Indonesia

29 May 2024, Baden-Württemberg, Karlsruhe: An employee of the Baden-Württemberg Cybercrime Center sits at a workstation (staged scene). The newly founded Cybercrime Center Baden-Württemberg began its work on January 1, 2024 and, according to the authority, is responsible for particularly demanding cybercrime investigations throughout the state. Photo: Uli Deck/dpa (Photo by Uli Deck/picture alliance via Getty Images)

June 28, 2024 12:18 PM

Indonesia to deport 103 Taiwanese suspected of cyber crimes in Bali

Indonesian immigration authorities arrested 103 Taiwan passport holders, an official said on Friday, suspecting them of running a cyber crime operation out of the island of Bali. The raid on June 26 was the biggest arrest this year, the Immigration agency said. Bali immigration director Saffar Muhammad Godam told reporters authorities would soon deport the Taiwan passport holders after arresting them in a sting operation at a villa in Bali's Tabanan district. "The 103 foreign nationals stayed...

June 24, 2024 6:02 PM

Cyber attack compromised Indonesia data centre, ransom sought

A cyber attacker compromised Indonesia's national data centre, disrupting immigration checks at airports, and asked for an $8 million ransom, the country's communications minister told Reuters on Monday. The attack disrupted several government services, most notably at airports last week, with long lines forming at immigration desks. Automated passport machines were now functioning, the communications ministry said. Minister Budi Arie Setiadi said the attacker used a new variant of existing ma...

June 14, 2024 7:10 PM

Australian Open: Aakarshi Kashyap crashes out after defeat in quarter-final

India shuttler Aakarshi Kashyap crashed out of the ongoing Australian Open 2024 after conceding a defeat in the quarter-final round of the badminton tournament on Friday. In the women's singles, Kashyap suffered a 21-17, 21-12 loss against Taiwanese shuttler Pai Yu-Po in the 42-minute match. The Taiwanese shuttler dominated Kashyap in straight two games. In the first game, Pai won it 21-17 over the Indian shuttler. While, in the second game, Kashyap failed to make a comeback and lost by 21-12....

June 7, 2024 3:59 PM

PM Modi thanks leaders of Indonesia, Switzerland for congratulating him on LS election win

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed gratitude to the leaders of Indonesia and Switzerland for congratulating him on his party's resounding victory in India's general elections. PM Modi responded to Amherd in a post on X saying, "President @ViolaPamherd, we appreciate your kind words. The 'Festival of Democracy' in India has indeed drawn global attention. We will work together to enhance the India-Switzerland partnership". The Swiss leader had earlier congratulated PM Modi, calling...

June 6, 2024 10:27 AM

Indonesia’s Ibu volcano erupts twice, spewing red-hot lava

Indonesia's Mount Ibu volcano erupted again on Thursday, firing red bright lava and rocks into the night sky and triggering a spectacular display of volcanic lightning, the country's volcanology agency PVMBG said. The 1,325 metre-high (4,347 ft) volcano on the eastern island of Halmahera erupted twice on Thursday, Heruningtyas Desi Purnamasari an official at PVMBG told Reuters. The first eruption was at 1:30 a.m. local time, spewing incandescent lava and rocks as lightning flashes lit up its c...

May 15, 2024 3:49 PM

Indonesia’s toll rises to 62 from deadly Sumatra floods, 25 still missing

The death toll from weekend flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia's West Sumatra province rose to 62 on Wednesday, authorities said, while rescuers were searching areas near rivers for 25 people who are still missing. Officials said some of those earlier unaccounted for were found dead during the day, which lifted the toll from 58 reported in the morning. A video shared by the national disaster management agency BNPB showed logs, rocks and mud strewn over roads, collapsed bridges and houses...

May 4, 2024 10:22 AM

Floods in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi kill 14

Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed 14 people in South Sulawesi, while 115 people were evacuated, the country's disaster management agency said on Saturday. The early morning floods in Luwuk Regency affected more than 1,300 families and damaged more than 1,800 houses, though water leves have since started to recede in some areas, the agency said. (Reuters)...

May 1, 2024 2:31 PM

Evacuation continues following Indonesia’s Ruang volcano eruption

Hundreds residents of Indonesia's Tagulandang island were waiting at the island's port to be evacuated on Wednesday, footage from National Search and Rescue Agency showed, while grey smoke continued to erupt from Ruang volcano. Indonesia's Ruang volcano erupted on Tuesday, spewing lava that prompted authorities to evacuate more than 12,000 people from the nearby Tagulandang island. The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) raised the alert status of Ruang to the high...

Aerial view of Ruang volcano with barren top with the crater filled with water forming into Caldera. It is one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia located on the Island of East Java. Indonesia

April 30, 2024 12:11 PM

Indonesia’s Ruang volcano erupts again, alert status at highest

Indonesia's Ruang volcano off the island of Sulawesi erupted on Tuesday, spewing ash and lava, after an eruption earlier this month led to hundreds of evacuations and an airport closure. The country's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) raised the alert level to the highest following the morning eruption, urging residents not to get near the volcano, according to its website. The island of Ruang in the province of North Sulawesi is home to more than 800 residents, m...