Each staccato rat-a-tat-tat of the laser firing an intense beam at the elaborate red, green and black dragon on Taufiq Hidayat's arm is, he prays, bringing him closer to God.
The shirtless, slender 30-year-old says he got his back, an arm and a leg (...)
Indonesian police said three suspected militants who were planning a holiday season suicide bombing were killed in a gun battle on Wednesday on the outskirts of Jakarta in the second imminent attack to be foiled in less than two weeks.
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Indonesian police said three suspected militants who were planning a holiday season suicide bombing were killed in a raid Wednesday on the outskirts of Jakarta in the second imminent attack to be foiled in less than two weeks, AP reported.
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A flood triggered by the overflowing of the Cirarap and Sabi Rivers, tributaries of the Cisadane River, has submerged 1,055 houses in Periuk sub district, Tangerang City, Banten Province.
"We have monitored the flood, and the worst-affected is at (...)
Some 2,059 families in five villages of Kresek sub-district, Tangerang regency, Banten province, are still in isolation following three days of floods.
In Patrasana there are 672 families, in Renged 95, in Pasir Ampo 394, in Koper 878, and in Talog (...)
Customs officers at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta international airport have detained a Chinese national for trying to smuggle in an assortment of jewels estimated to be worth Rp4 billion, ANTARA reported.
The Chinese man, identified by his initials WC (...)
Some 70 residents of Curug sub district, Tangerang District, were suffering from acute diarrhea, ANTARA quoted a local health officer as saying.
"Based on a temporary diagnosis, it is revealed that they have been infected with a virus," said Head (...)
A 45-year old woman with suspected bird flu symptoms was admitted to Tangerang General Hospital on Friday, ANTARA quoted a hospital spokesman as saying.
"There are indications that the woman, identified by the initials Nur, has been infected with (...)
US Ambassador to Indonesia Cameron R Hume is expected to hand Rp15 billion in humanitarian aid to the Tangerang administration to fight bird flu in the region, ANTARA quoted a local health official as saying today.
"The grant will be presented by (...)