Tag: Indonesia
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WHO calls for urgent, aggressive actions to combat COVID-19 as cases soar in South-East Asia
“The situation is evolving rapidly. We need to immediately scale up all efforts to prevent the virus from infecting more people,” said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Region.
March 17, 2020 -
Indonesia’s most active volcano erupts, flight alert issued
The eruption of Merapi in the main island of Java was detected 2 km from the crater, according to the report.
March 3, 2020 -
Indonesia summons Indian envoy over sectarian violence in Delhi
The Indonesian Foreign Ministry said it had called Indian Ambassador in Jakarta Pradeep Kumar Rawat on Friday to discuss the riots.
February 29, 2020 -
5.9 magnitude earthquake jolts eastern Indonesia, no tsunami warning issued
The undersea quake struck at a depth of some 61 kilometres (38 miles), about 280 kilometres southwest of the city of Tual in the archipelago's Maluku province.
February 26, 2020 -
7 dead due to heavy floods and landslide in western Indonesia
More than 2,000 people have been forced to leave their flooded homes, Haryanto added.
January 30, 2020 -
Jakarta flood death toll rises to 60
More than half of the victims died as they were dragged away by floodwaters or buried in landslides due to heavy rain last week that led to the overflow of waterways that cross the capital.
January 5, 2020 -
Jakarta floods death toll rises to 53
In other areas, receding waters have left debris and piled-up vehicles on the roads, as seen in images shared on social media networks.
January 4, 2020 -
43 dead due to heavy floods and landslides in Indonesia
Some 31,000 people had to evacuate to temporary refuge centres due to flooding caused by heavy rainfall in recent days, which led to several rivers overflowing across the capital.
January 3, 2020 -
19 killed in floods, landslides in Indonesia
Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has prioritized several areas in East Jakarta for evacuation, including Cawang, Kayu Putih and Cakung.
January 2, 2020 -
Former South Korea boss Shin Tae-yong named Indonesia head coach
The 49-year-old was also in charge of the Korean Republic team which famously defeated the defending champions Germany at the 2018 FIFA World Cup two goals to none.
December 28, 2019 -
24 killed after bus plunges into ravine in Indonesia, dozens injured
Search and rescue teams have been deployed to look for victims, Gumara said, adding injured survivors were taken to hospital.
December 24, 2019 -
2 injured in explosion near Indonesia National Monument park
Jakarta police chief Gatot Edy said, "One of them was wounded on the hand and the other was injured on the leg".
December 3, 2019 -
1 dead in suicide bombing at Indonesian police station, many hurt
The motive for the attack was not unclear but police stations have been frequent targets for radicals in the world's biggest Muslim majority nation, which has long struggled with Islamist militancy.
November 13, 2019 -
‘Dark day for human rights’ as Indonesia’s PM appoints Prabowo Subianto as defence minister
Widodo, popularly known as Jokowi, beat Prabowo Subianto in April elections to secure another term as president of the world's third-biggest democracy.
October 23, 2019 -
Following violent attacks Joko Widodo becomes President of Indonesia for second time
Widely known as Jokowi, the president said his final term would be aimed at eradicating poverty and building the nation of some 260 million into a developed country with one of the world's top five economies by 2045.
October 21, 2019 -
Rains help improve air quality in Indonesia
The wildfires have swept over some 328,700 hectares of land between January and August.
October 1, 2019 -
23 killed as 6.5-magnitude earthquake jolts Indonesia, over 100 injured
More than 100 people were also injured and at least 15,000 people had to evacuate because their houses were damaged by the strong jolt, Wibowo said.
September 27, 2019