Sunday, May 26 2013, 00:17 AM

Archipelago

NTT voters gamble on election

Voters in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) have reportedly placed large bets on the second round of the gubernatorial election, held…

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  • Flying high

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    Kites fly at the Bintan International Kite Festival in the Riau Islands, on Sunday. Forty-four participants, including those from Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore and the Philippines took part in the two-day…

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  • Deputy police chief kills own father in sudden rampage

    First Insp. Marsono, the deputy chief of Jatinom Police, a district in Klaten, Central Java, unexpectedly sprung into a rage near his home on Sunday night, beating up five neighbors…

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  • Tenggarong bridge death toll rises to 22

    Workers have found the body of a man killed in the Tenggarong Bridge collapse in East Kalimantan, bringing the death toll in the incident to 22.

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  • Malaysian wanted for 1.2 kg drug smuggling

    The police in East Kalimantan say they are looking for a Malaysian citizen they allege received a package of 1.2 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine smuggled into the province.

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  • Rp 128b in state funds in private accounts: BPK

    Officials at 21 community healthcare centers (puskesmas) in Lampung kept state funds in private bank accounts, according to the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK).

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  • Magnitude-5.0 quake hits Maluku

    A magnitude- 5.0 earthqauke rocked the city of Tual in Southeast Maluku regency, Maluku province on Monday at 5:18 a.m., as reported by Antara.

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  • Maternal deaths in West Papua remain high: Health agency

    The number of maternal deaths in West Papua is still high due to inadequate health facilities and medical personnel in the region, the local health agency has said.

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  • Lunar eclipse likely to set off high tides in Riau: BMKG

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    The Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has warned that the total lunar eclipse on Saturday is likely to cause seven-meter tides in parts of Riau province waters on…

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  • Almost total eclipse

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    An almost total lunar eclipse is seen above Medan, North Sumatra, on Saturday evening.

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  • Eclipse ritual

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    Dozens of people jump over and brandish pieces of banana tree trunks at one another during the Papah battle ritual at Panataran Agung Hindu temple in Pengotan Village in Bangli,…

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