Amateur video captures latest destructive Lombok quakes (video) *updated As authorities scramble to return services and normalcy to the Indonesian island of Lombok a series of strong earthquakes over the weekend has seen the death […]
2 dead as multiple quakes rock Indonesia’s Lombok island Multiple earthquakes – including a powerful and shallow 6.9-magnitude tremor – struck Indonesia’s Lombok on Sunday, August 19, killing at least two people and sending fresh […]
Japan donates 40 million yen for Lombok earthquake victims Japan has donated 40 million Japanese yen (about US$360 thousand) for the earthquake-affected victims in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. — Antara News Indonesia Seeks to Reduce […]
Indonesia central bank hikes rates as Turkey crisis bites Indonesia’s central bank hiked interest rates Wednesday in a bid to shield the slumping rupiah from a selloff in emerging market currencies as Turkey’s financial crisis […]
Will $1.6b Hydroelectric Plant in South Tapanuli Endanger World’s Rarest Great Ape? The development of a $1.6 billion hydroelectric project in North Sumatra could potentially threaten the survival of the world’s rarest great ape, a […]
Death toll in Lombok earthquake rises to 436 The death toll in the recent earthquakes in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, has increased to 436 as of today, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB). […]
Lombok earthquake deaths rise to 387: Aid yet to reach all affected (video) The death toll from a series of earthquakes on and around the eastern Indonesia island of Lombok has risen to 387, with […]
Lombok earthquake: new quake hits as earlier tremor death toll rises An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 has hit Indonesia’s Lombok island, less than a week after a 6.9-magnitude tremor that is believed to […]
Death toll in Lombok earthquake rises to 347 The death toll from Sunday’s devastating earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok has climbed to 347, the state-run Antara news agency reported today. — Thai PBS […]
Lombok quake may inflict Rp1 trillion in losses The West Nusa Tenggara Provincial Disaster Mitigation Board (BPBD) has predicted the powerful magnitude-7 earthquake which rocked the province on Sunday night may inflict about Rp1 trillion […]
US seeks US$350 million annual sanctions in Indonesia trade dispute The US has asked the World Trade Organisation to let it impose sanctions on Indonesia after winning a trade dispute that it said cost US […]
Indonesia is returning 1MDB-linked luxury yacht to Malaysia Indonesia is returning a luxury yacht allegedly bought with funds stolen from a Malaysian state investment company after a months-long legal battle, a police official said on […]