Indonesia
Visa-free entry to Indonesia in Pipeline
Australian tourists may soon be able to enter Indonesia without a visa after President Joko Widodo signed a presidential decree. Signed by Mr Widodo on March 2, the decree grants visa-free entry to tourists from 79 countries, according to an official. Australia is No. 11 on the list, which was sent to the law and human rights...
The shocking conditions of detention of psychiatric patients in Indonesia
Pasung, the Indonesian term for restraints or restrained, was banned in 1977, but is still widely used in a country where mental illness is a taboo issue. Concerned by the plight of these people, NY based photographer Andrea Star Reese spent 2011-2012 investigating the conditions of Indonesia’s mental health facilities...
Total solar eclipse to sweep across Indonesia
Skygazers and astronomy lovers are flocking to Indonesia ahead of a rare total solar eclipse. The phenomenon, which occurs when the moon moves directly between the earth and sun, begins at 6:20 AM Wednesday, March 9 local time (5:20 p.m. ET Tuesday, March 8). According to NASA, the moon will black out the sun over...
Tsunami warning issued after huge quake off Indonesia
A major 7.9 magnitude earthquake has struck off the southwest coast of Indonesia, the U.S. Geological Survey reports. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the quake, which hit 21 miles south of Gombangan, Indonesia. The Indonesian Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning for West Sumatra, North...
Australian tourists warned terrorists in Indonesia may be in ‘advanced stages’ of preparing attacks
AUSTRALIANS have been warned that terrorists might be in the “advanced stages of preparing attacks” in Indonesia and travellers are urged to take precautions, just days after a similar warning about neighbouring Malaysia. “Recent indications suggest that terrorists may be in the advanced stages of preparing...