Timesofindia.indiatimes.com reported that, the death toll from a strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck the Indonesian province of Aceh has climbed to 22, a disaster agency official said on Wednesday. “So far 22 people died, 210 people were injured, and thousands of buildings and homes were damaged in the quake (on Tuesday),” National Disaster Management Agency spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said in a text message. Read Article
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The Jakarta Post reports that a television journalist suffered a serious wound on his temple after police fired tear gas at demonstrators in a rally against fuel price hikes in Jambi, on Monday. A Trans7 journalist in Jambi, Nugroho Anton, was injured by a police tear gas canister as he was reporting on the rally […]
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According to Thejakartapost.com, The British Embassy announced that British oil worker Malcolm Primrose , who was abducted by unidentified armed men on Tuesday in Peureulak,East Aceh, has been released. Read Article
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BBC News reports that a 61-year-old British oil engineer has been kidnapped in the Aceh area of Indonesia. A spokesman for police in the province said the man, who has been named as Malcolm Primrose, had been traveling back from a mine site when a group of armed men ambushed his car. Police said the […]
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News.com.au reports that a 40 year old Perth woman has drowned after slipping into a flooded stormwater drain while on holiday in Bali. Nine News reports the woman was in a taxi with her partner in North Kuta when they got stuck in a traffic jam. The pair got out of the cab and started […]
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Scandasia.com reports that the Swedish Embassy in Norway has sent out the following warning on their website and through Facebook. “A scam has taken place where a person named, Zaky Afifah, has recently offered to arrange a trip to Sweden. The person and his companions have offered to arrange for visas and the travel itinerary […]
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Methanol-laced alcohol being investigated as possible cause of death according to newstalkzb.co.nz. A British backpacker has died while trekking through the Indonesian jungle after she drank suspected tainted alcohol, police say. Cheznye Emmons, 23, was travelling with fellow Briton Joseph Cook, 21, through lush rainforest on Sumatra island, where many tourists go to see endangered […]
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As covered by news.com.au, “A PERTH woman has been raped while a knife was held to her throat during a violent robbery at the villa she was staying at with family in Bali. The 28-year-old was attacked in the early hours of Saturday morning after being woken by an intruder who had entered her room […]
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As reported by travel.aol.co.uk, “A tourist who spent 27 hours floating at sea after falling overboard a boat in Indonesia has been found alive. Brett Archibald, 50, from South Africa, was enjoying a surfing holiday when he fell off the private charter boat, Naga Laut, off the coast of Sumatra near Padang, northern Indonesia. It […]
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As covered by thejakartaglobe.com, “A 35-year-old Japanese tourist on Thursday went to court on charges of possessing less than a gram of marijuana — a crime which could land him in jail for up to 12 years if he is found guilty. Store-owner Watanabe Shinichi was arrested during a police raid at a nightclub in […]
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