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The quake originated offshore from Sumatra's northeastern tip, authorities said, prompting people to flee outdoors in a region that frequently experiences devastating tremors.
7 minutes agoFirman Banurea, 40, who has been living in a makeshift shelter in Aceh Tamiang regency with his wife and three children, said that, in addition to the mud still covering residents’ homes, logs and other debris left by the November disaster continue to accumulate along the roadside, creating a serious hazard. ...
5 hours agoOperating since 1984, the Suwung landfill is Bali’s largest waste disposal site, receiving between 1,100 and 1,200 tonnes of garbage daily, mainly from Denpasar and Badung regency, the island’s busiest tourism hub. ...
6 hours agoJuliana Marins, 27, was hiking with five friends on Mount Rinjani on Saturday when she slipped and fell off a cliff on the side of the 3,726-metre (12,224 feet) mountain.
8 months agoThe government's removal of subsidies for millions of recipients, however, has drawn criticism from local authorities, who argue that many of the affected policyholders still deserve government assistance.
8 months agoDeputy Environment Minister Diaz Hendropriyono stated that Indonesia’s critically low waste management rate results in 34 million tonnes of waste polluting the environment annually.
8 months agoAttempts to evacuate Juliana Marins, 26, who went missing on Saturday at the volcano, were hindered by challenging weather and terrain after authorities spotted her unmoving body with a drone.
8 months agoBali Legislative Council deputy speaker supports legalizing tajen (cockfighting) as a part of cultural heritage, saying this could help the provincial economy.
8 months agoMaritime authorities operating out of North Sumatra's Belawan Port apprehended a Malaysian boat on Monday, the latest in a series of vessel impoundments this year over suspicion of fishing illegally in Indonesian waters.
8 months agoCargo owners often seek trucking companies that offer the lowest possible rates while promising to haul the largest loads. This practice has pushed trucking operators to slash their transportation fees to unsustainable levels, leaving only a small portion of the revenue for drivers.
8 months agoJonathan Christopher Collyer, 38, and Lisa Ellen Stocker, 39, were arrested on February 1 after being stopped at Bali's international airport with 17 packages of cocaine that weighed nearly a kilogram, according to public court records.
8 months agoThe woman identified by relatives and media reports as Juliana Marins, 26, went missing on Saturday at Mount Rinjani on Lombok island, which neighbours Bali.
8 months agoDifficult terrain and thick fog prevented search and rescue workers from locating a Brazilian hiker who fell into the crater of Mt. Rinjani on Saturday.
8 months agoBMKG head Dwikorita Karnawati said much of Indonesia is now likely to experience a shorter-than-expected dry season due to higher-than-normal rainfall observed in recent months.
8 months agoEnggano Island district head Susanto said that in recent months, prices of staple foods like sugar and cooking oil have risen by 20 to 35 percent, while prices for farm produce grown by islanders have fallen by more than 50 percent due to oversupply.
8 months agoThe govenrment will continue rehabilitating the Tesso Nilo National Park in Riau while settlers refuse to voluntarily relocate without any compensation from the state.
8 months agoA Saudia Airlines plane carrying hundreds of haj pilgrims back to Surabaya in East Java from Saudi Arabia was diverted on Saturday after a bomb threat, the second such incident in a week.
8 months agoThe protesters claim that the government’s over dimension overload (ODOL) policy unfairly targets drivers. They argued that while drivers face the threat of imprisonment for overloading their vehicles, transport company operators, who often instruct them to exceed legal limits, are rarely held accountable.
8 months agoThe victims were promised jobs as ship crew or restaurant servers in various European countries, such as Spain, Portugal, Greece and Poland
8 months agoThe eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki disrupted at least 87 flights to and from Bali on Wednesday, including 66 international and 21 domestic flights.
8 months agoAccording to Bali Police, 226 foreign nationals were involved in criminal activities on the holiday island last year, a 16 percent increase from the previous year’s figure of 194.
8 months agoThe current public transportation capacity of only 3.25 million passengers per day will not be enough to carry city administration and private-sector employees on Wednesdays.
8 months agoHospital staff informed Alif's parents that if they wanted their son to continue receiving treatment, they would need to pay out of pocket, as his condition did not meet the emergency criteria set by the JKN and would therefore not be covered by the state insurance.
8 months agoAt around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport received an email containing a bomb threat, claiming that Saudi Airlines flight SV 5726, en route from King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah to Soekarno-Hatta, would explode upon landing.
8 months agoThe Social Affairs Ministry has welcomed its first batch of principals to a training retreat as it continues to recruit staff to manage the financial affairs of all schools under the Sekolah Rakyat program.
8 months agoMount Lewotobi Laki-laki in East Flores regency, East Nusa Tenggara province, oozed lava as far as 2 kilometers on Wednesday from midnight to 6 a.m. local time, following a series of eruptions on Tuesday.
8 months agoMount Lewotobi Laki-laki, which is in East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted on Tuesday, spewing ash 11 km (6.84 miles) high, forcing the country's volcanology agency to raise the alert level to the highest.
8 months agoAuthorities had been searching for several suspects over the shooting of Zivan Radmanovic, a 32-year-old Australian national, on Saturday.
8 months agoAt least two dozen flights to and from the resort island of Bali have been canceled, its international airport website showed Wednesday, after a volcano in the archipelago's east erupted, shooting an ash tower 10 kilometers into the sky.
8 months agoThe Saudia Airlines Boeing 777-300ER aircraft was carrying 442 haj pilgrims to Jakarta when the aircraft was diverted to Medan.
8 months agoThe arrests were made following cooperation between Indonesian police, immigration authorities and the Australian Federal Police, he said, adding Bali police would later release further details about the arrests.
8 months agoThe disaster has forced residents to relocate dozens of graves in the village, as many tombs cracked open and shifted. As of Sunday, villagers and authorities have managed to relocate 26 graves, but dozens more still remain.
8 months agoThe hardest hit region is Sayung district, where nearly half of the 20 villages face daily tidal floods, usually between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. Floodwaters often rise as high as 30 centimeters and worsen during the rainy season.
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