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Indonesian diplomats laud India's rich culture at G20 Working Group meeting

Indonesian diplomats Endy Kami Immanuel Ginting (Consul Protocol & Consular, Indonesia) and Dian Hayati Syamsuwir Kibe (Officer Economic, Indonesia) who were part of the first meeting of Development Working Group (DWG) under India's G20 presidency lauded art and culture by Indian artists exhibited in Mumbai.Describing India's rich culture, Endy said, "My experience is very good. India offers very natural hospitality for all foreigners here. I have seen some handicraft goods -- which are very good, introducing Maharashtra's rich culture and the relationship between Indonesia and India."The Indonesian Consul Protocol & Consular said he is here to attend the DWG meeting of G20, which India hosted this year after Indonesia hosted it last year.Speaking about India's G20 presidency, Endy said "I think it's very nice, Indian tradition is very nice, very rich and I am sure this is not only in Maharashtra but in many other states, and cities -- they have their own culture which is .

Indian, Indonesian navies to take part in Coordinated Patrol: Defence Min

Indian Naval ship Karmuk, an indigenously built Missile Corvette along with L-58 (indigenously built Landing Craft Utility vessel) and Dornier Maritime Patrol Aircraft will be participating in CORPAT

Suicide bomber hits Indonesian police station, killing 1, injuring 11

A Muslim militant and convicted bomb-maker who was released from prison last year blew himself up on Wednesday at a police station on Indonesia's main island of Java, killing an officer and wounding 11 people, officials said. The attacker entered the Astana Anyar police station with a motorcycle and detonated one of two bombs he was carrying as police were lining up for a morning assembly, said Bandung city Police Chief Aswin Sipayung. The other explosive was defused. A video that circulated on social media showed body parts near the damaged lobby of the police station, which was engulfed in white smoke as people ran out of the building. Food vendor Herdi Hardiansyah said he was preparing meals behind the station when a loud bang shocked him. He saw a police officer whom he recognised as one of his customers covered in blood, being carried on a motorcycle by two other officers to a hospital. He later learned the officer died. Ten others and a civilian were wounded. National Polic

Suicide bombing at Indonesian police station kills officer, hurts 7 others

A man blew himself up on Wednesday at a police station on Indonesia's main island of Java in what appeared to be the latest in a string of suicide attacks in the world's most populous Muslim nation. Bandung City Police Chief Aswin Sipayung said a man entered the Astana Anyar police station with a motorcycle and detonated explosives as police were lining up for morning assembly. West Java Police spokesperson Ibrahim Tompo said the man was entering the station when he detonated his explosive, instantly killing himself and an officer. He said six other officers and a civilian were rushed to a nearby hospital with injuries. Police are still investigating the attack in West Java's Bandung city and whether the man, who has not been identified, had links to radical groups. A video that circulated on social media showed body parts scattered near the damaged lobby of the police station. Television reports showed white smoke billowing from the building and people running in panic subsequent

Indonesia's Parliament passes law barring extramarital sex, curbs dissent

The move to revise the penal code is meant to shed Indonesia's colonial ties to the Netherlands, Indonesia's Minister of Law and Human Rights, Yasonna H Laoly said

Indonesia plans to build nuclear power plant by 2039, seeks investors

The plant aims to provide new and renewable energy for the Southeast Asian country so that it can reach its zero emissions target

Semeru volcano erupts in Indonesia's Java island, residents evacuated

Semeru volcano on Indonesia's Java island erupted on Sunday, spewing a 1.5-km high ash column, authorities said

Indonesia's Mt Semeru unleashes lava river in new eruption today

Indonesia's highest volcano on its most densely populated island released searing gas clouds and rivers of lava in its latest eruption on Sunday. Monsoon rains eroded and finally collapsed the lava dome atop 3,676-metre (12,060-foot) Mount Semeru, causing the eruption, according to National Disaster Management Agency spokesperson Abdul Muhari, citing information from the Vulcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Agency at the Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry. Several villages were blanketed with falling ash, blocking out the sun, but no casualties have been reported. Thick columns of ash were blasted more than 1,500 metres (nearly 4,000 feet) into the sky, while searing gas and lava flowed down Semeru's slopes, traveling toward a nearby river. People were advised to stay 5 kilometres (3.1 miles) from the crater's mouth, and keep off the southeastern sector area along the Besuk Kobokan river located about 13 kilometres (8 miles) from the crater. Several hundred people were

Strong earthquake shakes Indonesia's main island; no tsunami alert

A strong earthquake shook parts of Indonesia's main island of Java on Saturday, causing panic and sending people into the streets, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. Officials said there was no danger of a tsunami. The U.S. Geological Survey measured the quake at magnitude 5.7 and said it was centred about 18 kilometers southeast of Banjar, a city between West Java and Central Java provinces, at a depth of 112 kilometers. A magnitude 5.6 earthquake on Nov. 21 killed at least 331 people and injured nearly 600 in West Java's Cianjur city. It was the deadliest quake in Indonesia since a 2018 quake and tsunami in Sulawesi killed about 4,340 people. Dwikorita Karnawati, head of Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency, said there was no danger of a tsunami but warned of possible aftershocks. The agency put a preliminary magnitude at 6.4. Variations in early measurements are common. High-rises in Jakarta, the capital, swayed for more than 10 seconds

India to receive first cargo from Indonesia's Tangguh LNG plant today

India will receive its first cargo from Indonesia's Tangguh liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant at the Dahej terminal on Monday, according to a Refinitiv analyst and Refinitiv ship tracking data

Death toll from earthquake in Indonesia's Java Island jumps to 318

The quake also left 7,729 people injured in Cianjur district, one of the hardest-hit areas, destroyed 58,049 houses and displaced as many as 73,693 people

Indonesian rescuers focus on landslide as earthquake toll rises to 271

On the fourth day of an increasingly urgent search, Indonesian rescuers narrowed their work on Thursday to a landslide where dozens are believed trapped after an earthquake that killed at least 271 people, more than a third of them children. Many of the more than 1,000 rescue personnel are using backhoe loaders, sniffer dogs and life detectors as well as jackhammers and bare hands to speed up the search in the worst-hit area of Cijendil village, where a landslide set off by Monday's quake left tons of mud, rocks and trees. Around 40 victims are believed still stuck in the soil and rubble of collapsed buildings in Cugenang sub-district. Rescuers are also working on other impacted areas to make sure there are no more victims that need to be evacuated, said Henri Alfiandi, chief of the National Search and Rescue Agency. We hope all victims can be found soon, Alfiandi said on Thursday. On Wednesday, searchers rescued a 6-year-old boy who was trapped for two days under the rubble of

Climate change to drastically cut Indonesia's rice, coffee produce: Study

Continued carbon emissions would significantly reduce rice and coffee production in Indonesia -- one of the world's top producers of both crops -- according to a study

Indonesia quake: 6-yr-old pulled alive from wreckage, death toll at 271

The 5.6-magnitude quake that hit Indonesia's Cianjur region resulted in the deaths of 271 persons, however, the hopes for survivors persist after a six-year-old boy was pulled alive

Death toll from earthquake in Indonesia's Java island jumps to 268

The death toll from an earthquake on Indonesia's main island of Java jumped to 268

Earthquake death toll in Indonesia's Java rises to 268; 151 missing

The death toll from the earthquake that shook the Indonesian island of Java leapt to 268 on Tuesday as more bodies were found beneath collapsed buildings, and 151 people are still missing, the National Disaster Mitigation Agency said. Agency head Suharyanto, who like many Indonesians only goes by one name, told reporters that another 1,083 people were injured in the 5.6 magnitude earthquake that hit Monday afternoon near the city of Cianjur. The temblor sent terrified residents fleeing into the streets, some covered in blood and debris, and caused buildings around the rural area to collapse. One woman told The Associated Press that when the earthquake hit, her home in Cianjur started shaking like it was dancing. I was crying and immediately grabbed my husband and children, said the woman, who gave her name only as Partinem. The house collapsed shortly after she escaped with her family. If I didn't pull them out we might have also been victims, she said, gazing over the pile of ...

Here's what makes shallow earthquake in Indonesia's Java so deadly?

A 5.6 magnitude earthquake left more than 260 dead and hundreds injured as buildings crumbled and terrified residents ran for their lives on Indonesia's main island of Java. Bodies continued to be pulled from the debris on Tuesday morning in the hardest-hit city of Cianjur, located in the country's most densely populated province of West Java and some 217 kilometres (135 miles) south of the capital, Jakarta. A number of people are still missing. While the magnitude would typically be expected to cause light damage to buildings and other structures, experts say proximity to fault lines, the shallowness of the quake and inadequate infrastructure that cannot withstand earthquakes all contributed to the damage. Here's a closer look at the earthquake and some reasons why it caused so much devastation: WAS MONDAY'S EARTHQUAKE CONSIDERED STRONG? The US Geological Survey said the quake late Monday afternoon measured 5.6 magnitude and struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles). Quakes

Saddened by loss of lives in the Indonesia earthquake, says PM Modi

At least 162 people died in a powerful earthquake that rattled Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday. The rescuers are searching for survivors trapped under the rubble amid a series of aftershocks

Quake topples Indonesia's Java island; at least 162 dead, hundreds injured

An earthquake shook Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday, killing at least 14 people, damaging dozens of buildings and sending residents into the capital's streets for safety. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 5.6 quake was centered in the Cianjur region in West Java province at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles). It killed at least 14 people and injured 17 others, National Disaster Mitigation Agency chief Suharyanto said. Dozens of buildings were damaged, including an Islamic boarding school, a hospital and other public facilities, the agency said. Information was still being collected about the extent of casualties and damage, it said in a statement. The quake was felt strongly in the greater Jakarta area. High rises in the capital swayed and some were evacuated. The quake felt so strong. My colleagues and I decided to get out of our office on the ninth floor using the emergency stairs, said Vidi Primadhania, an employee in South Jakarta. Earthquakes occur ..

India expresses solidarity with Indonesia after Java earthquake disaster

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday expressed solidarity with Indonesia over the loss of lives in an earthquake and wished the injured a speedy recovery.