In college, Edward Tirtanata had a brewing love for coffee, so much so that he’d order “one huge cup” every day from either Dunkin’ Donuts or 7-Eleven. Today, the 35-year-old CEO and co-founder of venture-backed unicorn coffee company Kopi Kenangan, still has his cup of joe daily — except that he’s upgraded it to three … Read more
An airport worker has plummeted several metres from a plane onto tarmac in Jakarta, Indonesia after portable stairs were removed when he wasn’t looking. The flight coordinator took a heavy tumble, landing in a heap on Monday, after stepping out of the TransNusa Airlines Airbus A320, not knowing his safe passage down had been moved … Read more
The twins were born in 2018, but the case report was published this week. In a super rare occurrence, conjoined twins born in Indonesia have four arms, three legs and shared genitalia. Such twins are scientifically known as ischiopagus tripus and is one in a two million phenomenon. Just a handful of such conjoined twins, … Read more
Indonesian authorities on Wednesday ordered hundreds of villagers to evacuate following multiple eruptions of a remote island volcano, raising fears it could collapse into the sea and trigger a tsunami. Mount Ruang, a 725m volcano on Ruang Island, North Sulawesi, has erupted at least five times since Tuesday night, spewing fiery lava and ash plumes … Read more
A tsunami alert has been issued after volcanic eruptions at Ruang mountain in Indonesia sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area. The volcano on the northern side of Sulawesi island had at least five large eruptions in the past 24 hours, Indonesia’s Centre for Volcanology and … Read more
At least 800 people in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province have been evacuated after multiple eruptions of the area’s Ruang volcano, which for days has spewed lava and ash clouds into the sky. The volcano, located on Ruang island about 100km from the provincial capital Manado, has erupted more than three times since Tuesday. Authorities have … Read more
Apple CEO Tim Cook gestures as he arrives for a meeting with Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on April 17, 2024. Bay Ismoyo | AFP | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company will “look at” manufacturing in Indonesia, following a meeting with the country’s President Joko Widodo, … Read more
Tourists are being warned to remain vigilant about ATM scams in Bali after a woman was this week deported for using credit card skimmers. Fresh alerts have been issued for travellers to be on the lookout for skimming devices and other signs of scams — including makeshift signs declaring ATMS are out of order. Tourists … Read more
The logo of technology company Nvidia is seen at its headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on Feb. 11, 2015. Robert Galbraith | Reuters Nvidia is planning to build a $200 million artificial intelligence center in Indonesia in partnership with local telco giant Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison, as the U.S. tech darling continues its push into Southeast … Read more
Prabowo Subianto, 72, was widely predicted to win the presidency on his third attempt. (File) Jakarta: Indonesia’s Prabowo Subianto has been elected as president of the world’s third-biggest democracy, the elections commission said Wednesday, decisively beating two rivals who have vowed to file a legal complaint about the vote. Defence Minister Prabowo and his vice-presidential … Read more
