Kategorya: Indonesiya
Floods paralyze Indonesian capital, heavy rains continue
People are transported across a flooded road on a wooden cart in Jakarta January 16, 2013. Larawan: Reuters JAKARTA – Heavy monsoonal rains triggered severe flooding in large swathes of the Indonesian capital Jakarta today, with many government offices and businesses forced to closed because staff could not get to work. Weather officials warned the [...]
Indonesian judge jokes that victims might enjoy rape
Jakarta (Indonesiya) – An Indonesian judge interviewing for a job at the Supreme Court has suggested that women may enjoy rape, sparking public anger. Muhammad Daming Sunusi made the remark Monday to a parliamentary panel grilling him ahead of his possible appointment as one of 23 justices at the court. Asked whether the death penalty [...]
Strong quake hits Indonesia, not potential for tsunami
Jakarta - Powerful quake struck off Maluku in eastern parts of Indonesia after midnightTuesday, but no potential for tsunami and no initial reports of damage or casualty, officials saidhere. The Indonesian Meteorology and Geophysics Agency reported that the quake was measuredat 7.4 magnitude with the depth at 10 km undersea bed, but the USGS said on its website itwas at 7.2 magnitude with the depth at 155.2 km under sea bed. According to the agency, the quake struck at 23 : 53 pm. Jakarta time Monday or 01 : 53 a.m.local time Tuesday (1653 GMT Monday) with epicenter at 180 km northwest of southeastMaluku Barat, an official of the agency said. “We do not issue a tsunami warning,” he told Xinhua by phone. The intensity of the quake was felt at 4 sa 5 MMI (Modifies Mercalli Intensity) at Saumlaki ofMaluku and 2 sa 3 MMI at Maluku, the official said. Spokesman of the National Disaster Management and Mitigation Agency Sutopo PurwoNugroho told Xinhua by phone that there was no initial reports of building damaged or thoseinjured. “There is no any reports of building collapse or casualty,” he told Xinhua by phone. Indonesia sits on a vulnerable quake hit-zone so called ”the Pacific Ring of Fire.” sa pamamagitan ng - chinadaily.com.cn
Indonesian palm oil thirst affecting wildlife
The roar of chainsaws has replaced birdsong; the once-lush, green jungle scorched to abarren grey. The equivalent of six soccer pitches of forest is lost every minute in Indonesia. The disappearance of the trees has pushed thousands of animals - from the birds they harborand sustain to orangutans, gibbons and black panthers - out of their natural homes andhabitats. They have been replaced by plantations that are too nutrient-poor to support such wildlife,instead dedicated to producing fruit that is pulped to make oil used globally in products rangingfrom food to fuel. A palm oil tree can yield usable fruit in three years and continue doing so for the next 25 years.But such wealth creation has meant environmental destruction. “We don’t see too many orangutans any more”, said a worker with a weather-beaten face,taking a break in the shade of a hut built on a path gouged out of the forest floor. Experts believe there are about 50,000 sa 60,000 orangutans left in the wild, 80 percent ofthem in Indonesia’s Borneo and the rest in Malaysia. Exact data on their decline is hard tocome by, say primatologists. “What we see now is a contest between orangutans and palm oil for a home,” said Sri SuciUtami Atmoko from National University in Jakarta. “You can judge that the population is depleting from the loss of orangutan habitats.” Gibbons, often recognizable by the rings of white fur that frame their faces, are among thehardest-hit species. “May mga 100,000 gibbons in Borneo. But in 15 sa 20 taon, there will be more viablepopulations,” said Aurelien Brule, a French national who has been based in Borneo for 15years and runs an animal sanctuary. Gibbons rescued from the destruction of their forest homes cannot be returned alone into newwild habitats. “Other pairs protecting their own territory would kill them,” said Brule, adding that rampantdeforestation has wiped out sites suitable for single animals. There is also a human cost, with the permits for plantations resulting in the eviction ofindigenous people. Abdon Nababan, the secretary-general of AMAN, an Indonesian indigenous peoples alliance,said there is no exact data but recorded cases of land conflict are in the hundreds, withthousands of people possibly affected. “Palm oil has brought fortune to Indonesia, but it has been gained with blood,” said WirendroSumargo, a Jakarta-based forest campaigner for Greenpeace. sa pamamagitan ng – chinadaily.com.cn
KPK Explores Djoko’s Role In Driving Simulator Case
Jakarta: In what appears to be a positive gesture from the National Police, Brig. Gen. Didik Purnomo on Friday came to the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) for questioning as a witness in the driving simulator procurement graft case. Didik, a former deputy chief of the National Police Traffic Corps (Korlantas), is a suspect in the [...]
North Maluku Governor Skips Questioning
Jakarta: North Maluku Governor Thaib Armayn failed to turn up on Monday for police questioning regarding his alleged involvement in graft. The National Police Criminal Investigation Directorate (Bareskrim) launched an investigation into the alleged role of Thaib in the misuse of 2004 North Maluku Provincial budget funds. He was alleged to have siphoned Rp 6.9 [...]
Kompolnas Finds “Intervention” In Novel’s Investigation
Jakarta: The National Police Commission (Kompolnas) has found irregularities behind the controversial police move to prosecute Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Comr. Novel Baswedan. Among the irregularities were the indication of intervention by the Jakarta Police and the National Police headquarters, Kompolnas commissioner Edi Saputra Hasibuan told The Jakarta Post on Sunday. “Administratively, the involvement [...]
Malakas na lindol bato eastern Indonesia
Jakarta: Isang malakas na lindol jolted eastern Indonesia sa Biyernes, sending panicked people running out of their houses and buildings, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Indonesia’s meteorology and geophysics agency said there was no danger of a tsunami, but the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said there was a “very small possibility” [...]
Indonesia on top alert over threat to Bali bombings ceremony
Indonesian police hold a roll call as part of a security preparation ahead of a commemoration ceremony to mark the 10th anniversary of the attack in Denpasar on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on October 10, 2012. Ang 2002 blast, blamed on the militant Jemaah Islamiyah network linked to Al-Qaeda, tore apart a busy [...]
Death toll from Indonesia sunken boat climbs to 22
Jakarta, Indonesiya (AP) – Authorities say the number of people killed when a wooden ferry boat sunk in a river in Indonesia’s part of Borneo island has climbed to 22. Mr Mujiono, who heads a search and rescue department in Samarinda, provincial capital of East Kalimantan, said on Monday the toll rose after rescuers recovered [...]
