Powerful quake hits Indonesia: seismologists warn of Tsunami

Indonesian seismologists issued a tsunami warning early today after a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck the Indian Ocean, south of Jawa island. Indionesia's meteorology and geophysics Agency said that the quake was 10 km deep with its epicentre 293 km southwest of cilacap in...

Former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid Died

New Delhi Dec 31: Former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid, popularly known as Gus Dur, who passed away on Wednesday evening in a Jakarta hospital. Thousands of people have lined the streets of Jombang, East...

Suspected kangaroo smuggler arrested in Indonesia

Well I must admit that I did not know there were Kangaroos in New Guinea, but evidently they are and live in the trees.  " An Indonesian man has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling 10 rare kangaroos from...

Massive Earthquake hits Java Island in Indonesia

"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...

Krakatau spews ashes

Krakatau (or Krakatoa), located in Sunda Strait between Sumatra and Java, comes to life. Volcano is active again spewing ashes in the sky. Lava can also bee seen trickling down the side of the new slopes that...

Military Air Craft Crash in Indonesia Kills 100

According to TV news Channel reports, a military air craft crashed over the buildings in Java, Indonesia killing 100 people. Further details are awaited.The following is the BBC reportAn Indonesian army transport...

Army plane crashes in West Java,20 dead

The outdated technolgy killing lives story have been rewritten again when then Fokker plane carrying 23 people crashed in west java of Indonesia.More 20 people died, out of which six were crew member, one instructoe and 17 trainees.The immediate cause of the crash is not...

IBM is to buy Sun?

Some interesting changes are maybe on the horizon. If this deal happens maybe lot will happen in the software era as Sun has a lot of software in its hands, like Java and MySQL and Solaris to name a few. Lot of...

Indonesia execution of Bali bombers sparks clashes

TENGGULUN, Indonesia (Reuters) - Thousands of people including some hardliners gathered for the funerals of three Indonesians executed on Sunday for the 2002 Bali bombings, sparking clashes between police and emotional supporters. The three men from the militant group Jemaah...

The Chronicle Of Tengger

"The history : Tenggerese live around Bromo Mountain, East Java. They are the descendants of the Majapahit princes. Most of the entire population is centered in thirty villages in the isolated Tengger mountains...

iPhone Ad Banned over "False Claims"

Britain's advertising watchdog has banned a recent iPhone 3G ad over misleading functionality claims."The ad showed the internet navigation prowess of the iPhone, with images zooming in on a weather forecast...

Todays Crossword

For those that like crosswords, UK's Independant news paper has a online crossword puzzle. Please enjoy....Concise Crossword CrypticCrossword

Serial killer Ryan facing death penalty: police

A psychopath, bloody murderer, finally face his destiny, death penalty." National Police spokesman Abubakar Nataprawira said on Monday Verry Idham Henryansah alias Ryan, the main suspect in a serial killing and...

Children feel 'hurt' on their national day

" The commemoration of National Children's Day turned sour Wednesday with the government refusing to allow children to read out their demand for the establishment of a special ministry of their own. The...

World's Most Expensive Cups Of Coffee Are...Um...Expensive

It's always fun to find posts like this, right at the point in the early evening when your energy is starting to fade and you find yourself craving a cup of java for a temporary brain boost. Considering my daily...

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