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Written by Barry Friedman
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Saturday, 19 July 2008 00:00 |
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 The cause of the mudflow is still disputed. John Snedden an AAPG member (American Association of Petroleum Geologists) wants to work towards answering the questions, so during the October AAPG Intl. Conference and exhibition in Cape Town, he is putting together a symposium on what caused the disaster, natural - or otherwise. The forum's purpose is "to draw a line under the scientific controversy". (source: AAPG site)
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Twelve injured on flight to Denpasar |
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Written by Kompas.com
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Saturday, 20 September 2008 17:17 |
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At least twelve China Airlines passengers were injured Saturday when their flight encountered heavy turbulence while en route to Denpasar from Taiwan. The Boeing 747-400 plane, carrying 339 passengers, dropped unexpectedly between while flying at 35,000 feet above the Philippines, Kompas.com reported. |
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Visit Indonesia Year 2008 |
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Written by Administrator
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Saturday, 06 September 2008 15:15 |
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The government officially launched Visit Indonesia Year 2008 on Wednesday, with the main aim of luring up to 7 million foreign tourists and booking US$6.4 billion in foreign exchange income.
To help reach the target, the government is setting aside $15 million for a domestic and international advertising blitz. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 17:13 |
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Indonesia's Bayan declares force majeure at coal mine |
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Written by Reuters
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Tuesday, 16 September 2008 07:08 |
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 JAKARTA, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Indonesian coal miner PT Bayan Resources Tbk has declared force majeure after heavy rain disrupted production at its Wahana coal mine in South Kalimantan, the company said on Tuesday.
"We are still monitoring the situation. We don't know how bad it is," said Jenny Quantero, the company's corporate secretary. |
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ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER DISPLACES THOUSANDS |
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Written by AlertNet.org
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Thursday, 28 August 2008 00:00 |
 Some 50,000 Indonesians have been driven from their homes in the east of Java island by a torrent of hot toxic mud unleashed after a drilling accident in May 2006 near the country's second city of Surabaya. 50,000 people displaced Gas pipeline explosion kills 13 Energy company fined $420 million |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 17 September 2008 18:51 |
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Written by Indahnesia.com
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Monday, 15 September 2008 21:25 |
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KAMUS-online.com is a free online dictionary that translates from English to Indonesian and from Indonesian to English again. Every user has a limited number of free searches a day. Of course you can get a membership account for as cheap as 5 euro! From 25 euro you will get a bonus percentage of extra searches which can be as high as 20%
http://www.kamus-online.com/?lang=en |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 16 September 2008 07:12 |
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