#western indonesia

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4.5-magnitude earthquake hits Maura Labuh

An earthquake measuring 4.5 on the Richter scale jolted Muara Labuh in Solok Selatan district, West Sumatra, at 6.33 ...

Chief security minister asks police to bring home Nazaruddin

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Djoko Suyanto said he had asked three state agencies ...

Nazaruddin had party permission to go to Singapore : Ruhut

Nazaruddin obtained permission from the leader of the Democratic Party (PD) faction in the House of Representatives ...

Nazaruddin flees to Singapore

Law and Human Rights Minister Patrialis Akbar has confirmed that Democrat Party (PD) cadre M Nazaruddin had flown out ...

RI climbers raise nat`l flag on Mt Everest`s peak

Indonesian mountain climbers grouped in the Seven Summits Expedition Mahitala Unpar (Bandung-based Parahiyangan ...

Buddhists in several regions celebrate Vesak Day

Indonesian Buddhists in several regions on Tuesday celebrated Vesak day with ceremonies particularly at the Borobudur ...

Magnitude-5 earthquake hits Saumlaki

An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale jolted West Southeast Maluku district town of Saumlaki early Thursday ...

Ship carrying 2,349 migrant workers arrives in Jakarta

The MV Labobar, a ship carrying 2,349 migrant workers from Jidda, Saudi Arabia, arrived at Jakarta`s Tanjung Priok ...

Three sinking boat passengers killed in Bengawan Solo river

Search and Rescue (SAR) team found three passengers of a ferryboat which sank in Bengawan Solo river in Padang ...

Body of returned migrant worker taken to police hospital

The body of Musrifah (50), an Indonesian migrant worker (TKI), who was returned from Jedda to Indonesia and died on ...

News Focus: Somali pirates finally release Indonesian sailors

Twenty Indonesian sailors, and 11 others of  other nationalities, were released by Somali pirates on Sunday after ...

FM warmly welcomes news on release of Indonesian sailors by pirates

The Foreign Affairs Ministry through its spokesman Michael Tene expressed a warm welcome to the news about the release ...

PT Samudera Indonesia refuses to disclose amount of ransom

PT Samudera Indonesia refused to disclose the amount of ransom it has paid to Somali pirates for the release of the ...

Somali pirates release Sinar Kudus crew

Somali pirates have released ship `MV Sinar Kudus` and its crew members they have hijacked since March 16, 2011, Vice ...

RI repatriates 2,400 workers from Saudi Arabia soon

Indonesian government will repatriate some 2,400 overstayed migrant workers from Saudi Arabia, in addition to another ...