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Indonesia officials deny Mt Kelud erupted
Indonesia’s volcano centre said Mount Kelud in East Java has not erupted, as earlier reported on Saturday.
But the above photo showing the dark cloud shrouding the volcano in the background is seen by some as a sign an eruption is imminent.
Mount Kelud erupted killed at least 30 people in 1990, while about 5,000 died as […]
Indonesia’s govt urged to speed tidal wave warning system
The West Java provincial administration urged the central government through its National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) Monday to speed up the installation of an early warning system for tidal waves and tsunami along the southern coast of the province.
Indonesia’s political satire will remain on the air
An Indonesia minister fails to find humor in political satire. He even said it humiliates government institutions and provides a “negative political education” for the people. But on the other hand, by revealing this, I think the minister “has” a sense of humor, too…
Landslides kill 40 in Indonesia
JAKARTA: Rescuers searched for survivors yesterday after landslides killed at least 40 people on an eastern Indonesian island, with scores more believed buried under the mud. Seasonal downpours cause landslides and flash floods each year in Indonesia, a chain of 17,000 islands where millions of people live in mountainous areas or near fertile flood plains.
Indosat and Trikomsel make a strategic partnership
PT Indosat Tbk recently signs a strategic agreement with PT Trikomsel Multimedia to enhance its cooperation in the retail business for distributing product and value added service (download ringtone and wallpaper) to the public.
Bali conference on Asia-Pacific’s Internet network
An international conference on Internet network will be held in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia, from February 21 to March 2 at Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia.
Apart from discussing about the following the broken under-sea optical cable network after an eartquake occured in Taiwan by the end of last year, the forum is also discussing on how […]
China offers to support Indonesia’s Telkom satellite
A satellite producer from China is ready to fund the Telkom III satellite plan, Tempo Interactive reported. According PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom) Managing Director, Arwin Rasyid, the offer from China’s Great Wall Satellite was proposed when he visited China some time ago. So far Telkom always funds its satellites itself.
More Indonesia’s Adam Air woes
A passenger jet operated by Indonesia’s Adam Air made a hard landing yesterday that cracked its body. All 148 passengers were safe, the budget carrier said in a statement, but airport of Juanda Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia’s second-largest city and the capital of East Java province, was temporarily shut after the stricken Boeing 737-300 arriving […]
