Tag archive for ‘Indonesia’
By Robert Herriman On Monday, May 6th, 2013
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Aerosmith cancels Jakarta, Indonesia concert due to safety concerns, the band arrives in Manila for Wednesday show

The promoter for Aerosmith’s “The Global Warming Tour” , Ismaya Live announced Saturday the canellation of the band’s May 11 concert at JIEXPO Kemayoran Jakarta, Indonesia due to safety concerns.   Image/Video More...

By Brandon Jones On Friday, April 12th, 2013
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Woman in Indonesia, age 83, fights off attacking komodo dragon with a broom

An 83-year-old Indonesian woman told Thursday how she faced a “fight for survival” when a Komodo dragon pounced and sunk its teeth into her, in the latest attack this year by one of the giant lizards. photo More...

By Robert Herriman On Wednesday, April 10th, 2013
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China bird flu outbreak strikes fear into Indonesia badminton lovers

Who would have imagined that the H7N9 avian influenza outbreak in China would impact the badminton-loving peopel of Jakarta? Public domain image/Bodq at the wikipedia project Because of the halting of all Chinese More...

By Robert Herriman On Sunday, April 7th, 2013
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Indonesia: Major 7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes east of Enarotali

A powerful earthquake struck the archipelago of Indonesia Saturday approximately 150 miles east  of Enarotali in the country’s West Papua province. The tremor registered at 7.0- magnitude of the Richter More...

By Robert Herriman On Saturday, March 9th, 2013
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‘Black Magic’ may become illegal in Indonesia, ‘White Magic’ still ok

An outdated criminal code in the populous country of Indonesia received some massive revisions, which include criminal sentences for adultery, living together out of wedlock and the performance of black magic by More...

By Brandon Jones On Saturday, January 12th, 2013
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Two babies from Indonesia go up for sale online, investigation continues

Police in Indonesia are scrambling this week after an advertisement offered two children for sale online at $1,000 at a shopping website Tokobagus.com. “We are still investigating the existence of the online More...

By Robert Herriman On Thursday, January 10th, 2013
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Former Miss Indonesia and politician, Angelina Sondakh, convicted of graft, gets 4 1/2 years

Photo/CIA Former beauty queen and Democratic Party politician, Angelina Sondakh was convicted Thursday of graft and sentenced by an Indonesian court to 4 1/2 years in prison, according to an Associated Press report More...

By Robert Herriman On Monday, December 10th, 2012
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Major 7.1-magnitude earthquake reported off the coast of Indonesia, no tsunami warning issued

A major 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Maluku islands Monday (Tuesday morning Indonesia time), according to the U.S. Geologic Survey (USGS). The USGS says the quake struck offshore More...

By Brandon Jones On Friday, September 28th, 2012
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Indonesian maid cuts girl’s head with an axe, father kills someone in car accident gettting home

An Indonesian housemaid locked the four-year-old daughter of her Saudi employer in her room then used an axe to cut her head off. When the young girl’s mother returned home, realized the crime of the maid, More...

By Robert Herriman On Sunday, September 23rd, 2012
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Image of Japanese porn star, Maria Ozawa, found in school workbook

Education officials and parents in the Muslim country of Indonesia were shocked and angered to find out that a picture of a clothed, Japanese porn star, Maria Ozawa was published in a junior high school workbook More...