Tag: indonesia
41 missing, one dead as boat capsizes in Indonesia
At least one person died while 41 went missing after a boat carrying some 50 people overturned in Indonesia Wednesday. Rescuers managed to save...
Boat with 200 asylum seekers capsizes off Australia
Melbourne: A boat carrying around 200 asylum seekers capsized Thursday in Indonesian waters off Australia’s Christmas Island, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said.
The...
Quake jolts Indonesia, panic grips India
New Delhi/Hong Kong: Two massive quakes shook Sumatra in Indonesia on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami alert in 28 countries, including India and panic all...
US marines arrive in Australia
Sydney: The first batch of about 200 US marines have arrived in Australia's Darwin city as part of a defence deal, Australian Defence Minister...
Australian cattle inappropriately killed in Indonesia
According to a top animal welfare group, Australian cattle are still being recklessly killed in Indonesian abattoirs. The claim comes despite placing new regulations...
Gillard raised Migration law with Abbott last week
Prime Minister Julia Gillard wrote to Tony Abbot last week regarding a parliament recall to pass the Migration law.
However, Tony Abbott knocked back the...
Hundreds missing as migrants’ boat sinks off Indonesia
Some 300 people went missing after an overcrowded boat carrying illegal migrants, most of them from the Middle East, sank off Indonesia’s Java Island...
Postcard from Bali
Nusa Dua (Bali): The stylised figures from Hindu mythology and gnomes, fanged demons and animals, some towering, some not so - exquisitely crafted stone...
History’s deadliest volcano rumbles
Mount Tambora: Farmers in Indonesia mostly ignore orders to evacuate the slopes of live volcanoes, but those living on Tambora took no chances when...