Bali: A Lion Air jet carrying more than 100 passengers and crew crashed into the ocean while attempting to land on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, injuring up to 45 people, officials said on Saturday. All 101 passengers and seven crew members were safely rescued from the plane, said I Made Krisna Maharta, an official with Bali's search and rescue agency.
Up to 45 people were taken to several different hospitals for treatment, but there appeared to be no serious injuries, said airport spokesman Alfasyah, who like many Indonesians uses only one name. There were only three foreigners on board - two Singaporeans and a French national. All three suffered slight injuries.
TV footage showed police and rescuers using rubber boats to evacuate passengers and crew members. The Boeing 737 could be seen sitting on the water with a large crack in its fuselage. Officials initially said the plane overshot the runway and fell into the sea, but a spokesman for Lion Air, a low-cost carrier, said at a news conference that the plane hit the water before making it to the runway.
The weather was cloudy with light rain at the time of the crash. The spokesman, Edward Sirait, said the new Boeing 737-800 Next Generation plane was received by the airline last month and was declared airworthy. The plane originated from Bandung, the capital of West Java province, and had landed in two other cities on Saturday prior to the crash....
08:29 PM, Apr 13, 2013
Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda's aide Anil Bastawade has been sent to 14 days' judicial custody. He was brought back from Jakarta on Tuesday night by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). ...
05:31 PM, Jan 30, 2013
Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda's aide Anil Bastawade has been produced in a Ranchi court. He was brought back from Jakarta on Tuesday night by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). ...
04:50 PM, Jan 30, 2013
The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday brought back former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda's aide, Anil Bastawade to India. The alleged mining scam kingpin has been accused in a money laundering case. ...
11:12 PM, Jan 29, 2013
The noose seems to be tightening around former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda. Sources have indicated that Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials will be heading to Jakarta soon to gain custody of Madhu Koda's aide Anil Adinath Bastawade, who was detained at Jakarta by immigration authorities on January 19. ...
01:42 PM, Jan 22, 2013
Jakarta: A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has been reported off the coast of Indonesia. The US Geological Survey says the quake struck offshore, 208 kilometers northwest of the city of Saumlaki. The quake was reported at a depth of 155 kilometers. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has not issued any immediate tsunami warning. ...
11:03 PM, Dec 10, 2012
New Delhi: Spreading its wings across the border, the city's pride Delhi Metro has bagged the work of Management Consulting Services for building the Phase I of Jakarta Mass Rapid System in Indonesia. This is the first time that the Delhi Metro has bagged a project outside the country since its inception in 1997. Delhi Metro has been awarded the work in a joint venture with eight other international companies....
04:59 AM, Sep 24, 2012
New Delhi: Saina Nehwal made a rampaging start to her London Olympics build-up by winning the Thailand Open last week and the Indian ace will now look to test her game against the Chinese when she starts her campaign in the Indonesia Super Series Premier in Jakarta on Wednesday. The world number five, one of the medal contenders for India at London, clinched her second title of the season in...
05:44 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Jakarta: A Russian-made plane carrying 46 people lost contact with air controllers while flying over mountains during a demonstration flight on Wednesday in western Indonesia, officials said. Search and rescue teams were heading to the area, said Bambang Ervan, a spokesman for the Ministry of Transportation. Bad weather, however, forced at least two helicopters to turn back. The Sukhoi Superjet-100, a civilian plane, took off from Jakarta's Halim Perdanakusuma Airport...
06:16 PM, May 09, 2012
Jakarta: A busy bridge collapsed on Saturday in central Indonesia, killing at least three people and injuring 17 others as a bus, cars and motorcycles crashed into the river below, police and witnesses said. Captain Syafii Nafsikin said search and rescue teams rushed to the scene. Survivors, swimming to shore, were screaming in panic. The sprawling, 700-metre bridge built to resemble the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco linked the...
08:33 PM, Nov 26, 2011
Jakarta: A strong earthquake has shaken parts of Indonesia, but a tsunami was not expected and no damage was initially reported. Indonesia's Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said the quake was centered about 110 miles (178 kilometers) southeast of Tahuna island and six miles (10 kilometers) beneath the Maluku Sea. The agency said it was magnitude 6.9, while the US Geological Survey put the magnitude at 6.2. It strongly shook the...
10:39 PM, Jun 13, 2011
Jakarta: A suicide bomber blew himself up as police were praying on Friday, wounding 28 people in the first attack on a mosque since extremists started targeting the predominantly Muslim country a decade ago. The victims, including a local police chief were rushed to hospitals with nails, nuts and bolts embedded in their bodies, said Yeni Rahmawati, a hospital spokeswoman. Though houses of worship are commonly targeted by militants in...
08:12 PM, Apr 15, 2011
Jakarta: Jakartans love new things, and the rapidly growing middle classes of Indonesia's capital always fight to be first -- whether watching the latest Hollywood blockbuster, owning the newest gadget, or being seen in a trendy bar. But even the most avid trendspotters have been surprised by the craze for Magnum ice cream that has swept the city since the February opening in central Jakarta of the Magnum Cafe, months...
02:34 PM, Apr 15, 2011
Jakarta: A magnitude 5.4 earthquake hit Indonesia's Sunda Strait on Tuesday, shaking buildings in the capital Jakarta, the country's quake agency said. The agency said the quake was at a depth of 23 kilometers and about 83 kilometers southeast of Ujungkulon on Java island. ...
12:06 PM, Apr 05, 2011
Jakarta: At least 113 people were dead and over 150 missing a day after a powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia's Mentawai islands, triggering a tsunami with waves up to three metres high, officials said on Tuesday. The Disaster Management Agency in West Sumatra province said 10 villages on the island chain were hit by a tsunami caused by Monday's 7.2 magnitude quake. Mujiarto, head of the health ministry's crisis centre,...
11:35 PM, Oct 26, 2010
Jakarta: A strong quake struck off the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island late on Monday but there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake, measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale, prompted a tsunami warning, but the alert was lifted an hour later. The quake hit the Mentawai islands, off the western coast of West Sumatra province, at about 9.42 pm, the Meteorology, Geophysics and Climatology Agency said. Priyadi...
11:02 PM, Oct 25, 2010
Jakarta: Women-only train carriages were launched this week in Jakarta in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim country, in an attempt to avert groping and sexual harassment on packed commuter trains. Women can choose to board the female-only, orange and pink-seated carriages at the front and rear of trains in Jakarta, the latest in a growing number of cities to offer women-only services. The state-owned railway operator, PT Kereta Api...
12:21 PM, Aug 20, 2010
The quake measured a magnitude of 6.1, the survey reported. ...
06:34 PM, Oct 16, 2009
Dozens more are missing and feared dead after the 7.3 magnitude quake. ...
10:10 AM, Sep 03, 2009
The quake was 7.3-magnitude on the Richter scale. ...
06:53 PM, Sep 02, 2009
