One Dead After 5.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits West SumatraIndonesia ExpatJuly 22, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 22, 201801051 A 63-year-old man died on Saturday (July 21) after a 5.4 magnitude earthquake shook the Solok regency in Indonesia’s West...
At Least 29 Dead After Another Ferry SinksIndonesia ExpatJuly 4, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 4, 20180987 At least 29 people died after a ferry sank near Sulawesi island, officials said on Wednesday, as rescue teams searched...
Three Dead, One Child Injured During Gun Attack at an Airport in PapuaIndonesia ExpatJune 26, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatJune 26, 20180861 Three people were killed and a child was wounded when separatist fighters in Papua province opened fire on a small...
192 People Now Presumed Dead from Lake Toba Ferry DisasterIndonesia ExpatJune 21, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatJune 21, 201801136 The ferry that capsized and sank in Lake Toba on Monday has left as many as 192 missing and presumed...
Ferry Sinks in Lake Toba, At Least One Dead and 128 Still MissingIndonesia ExpatJune 19, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatJune 19, 20180790 One person is dead and at least 128 passengers are missing after a ferry sank in Indonesia’s Lake Toba. “Many...
Boat Capsizes Off the Coast of Makassar, At Least 13 Dead and Dozens InjuredIndonesia ExpatJune 14, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatJune 14, 20180788 At least 13 people have died after a boat carrying holidaymakers capsized off the coast of Makassar. Dozens of other...
Surabaya: 11 Dead, Dozens Injured After Suicide Bombers Attack Three ChurchesIndonesia ExpatMay 13, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatMay 13, 201801483 Suicide bombers suspected to be from an Islamic State-inspired group killed at least 11 people and wounded 40 in attacks...
Multiple Cases of Dead Drivers Reported in JakartaIndonesia ExpatMay 10, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatMay 10, 201801623 The Jakarta Police, through the force’s Instagram account @tmcpoldametro, announced on Tuesday that they had found a Blue Bird taxi...
Six Dead in Depok Prison RiotIndonesia ExpatMay 9, 2018May 9, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatMay 9, 2018May 9, 201804739 Five officers and one prisoner have been killed in a riot at a police detention centre in a city near...
Aceh: 21 Dead After Illegal Oil Well ExplodesIndonesia ExpatApril 29, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatApril 29, 201801561 An illegal oil well in Pasir Putih village, Ranto Peureulak subdistrict, East Aceh exploded on Wednesday, April 25, killing 21...
Suspected Kingpin of Deadly Bootleg Liquor Operation ArrestedIndonesia ExpatApril 18, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatApril 18, 201801260 Police have arrested the main suspect in a spate of bootleg alcohol poisonings thought to have killed dozens across Indonesia,...
More than 50 People Dead This Month After Consuming Bootleg LiquorIndonesia ExpatApril 10, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatApril 10, 201801562 More than 50 people have died this month from drinking bootleg alcohol in Indonesia, police and health officials said, including...
Bulgarian Arrested for ATM Skimming Case Shot DeadIndonesia ExpatApril 6, 2018 by Indonesia ExpatApril 6, 201801695 The Jakarta Police general crimes unit shot to death a man of Bulgarian nationality who was allegedly involved in an...
Eight Dead in Capsized Boat in Northern KalimantanSania RasyidJanuary 2, 2018January 15, 2018 by Sania RasyidJanuary 2, 2018January 15, 201801332 Indonesia’s search and rescue agency has confirmed that at least eight people have died after a boat carrying more than...
The Living DeadJason HueOctober 23, 2017October 23, 2017 by Jason HueOctober 23, 2017October 23, 201706459 Benjamin Franklin once said, “…in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.’’ While one occurs...
At Least 97 Dead, Dozens Missing After Quake Hits Indonesia’s AcehNadya Joy AdorDecember 7, 2016 by Nadya Joy AdorDecember 7, 201601099 A strong undersea earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale rocked Indonesia’s Aceh province early Wednesday, December 7, killing at...
Dead Infant Found in Airplane Toilet at Soekarno-HattaIndonesia ExpatOctober 10, 2016 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 10, 201606823 Airline personnel found the body of a dead infant inside one of the lavatories on board Qatar Airways flight 956...
2015 Deadliest Year for Environmental ActivistsIndonesia ExpatJune 21, 2016June 23, 2016 by Indonesia ExpatJune 21, 2016June 23, 20160937 As demand for palm oil, timber and minerals continues, governments, companies and criminal gangs are exploiting land with little regard...
On Deadly RoadsKeimmy XuMay 6, 2014August 18, 2017 by Keimmy XuMay 6, 2014August 18, 20171525 I’ve never felt so close to pounding someone’s face with my knuckles. How has road behaviour degenerated to such mindlessness,...
Dead in the WaterSeamus McElroyOctober 22, 2013August 16, 2017 by Seamus McElroyOctober 22, 2013August 16, 20170977 It was a long wait. Six years between Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports on the state of our...
Raising the DeadPaul V. WaltersSeptember 9, 2013August 16, 2017 by Paul V. WaltersSeptember 9, 2013August 16, 201701391 It is an hour before dawn as I make my way up the gently sloping hill to the cemetery outside...