"A 7.4 Earthquake hits Java Island (Indonesia) approximately around 02:55:02 pm local time. Anyone has relative or friends that experience this massive earthquake? The latest damage report says the earthquake...
created by drewh78 | 11 wks ago | updated 11 wks ago 4438 views | 53 recommendations | 11 comments
Conjoined twins born with one body in Jakarta, Indonesia, share the same body and all vital organs, except for their hearts and heads, but they will never be able to be separated. ""This is final. They can't be...
created by Amy Judd | 16 wks ago | updated 16 wks ago 2472 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
Indonesian Investigators, who are working to identify suspects of the two American luxury hotels in Jakarta, have confirmed that at least four of the dead were foreigners. The suspicion is being firmed up...
CCTV footage from the lobby of Jakarta, Indonesia's Ritz-Carlton Hotel, showing one of the suspected bombers, was aired on several local television stations before getting picked up by western outlets. The footage...
created by Jordan Yerman | 18 wks ago | updated 18 wks ago 636 views | 17 recommendations | 2 comments
The Jakarta Indonesia bombing blast on the Ritz-Carlton and Marriott Hotels has forced Manchester United to cancel the Jakarta leg of their Asia tour. The Manchester United organization arrived in Kuala Lumpur when...
There are multiple reports that at least two busy hotels in Jakarta, Indonesia, the Jakarta Marriott and the Jakarta Ritz-Carlton, have been rocked by explosions, killing at least 9 people according to Indonesia's...
created by Tina Kells | 18 wks ago | updated 18 wks ago 2700 views | 56 recommendations | 17 comments
On Wednesday, July 8, the world's third-largest democracy voted in the second direct presidential election in the history of Indonesia. "Voting across the world's most populous Muslim country reportedly went off without violence or major controversy. More than 176 million...
created by cyn.khoo | 19 wks ago 265 views | 15 recommendations | 4 comments
The Saudi government through the UN World Food Programme donated thousands of boxes of biscuits which were distributed by Care International to help curb malnutrion problems among elementary students in East Nusa Tenggara. Razor blades, glass splinters, gravel and straight...
I was born in Jakarta, so to see this disaster happened, is saddening. I do hope this event brings a wake up call to improve Jakarta infrastructure. I believe even though it will cost a lot but the cost will...
opinion by drewh78 | 34 wks ago | updated 34 wks ago 494 views | 0 recommendations | 1 comment
The newly-appointed U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Jakarta on Wednesday, starting her two-day visit in the country as part of her first Asia visit to rebuild ties with the Muslim world on her...
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A powerful earthquake off eastern Indonesia damaged dozens of buildings and sent panicked residents fleeing to higher ground on Thursday, some climbing trees to escape a feared tsunami, officials and witnesses...
created by Sanjay Jha | 40 wks ago | updated 40 wks ago 103 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Jakarta - An Indonesian cult head accused of leading his followers in wild orgies and giving sermons in his underpants was arrested Thursday and faces charges of "lewd acts" and insulting religion, police said. Agus Noro, the head of the Satria Piningit Weteng Buwono sect,...
created by flankers-23 | 42 wks ago | updated 42 wks ago 1778 views | 1 recommendation | 1 comment
Jakarta, - An Indonesian worker who was trapped in Gaza during the Israeli military aggression, Umi Saodah, has arrived back in Indonesia, safe and sound. "Umi Saodah arrived in Jakarta at about 1.30 p.m from Cairo. The Indonesian government tried to bring Umi Saodah home as...
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Ilham Anas, self described as "shy," is poised for international fame for his uncanny resemblance to US President Barack Obama. The Obama lookalike is already a celebrity in his adopted home town of...
created by Tina Kells | 43 wks ago | updated 43 wks ago 1880 views | 13 recommendations | 2 comments