06-10 18:16:22 -0700 | travel-news
Prosecutors had sought an eight-year sentence for Thoriq for violating Chapter 9 of the 2003 Terrorism Law. Yufery said the defendant got a lighter sentence because of his lack of previous convictions and his good behavior during the trial. Asked...
4 killed in pileup in Pati
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-06-10 06:12:40 -0700 | travel-news
Pati Suherdjoko, The Jakarta Post, Pati Archipelago Mon, June 10 2013, 7:04 PM Four people were killed and one seriously injured in a multi-car crash on Java's Northern Coastal highway in Bumi Mulyo village, Batangan district, Pati regency, Central Java,...
Multiple pileup on Cipularang toll road leaves three dead
Source: The Jakarta Post
Sragen :: Indonesia | updated 2013-06-10 03:51:04 -0700 | travel-news
West Java Police spokesman Sr.Comr.Martinus Sitompul said the crash involved two buses Symponi and Medal Sekarwangi and four cars. The three people who died were the driver and two passengers in a Toyota Avanza. Their bodies have been taken to...
Indonesian plane crash lands causing injuries, no deaths
Source: The New Zealand Herald
Kupang :: Indonesia | updated 2013-06-10 01:00:48 -0700 | travel-news
A Merpati plane carrying 46 people landed hard, slamming both engines onto the runway at an airport in eastern Indonesia on Monday, and an airport official said some passengers were injured but no one died. The Chinese-made Xian MA60 twin...
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