Disaster
Indonesia’s Lapindo mudflows cannot be stopped
It has been estimated that the Lapindo mudflows at Porong Village, Sidoarjo, East Java, cannot be stopped, Tempo Interactive reported. The Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) is reported to sue gas exploration company PT Lapindo Brantas over the mudflow in Sidoarjo, East Java.
The mudflow, which has been gushing since May 29 last year, has killed 13 […]
Indonesia develops radar for weather forecasting
Indonesia has developed and automatic radar system that provides real-time data to increase the accuracy of weather study in various fields, expert said as reported by The Jakarta Post.
Jakarta’s telephone lines almost recovered
Telecommunication network in Jakarta and environs, after disrupted by floods and heavy rains, almost recovered yesterday. Telephone lines, mainly for PT Telekomunikasi Selular (Telkomsel) and PT Indonesian Satellite Corporation Tbk (Indosat)subscribers, has been used almost normally.
According to Indosat’s spokeperson, Adita Irawati, her company has reactivated base transceiver station (BTS) after shut-downed due to lack of […]
Power supply in Jakarta to return normal in a week
Many electricity customers suffered blackouts due to massive flooding in Jakarta and environs at the week-end. State electricity company PT PLN will restore normal power supply within one week, PLN President Director Eddie Widiono said Tuesday.
It’s a good nice for me since I can do nothing in my home, mainly to have my PC and […]
Bloggers report on Jakarta floods
JAKARTA UNDERWATER
Heavy rains from Wednesday evening through Friday afternoon have caused flooding in Jakarta, Indonesia.
We can follow the latest update on Jakarta floods by entering Indonesia’s blogosphere either monitoring some blog aggregators like Planet Terasi and Merdeka or tracking it in Technorati.
The country’s bloggers posted the latest pictures on their blog and their flickr accounts […]
Indonesia’s Net access almost recovers
Almost two week after the 7.1 Richter Scale earthquake in the Taiwan peninsula that has disrupted internet access across Asia, Internet access in Indonesia has almost recovered to normal.
Some Internet service providers as well as cellular operators claim their Internet access has gone backed to normal starting end of December.
The third biggest GSM operator, Excelcom, […]
Due to disruption, Indonesia will use satellite for Internet
The government of Indonesia are considering to use satellite connection to reroute Internet access due to Asian internet access disrupted recently. However, the repair work is expected to take between two weeks and one month.
The country’s telecommunications authorities, as well as major players in the industry, expect it to take between two and […]
Nokia helps young people affected by the tsunami
Jakarta, Indonesia - Two years on from the Asian Tsunami that devastated many communities, Nokia has recently announced the launch of several new projects to help young people in India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia with training and new skills. The initiative is designed to help young people find jobs or set up small businesses, building […]
