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Regional passenger aircraft with 11 people missing in Indonesia; search underway

January 17, 2026 admin

A regional passenger aircraft carrying 11 people lost contact with ground control Saturday (January 17, 2026) while approaching a mountainous region between Indonesia’s main island of Java and Sulawesi island, officials said. A search and rescue operation is underway. The turboprop ATR 42-500 operated by the Indonesia Air Transport was on the way from Yogyakarta…

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Hacker Demands $8 Million Ransom After Cyber Attack On Indonesia’s Data Centre

June 24, 2024 admin

Hacker Demands Million Ransom After Cyber Attack On Indonesia’s Data Centre

Indonesia has a weak cyber security record, with poor online literacy. (Representational) Jakarta: A cyberattack on Indonesia’s national data centre compromised hundreds of government offices and caused long delays at the capital’s main airport, with the hacker demanding an $8 million ransom, officials said Monday. Long queues formed at immigration gates at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International…

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Indonesia floods, landslides kill 28, four missing

May 12, 2024 admin

Rescuers put the body of a victim of a flash flood on a gurney at a local community health center in Padang Pariaman, West Sumatra, Indonesia, on May 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Heavy rain brought floods and landslides to Indonesia’s province of West Sumatra, killing at least 28, with four still missing, authorities…

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Remote Indonesia volcano Mount Ruang erupts again

April 19, 2024 admin

Mount Ruang volcano erupts in Sitaro, North Sulawesi, on April 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP A remote volcano in Indonesia’s outermost region erupted again on April 19, local authorities and an AFP journalist said, after the crater threw up columns of smoke and lava multiple times this week and forced thousands to evacuate. “The…

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Death toll from Indonesia floods, landslides rises to 21

March 11, 2024 admin

A landslide and floods swept away dozens of houses and destroyed a hotel near Lake Toba on Sumatra in December, killing at least two people. Image for representation purposes only. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The death toll from flash flooding and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has risen to 21, an official…

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6.0-magnitude quake hits near Indonesian island: USGS

September 9, 2023 admin

A shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit near the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no damage or casualties immediately reported. The tremor hit at 9:43 p.m. local time (1443 GMT) at a depth of 9.9 kilometres, according to the USGS. Indonesia’s geophysics agency (BMKG) reported no immediate tsunami but…

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