Worker dies on falling from fourth floor
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-05 17:21:39 -0700 | travel-news
The man, who hailed from Gresik in East Java, stepped onto plywood that covered an air circulation hole on the fourth floor that went straight down to the ground floor. "The victim was hanging laundry by the shop house where...
Aerosmith cancels Indonesia show over security fears
Source: New Zealand Herald
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-04 23:58:55 -0700 | travel-news
An Aerosmith concert promoter says the band has canceled next week's show in Indonesia over security concerns, one day after news surfaced about an alleged bomb plot at the Myanmar Embassy. Helmi Sugara, event organiser spokesman, said that the legendary...
Husky aircraft overshoots Pondok Cabe runway
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-04 20:38:32 -0700 | travel-news
Pondok Cabe Air Base, Pamulang, South Tangerang, early on Saturday. Pilot Wiwin Nugroho and co-pilot Albi survived the incident and no injuries were reported. Metro posted: The aircraft faced a landing failure accident and there have been no injuries reported....
Liechtenstein palace was opened for tours.
Posted by: TaufanTasch
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-06 09:23:15 -0700 | travel-news
Liechtenstein palace was opened for tours. Vienna: Building castles from the 17th Century it was previously owned by a noble family dwelling Leichtenstein, one wealthy family in Vienna, and considered as an artful architecture. The family moved to a small...
Semarang bus driver named suspect over tragic accident
Source: The Jakarta Post
Semarang :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-04 06:59:12 -0700 | travel-news
The driver, Susanto was accused of reckless driving that caused the death of others. The police also questioned Hanafi, the driver's assistant, as a witness of the accident. We are still finding out why the bus's brakes malfunctioned, Semarang traffic...
Bomb plot linked to known cells
Source: The Jakarta Post
Cirebon :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-03 21:34:15 -0700 | travel-news
The attack is thought to be in response to sectarian conflict in Buddhist-majority Myanmar that has cost the lives of many members of the Muslim minority community...Boy Rafli Amar said counterterrorism squad Detachment 88 were intensively questioning Sefa Riano, 22,...
Weekly 5: Motorists plagued by capital's potholes
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-02 23:06:06 -0700 | travel-news
Besides making motorists' journeys uncomfortable, some potholes increase the risk of traffic accidents. The city's poor drainage system and excessive traffic are often blamed for issues relating to road maintenance. Twitter account of the city's Public Works Agency, which now...
Four arrested in Jakarta over embassy bomb plot
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-03 02:54:47 -0700 | travel-news
Two men armed with pipe bombs were arrested while allegedly on their way to the embassy, while another man and a woman were taken into custody following a raid at a property in the capital. Police say they followed the...
Police arrest 6 separatists in Papua
Source: The Jakarta Post
Sorong :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-01 18:23:39 -0700 | travel-news
In Jayapura, residents celebrated the integration of Papua into Indonesia by holding a float parade while introducing national heroes from Papua: Frans Kaisipeo, Marthen Indey, Silas Papare and Elieser Yan Bonai. The police, however, arrested six people in Ibdi village...
Residents block Trans-Sumatra highway after bloody clashes with police
Source: The Jakarta Post
Palembang :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-29 23:25:40 -0700 | travel-news
Clashes were sparked on Monday by the road blockade, which was held in protest over the absence of a clear program on the government's plan to establish a new regency North Musi Rawas. Their action caused severe traffic jams along...
City reported to rights body over eviction
Source: The Jakarta Post
Jakarta :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-29 17:31:55 -0700 | travel-news
This has been intimidating," Budiyanto, a resident, said when filing the report. He added that heavy equipment had been readied in the neighborhood on the banks of the Pluit Dam, which was included in the administration's flood mitigation plan. Deputy...
Lax security to blame for terrorist's escape
Source: The Jakarta Post
Poso :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-28 16:38:29 -0700 | travel-news
Amir said that the Ampana Penitentiary, where the terror convict Basri was held, only dispatched one prison guard to watch over the convict while he was visiting his sick wife...This is below the standard, Amir said as quoted by tribunnews.com....
No more impunity: Army chief
Source: The Jakarta Post
Semarang :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-28 16:38:29 -0700 | travel-news
Pramono Edhie Wibowo pledged that there would no longer be impunity for members of his corps and that all personnel guilty of criminal acts would be sent to jail. Pramono also said that all court proceedings involving members of the...
Fire burns shops at Batam shopping center
Source: The Jakarta Post
Batam :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-27 04:02:49 -0700 | travel-news
The incident started when a Telkomsel outlet located on the mall's second floor caught fire at noon, spreading to a nearby J-Co donut outlet and other nearby stores. Nagoya Hill was packed when the fire occurred, forcing hundreds to evacuate....
Battalion commander unable to stop OKU arson attack
Source: The Jakarta Post
Palembang :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-26 23:42:40 -0700 | travel-news
Febrian Teban was referring to 2nd Regional Military Command (Kodam II) Sriwijaya 15/56 Field Artillery Battalion (Yon Armed) commander, Maj...Fatoni, a member of the military command's Yon Armed 15/56, said that some of the 19 suspects had planned to stage...
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