Tag Archives: indonesia

The plane plunged into the sea with all 189 aboard feared dead. Indonesia is deploying underwater beacons to trace its black box recorders and uncover why an almost-new plane crashed minutes after take-off. In a statement, Lion Air said human remains were collected in 24 body bags after sweeps of ... Read More »

Rescuers searched for survivors in the rubble of houses, mosques and schools that were among the thousands of buildings destroyed in the disaster that struck on Sunday evening. “The search and rescue team is still scouring the scene and evacuating (people),” national disaster agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said. “We ... Read More »

The earthquake jolted the West Nusa Tenggara Province in central Indonesia at 05:47 on Sunday, local time, with the epicenter at a depth of 10 km and 28 km northwest of Lombok Timur, according to officials. Around 1,000 houses and other buildings were damaged in the province, said Sutopo Purwo ... Read More »

Tuesday’s sinking came a few weeks after an overcrowded ferry sank on Indonesia’s Lake Toba, one of the world’s deepest volcanic lakes, claiming more than 200 lives. The regional disaster mitigation agency said 41 people remained missing in Tuesday’s accident. Another 69 passengers had been rescued. The ferry was carrying an ... Read More »

World No. 13 Prannoy took exactly one hour to prevail over the Chinese stalwart 21-15 9-21 21-14 in the first round of the men’s singles in the World Tour Super 1000 event. Prannoy started off well against eighth-ranked Lin Dan, winning the first game 21-15. However, the Chinese shuttler came ... Read More »

SIMALUNGUN, INDONESIA:  Indonesian authorities said Monday they think they have pinpointed the location of an overloaded ferry that sank into the depths of a volcanic lake leaving scores missing presumed dead. The discovery could be a major breakthrough in the search for the vessel which sank last Monday on Lake Toba, ... Read More »

“I thank President Joko Widodo and the wonderful people of Indonesia for the exceptional hospitality. This visit has added great strength to bilateral relations between our nations,” PM Modi tweeted in both Indonesian and English along with his pictures. During his brief stopover in Kuala Lumpur on his way to ... Read More »

The warmth and bonhomie evident at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo signifies the importance of growth in ties. During first leg of his three nation tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with president Widodo and underlined importance of boosting diplomatic, trade and economic ... Read More »

Prime Minister Modi, who is on his first-ever official visit to Indonesia, will meet President Joko Widodo and discuss bilateral cooperation in a broad range of areas, including maritime, trade and investment. Kalibata Heroes’ Cemetery in South Jakarta is a military cemetery in Indonesia. It was built in 1953 and opened ... Read More »

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Indonesia Malaysia and Singapore from May 29 to June 2. The historic visit of PM Modi is set to give a substantive boost to India’s Act East Policy and Indonesia’s Free and Active Foreign Policy. The two leaders have held several bilateral meetings and ... Read More »

NEW DELHI:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Indonesia and Singapore from May 29 to June 2 where he will hold bilateral talks with leaders of both the nations on key issues, including the defence sector, a Ministry of External Affairs official said. PM Modi is also likely to sign key ... Read More »

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Indonesia and Singapore from 29th May to 2nd June during which he will hold bilateral talks with leaders of both the nations on key issues, including the defence sector. The visit takes forward India’s Act East policy whereby relations with ASEAN countries will be ... Read More »

Indonesia, which will begin the holy fasting month Ramadan this week, has been on high alert over attacks by militants, including some incidents claimed by the Islamic State group. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the Sunday bombings in Indonesia’s second-biggest city Surabaya. “Nine people are dead and 40 ... Read More »

“There have been three attacks at three churches,” East Java Police spokesman Frans Barung Mangera said. The deadly blasts all occurred within 10 minutes of each other, police said, with the first explosion at 7.30 am. Police have only given details of one attack on Santa Maria Catholic Church and ... Read More »

“There have been three attacks at three churches,” East Java Police spokesman Frans Barung Mangera said. The deadly blasts all occurred within 10 minutes of each other, police said, with the first explosion at 7.30 am. Police have only given details of one attack on Santa Maria Catholic Church and ... Read More »

7/3/2018 – Philippine-listed water and wastewater services provider Manila Water Company Inc. is acquiring a 20 percent stake in Indonesian bulk water supplier PT Sarana Tirta Ungaran (STU). Manila Water said the total cost of acquisition was IDR 10 billion or close to PHP 40 million (about US$726k), which the ... Read More »

9/2/2018 – Etobee, a logistics solutions provider based in Jakarta has completed the bridge round of its Series A funding round up to US$3.5 million. Etobee Holdings Group CEO Sven Milder confirmed the latest funding, but did not disclosed the name of participating investors and other details of the transaction. ... Read More »

Alor Setar (Malaysia) : The Indian women’s team went down to Indonesia 1-3 for its second loss in the Badminton Asia Team Championships here today. Just like in the loss against Japan yesterday, PV Sindhu was the only one to win her match. She beat Fitriani Fitriani 21-13, 24-22 in the ... Read More »

Indonesian state-owned telecom firm, Telekomunikasi Indonesia has recently announced its majority stake acquisition in Malaysian satellite operator TS Global Network (TSGN) for MYR 108.5 million (about US$26 million). The deal sees 70 percent of the stake being traded and carried out by Telkom Indonesia’s subsidiary Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin) and ... Read More »

IMC Group is planning to list two of its Indonesian operations – Pelita Samudera Shipping (PSS Logistics) and Nusa Indah Kalimantan Plantations – on the regional bourse within the next two years. PSS Logistics has already started the process for its initial public offering (IPO) and aims to list on ... Read More »