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(Reuters) Indonesian militants supporting Islamic State planned to attack a police post on New Year’s eve with machetes and knives, a police spokesman said on Monday. The plot was broken up after police arrested two of the would-be attackers who led them to their hideout, where police shot dead their two co-conspirators on Sunday after police said they tried to attack officers with machetes. “The four of them were planning to attack a police […]
(REUTERS) At least 400 victims of Asia’s 2004 tsunami that killed 226,000 people remain unidentified in Thailand 12 years on, police said on Monday. The 9.15 magnitude Dec. 26 earthquake triggered a tsunami across the Indian Ocean in one of the biggest natural disasters in history. Thailand, Indonesia, India and Sri Lanka were among the worst hit countries. Some 5,395 people were killed in Thailand, among them about 2,000 foreign tourists. “Since the 2004 […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake rattled northern Australia and parts of Indonesia Wednesday with residents in Darwin reporting widespread shaking, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The tremor struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. “TV nearly rattled off the cabinet, two storey house was swaying around,” said Rosie McCurrach on broadcaster ABC’s Darwin Facebook page. Another poster said: “Mitchell Center […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) –The number of people left homeless after an earthquake struck western Indonesia has soared to nearly 84,000, leaving authorities struggling to care for the victims, an official said Tuesday. The shallow quake last week killed more than 100 people and injured many more when it struck Aceh province, one of the areas worst affected by the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004. Thousands of homes, businesses and mosques were levelled by the […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo pledged Friday to help the people of Aceh rebuild as he toured areas worst-hit by a devastating earthquake that killed more than 100 people and left thousands homeless. The shallow 6.5-magnitude quake Wednesday levelled hundreds of homes, mosques and businesses across Aceh province, one of the areas worst affected by the destructive 2004 tsunami. Rescue crews have been searching the rubble with sniffer dogs while excavators clear […]
ACEH PROVINCE, Indonesia (Reuters) — Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited injured residents in the quake area of Aceh province on Friday (December 9). Widodo met over 130 patients treated in Chik Ditiro Hospital in Pidie Jaya regency, reported Kompas TV. Wednesday’s (December 7) 6.5 magnitude quake has killed 102 people and injured over 700. Hundreds of buildings crumbled to the ground and thousands left homeless. The province of Aceh, on the northern tip of Sumatra […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) — Search resumed in Indonesia’s quake zone for the third day on Friday (December 9) after more than 100 people were killed and thousands left homeless. The quake toppled hundreds of buildings in Aceh province, on the northern tip of Sumatra island, which has declared a two-week state of emergency. Rescuers in Aceh’s Pidie Jaya regency focused their search on a market complex, which suffered more damage than other parts of the […]
ACEH PROVINCE, Indonesia (Reuters) — Intensive efforts to search for possible survivors continued in Indonesia on Thursday (December 8), after a deadly quake in Aceh the previous day. The magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck on early hours of Wednesday (December 7) and killed at least 102 people, according to the National Disaster Management Agency. Pidie Jaya regency, located on the east coast of Aceh province in northern Indonesia, was the worst hit area. Search teams formed […]
by Chaideer Mahyuddin Agence France Presse BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AFP) — At least 25 people died and dozens were feared trapped in rubble after a strong earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Wednesday, officials said. The shallow 6.5-magnitude quake struck Pidie Jaya district at dawn, as some in the predominantly Muslim region prepared for morning prayers. Mosques and shops were flattened in the small town of Meureudu, where the force of the […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Aceh province in the north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra early Wednesday but there was no tsunami alert, seismologists said. The shallow quake hit 10 kilometres (six miles) north of Reuleuet at 5:03 am local time (2203 GMT Tuesday), the US Geological Survey said. Aceh was devastated by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. In its initial assessment, the USGS said there was a low […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia on Monday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The undersea quake hit about 190 kilometres (120 miles) northeast of Maumere, a holiday destination in Flores, at 09:13 am (0113 GMT), at a depth of 522 kilometres, said the US Geological Survey. Indonesia’s disaster agency said officials were […]
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat had the pleasure of receiving students from ESQ Business School Indonesia yesterday (December 1) as part of their “Leading Across Culture” subject. The ESQ Business School Indonesia from the Culture and Information Division provided them with insights on cultural diversity and practice in ASEAN and talked about projects related to culture and information across the region. It was heartening to meet these students. (Photos courtesy of the ASEAN […]
