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Jakarta: MRT Trial Run Scheduled for December
Indonesia ExpatMay 23, 2018
The development of Jakarta’s MRT is on track and it is set to enter a trial run in December before becoming fully operational in March 2019, MRT Jakarta president...
Alert Raised on Mount Merapi After Another Eruption
Indonesia ExpatMay 22, 2018
Mount Merapi, located in the border of Central Java and Yogyakarta Provinces, erupted on Tuesday at 1.47am local time. The Indonesian Government has declared the...
Impatient Child Torches Family Home
Indonesia ExpatMay 21, 2018
A 16-year-old boy in Jambon, Ponorogo, East Java, burned down his family house after his parents told him he would have to wait until after the Hari Raya Aidilfitri...
Mount Merapi Erupts Again
Indonesia ExpatMay 21, 2018
Another phreatic eruption occurred at Mount Merapi in Magelang, Central Java, at 1.25am on Monday, May 21. The eruption, which lasted for only 19 minutes, spewed...
Three Intersections Closed in Jakarta To Help Ease Traffic
Indonesia ExpatMay 19, 2018
The Jakarta Transportation Agency is conducting a trial run of the closure of three intersections on Jl. Mampang Prapatan Raya, South Jakarta to ease traffic in the busy...
Death Penalty Demanded For Cleric Accused of Ordering Multiple Terror Attacks
Indonesia ExpatMay 18, 2018
Indonesian prosecutors on Friday demanded death for radical Islamic cleric Aman Abdurrahman who is accused of ordering attacks including a January 2016 suicide bombing...
Countries Issue Travel Advisories to its Citizens in Indonesia Following Terror Attacks
Indonesia ExpatMay 18, 2018
Twelve countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia, have reportedly issued travel advisories for their citizens in Indonesia...
Riau Police Headquarters Attacked by Sword-Wielding Men
Indonesia ExpatMay 16, 2018
Indonesian police on Wednesday shot dead four sword-wielding men who attacked Riau’s police headquarters in Sumatra, killing one officer, the latest in a spate of...
Four Children Orphaned After Surabaya and Sidoarjo Bombings
Indonesia ExpatMay 15, 2018
At least four children belonging to two of the three families behind the string of bombings in Surabaya and Sidoarjo, East Java, on Sunday and Monday, became orphans...
Another Family of Five Bomb Surabaya Police Headquarters
Indonesia ExpatMay 14, 2018
A family of five riding on two motorbikes carried out a suicide bombing at Surabaya Police headquarters on Monday morning, May 14. Video footage of the latest attack on...
Jokowi Demands House to Finish Revising Terrorism Law
Indonesia ExpatMay 14, 2018
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has demanded that the House of Representatives conclude the revision of the Terrorism Law immediately, or he would issue a...
Surabaya: 11 Dead, Dozens Injured After Suicide Bombers Attack Three Churches
Indonesia ExpatMay 13, 2018
Suicide bombers suspected to be from an Islamic State-inspired group killed at least 11 people and wounded 40 in attacks on Christians attending Sunday morning services...
Mount Merapi in Central Java Erupts, Residents Within 5km Radius Asked to Evacuate
Indonesia ExpatMay 11, 2018
Mount Merapi in Central Java experienced what officials call a phreatic eruption, which is a phenomenon caused by the heating and expansion of groundwater. The volcano...
Multiple Cases of Dead Drivers Reported in Jakarta
Indonesia ExpatMay 10, 2018
The Jakarta Police, through the force’s Instagram account @tmcpoldametro, announced on Tuesday that they had found a Blue Bird taxi driver dead on the driver’s seat...
