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President visits region hit by floods in C Java

Jakarta - Muslimchronicle

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) visited Pacitan, a district in Central Java, recently hit by floods and landslides that have killed 25 people on Saturday. In Krajan, Karang Ploso, Jokowi handed over aid to the people. The head of National Disaster Mitigation Agency, Willem Rampangilei, said that the president has called for repairing infrastructures that have been damaged by floods and landslides inRead more

At least 20 killed, 5 missing in landslides, floods triggered by cyclone in Indonesia

JAKARTA - Muslimchronicle

At least 20 were killed and five others are still missing as landslides and floods struck Indonesia's East Java province, a government official from the disaster agency said on Saturday. The landslides and floods were triggered by a cyclone from the Indian Ocean which also swept other provinces. The number of people who are force to leave their homes increasedRead more

Indonesia foils trade in vulnerable slow lorises

Jakarta - AFP

Indonesian authorities have detained an alleged wildlife trafficker and seized nine protected slow lorises and a wreathed hornbill, an official said Friday. The threatened species had been smuggled from Java and Sumatra, a vast, jungle-covered island home to many rare animals. Officials seized the suspect in the city of Kediri, East Java province Thursday after receiving numerous reports andRead more

Home-made bombs explode before planned attacks in Indonesia

Jakarta - Muslimchronicle

Three home-made bombs went off in Indonesia's West Java province, before they were used for planned attacks, police said on Saturday. Deputy Chief of National Police Commissioner General Syafruddin said militants had plotted to launch attacks at a church, a restaurant and a cafe in Bandung city, the provincial capital of West Java. "The targets were Cafe Bali on BragaRead more

hundreds evacuated as follow-up landslide occurs in West Indonesia

Jakarta - Arab today

A landslide happened again on Sunday at the location where rescuers were searching for dozens of victims of an earlier landlside that took place on April 1 in western Indonesia, forcing authorities to halt the search operation and evacuate hundreds, a disaster agency official said. Four bodies have been discovered so far and 25 others remain missing in Banaran villageRead more

1 killed, 26 missing in landslides in western Indonesia

Jakarta - Arab Today

At least one person was killed and 26 others went missing as landslides struck East Java province in western Indonesia on Saturday, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of the national disaster management agency, said. The landslides triggered by heavy downpours occurred in Banaran village of Ponorogo district, hitting 25 to 30 houses, Sutopo said. The disaster also injured 17 people andRead more

Indonesian police nabs militant after bombing in West Java province

Jakarta - ArabToday

An Indonesian anti-terror squad on Monday arrested a terrorist after he set off a bomb and burned an office building in the capital city of West Java province, local police chief said. "The militant has been paralyzed and sustained wounds," Inspector General Anton Charlian, West Java police chief, was quoted by Metro TV as saying at the scene. The militantRead more

Bomb burns office building in Indonesia's West Java

Jakarta - ArabToday

An alleged terrorist exploded a bomb near a village administration office before exchanging gunfire with anti-terror squad in West Java on Monday, provincial police chief Anton Charlian said. "Now we are carrying out negotiation, asking the alleged militant to surrender, but he burned the building," the police chief was quoted by the Metro TV as saying on the scene. "WeRead more

13 soldiers killed as Indonesian air force plane crashes in Papua

Jakarta - ArabToday

A Hercules plane operated by the Indonesian air force crashed in Papua province of eastern Indonesia on Sunday, killing all 13 people on board, Air Force spokesman Jemi Trisonjaya told Xinhua by phone. The incident occurred after the aircraft hit a mountain near an airport in Wamena district, the spokesman said. "All the bodies of the 13 persons have beenRead more

Death toll of Indonesia's catastrophes rises to 33 with over 6,000 displaced

Jakarta - Arab Today

Flashfloods and landslides in West Java province earlier this week has left 33 dead, 22 missing with over 6,000 internally displaced, disaster agency officials said. In Garut district, rescuers have recovered 30 bodies and are searching for 22 other missing persons, Haryadi Wargadibrata, head of provincial disaster agency told Xinhua by phone from the province. A total of 6,361 peopleRead more