Indonesia
Rebel Riders: The Scooter Gang Taking Things To The Next Level [Video]
04 Aug 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Scooter customisation is such a massive part of this community that it’s taken on a cultural life of its own.
Indonesia’s ‘Rebel Riders’ Resemble Real-Life ‘Mad Max’ [Video]
08 Oct 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
In Indonesia, a scooter is more than just a mode of transport. It’s a lifestyle, a creative outlet, and a form of self-expression.
Jaw-Dropping Drone Videos Of Indonesian Tsunami
01 Oct 2018 by Carrie / No Comments
Thousands of people are feared dead after an earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia. The footage is terrifying.
Incredible Images And Videos From Yesterday’s Volcanic Eruption In Indonesia
20 Feb 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
After lying dormant for 400 years, Mount Sinabung’s fourth eruption yesterday let off a whole lot of steam, ash and lava. Like something out of a movie, really.
Indonesian Special Forces Drink Snake Blood To Impress US Defence Secretary [Video]
25 Jan 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Are you keen to put on a display that gets the US Defence Secretary all revved up? Easy, just nibble on a few cobras and drink their blood.
Horrific Details Emerge From British Banker’s Cocaine Torture And Murder Video
26 Oct 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
If you have ever wondered what crazy eyes look like, just check the image or Rurik Jutting when he was arrested for the rape, torture, and murder of two Indonesian women in Hong Kong.
Indonesian Pop Star Gets Bitten By Cobra On Stage – Keeps Singing – Dies [Video]
08 Apr 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
An Indonesian popstar died on stage after being bitten by a king cobra and refusing the antidote. Darwin Awards, anyone?
Holy Crap – Indonesia Are Blowing Up Illegal Fishing Boats At A Rate Of Knots – 34 So Far! [Video]
16 Mar 2016 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Indonesia is on a mission to save their seas and celebrated their independence by sending their enemies a message.
‘Give It To Your Woman’ – How Bad Is This Real-Life Washing Label?
09 Mar 2015 by Kiernan / 1 Comment
Hey Indonesia, this is 2015, I don’t believe we’ve met yet. Yes, in this day and age there are still companies who think this ‘joke’ is a good idea. A lesson in PR fails awaits.
Air Asia Black Box Recordings: This Is What They Have Learnt So Far
20 Jan 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Indonesian authorities are doing a slow but thorough investigation of the Air Asia crash. Whilst they can’t divulge in too much info, they have given us one important piece of news.
Wow – Tsunami ‘Victim’ Reunited With Parents A Decade Later
08 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It is incredible how after 10 years you can be reunited with your family after one of the worst tragedies of this century.
Soccer Player Dies From Tackle [Video]
20 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Soccer players killing each other on the pitch. Crikey.
This is what happened at an Indonesian Premier League MatchNever Mind Turkey – Violent Protests Blew Up Across The Globe Last Night [VIDEOS]
18 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Violent protests flared up in Indonesia and Brazil yesterday for remarkably similar reasons. Hundreds of thousands of people in Brazil are protesting over an increase in bus fares. Naturally, discontent over inequality, and the quantity of money being spent on next year’s Soccer World Cup fueled the action. Indonesia, meanwhile, is boiling over in the face of their first […]
South African Surfer Found At Sea After 27 Hours
18 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Cape Town surfer, Brett Archibald, was rescued after floating in the Indonesian ocean for 27 hours. Archibald reportedly fell from a boat in the early hours of Wednesday morning and was rescued by a Sydney-owned private charter boat.
‘Vulgar’ Lady Gaga Barred From Performing In Indonesia
15 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Lady Gaga has been denied a permit to perform in Indonesia next month, owing to security concerns. This follows Islamic groups in the country having voiced their concerns over the pop star’s ‘vulgar’ on-stage performance style. The 30 000 people who have bought tickets to her June concert in Jakarta will be disappointed.
Pacific Quake Update: Papua New Guinea Suffers Magnitude 7 Quake, No Tsunami Warning Issued
17 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Seismic instability continues on the Pacific Rim this week with a magnitude 7 earthquake recorded off the coast of Papua New Guinea early this morning (just after 05h00 Australian Eastern Standard Time). The tremor struck at a depth of 202km and was centred 137km north of Lae, Papua New Guinea’s second-largest city.
Indonesia Quake Update: Tsunami Warning Cancelled, Locals Still Cautious Of Aftershocks
12 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
While the sea bed around Indonesia’s Aceh region seems to have settled, and the aftershocks of yesterday’s massive earthquakes tailed off, locals returning home are still vigilant and cautious of more seismic disturbances that could cause tsunami to devastate their coastal settlements.
BREAKING: Tsunami Warning Issued For Indian Ocean Region Following Indonesia Quake
11 Apr 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
An earthquake with an initial magnitude of 8.9 has struck under the sea off Indonesia’s northern Aceh province near the island of Sumatra this morning. The quake triggered a tsunami warning across the Indian Ocean region. The tremor was felt as far away as Singapore, Thailand and India.
Final Hours Of Orangutan’s Life Highlighted After Rainforest Destruction
22 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Green, a female orangutan, is the subject of a powerful new documentary. She was rescued after deforestation in Indonesia left her without a home – and paralysed down her left side. Green’s last couple of hours on earth was filmed and included in a documentary by Patrick Rouxel for Al Jazeera. His aim is to highlight the extent to which deforestation is “raping our planet.”
Religious Police Force Forbids Lesbian Couple From Living In Same Village
25 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Constitutional rights don’t hold much water with the Islamic police in Indonesia’s Aceh province. The province’s religious police force have forcibly separated a lesbian couple and warned the two women they could be beheaded under Islamic law. Homsexuality is legal in the rest of Indonesia.
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