Indonesia stops search for victims of Lion Air crash, Asia News,JAKARTA – Indonesia authorities said on Saturday they had stopped the search for victims of a plane crash that killed all 189 people on board, but would keep looking for the Lion Air flight's second black box, the cockpit voice rec
Indonesian orangutan caught puffing on zoo visitor's cigarette, Asia News,BANDUNG – Indonesia can now add a smoking orangutan to its roster of nicotine addicts. A video taken on Sunday (Mar 4) shows the beast picking up a cigarette butt that was flicked into its zoo enclosure by a visitor and t
He could be released on parole as early as this month: Bali bomber's jail sentence reduced, Australian PM says, World News,SYDNEY – An Indonesian man jailed for his role in the deadly 2002 Bali bombings that killed hundreds of people has had his sentence reduced, Australia's Prime Minister
Up to 20 killed in 5.6 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia: Local official, Asia News,JAKARTA – Up to 20 people have been killed after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake rattled Indonesia's West Java province on Monday (Nov 21), a local official said. Herman Suherman, a government official from Cianjur,
Will coronavirus pandemic fan the flames of Southeast Asia's haze problem?, Singapore News,KUALA LUMPUR : Weak enforcement of restrictions to curb Covid-19 infections in rural Indonesia, coupled with farmers opting for cheap ways to clear land, could see a repeat of the forest fires and smoke t
Dad of Indonesian rapist says son's life sentence in UK 'fits the crimes', World News,The father of an Indonesian student described as Britain's most prolific rapist said his son's life sentence \”fits the crimes\”, as the lurid case sparked shock and disgust in his native cou
Indonesians climb greasy tree trunks for Independence Day games, Asia News,JAKARTA – Teams of Indonesians clambered over each other on Wednesday to reach prizes hanging from the top of slippery tree trunks in an annual competition held to celebrate the country's Independence Day. At an amusemen
US lawsuit blames Lion Air crash on Boeing's 'dangerous' airplane, Asia News,A lawsuit filed in Chicago blames Boeing for the deadly Lion Air crash off the coast of Indonesia that killed all on board, claiming the manufacturer's airplane was \”unreasonably dangerous,\” a US law fir
Scoot celebrates birthday with 1-way air tickets from $55, Lifestyle News,In celebration of its tenth birthday, Scoot is having a slew of deals for one-way flights to get you into the festive mood. Planning on heading down under? There are flights to Melbourne starting from $169, flights to Perth st
Indonesia summons China's ambassador over sea burials of Indonesian crew on Chinese vessels, Asia News,JAKARTA – Indonesia has summoned China's ambassador to clarify the deaths of four Indonesian crew from two Chinese-flagged vessels, Indonesia's foreign ministry said on Thursday (May
