A tsunami alert has been issued after a volcano in the infamous' Ring of Fire erupted and spewed out a mile-high ash plume. Yesterday's eruption( Tuesday, April 30) in IndonesiawasMount Ruang's second in a month.It has caused widespread disruption with an airport forced to close as ash was propelled nearly a mile into the sky-and debris rained down on nearby villages. The Indonesian Geological Service has urged locals and climbers to maintain a distance of at least 3.7 miles from the volcano's c

Assistant Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Joniston Bangkuai presenting a souvenir gift to AirAsia Group chief executive officer Bo Lingam during a meeting at the airlines headquarters in Sepang. KOTA KINABALU: A comprehensive master plan to promote direct links with AirAsia to Sabah is on the cards, says the state's Assistant Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister. Datuk Joniston Bangkuai said the Sabah Tourism Board( STB) and the airline have agreed to develop a strategic par

JAKARTA: Homeownership in Indonesia has been dropping since 1999 as house prices have risen.... Now, the affordability of homes is under further threat as a number of people face declines in real income as a result of the pandemic. The national share of households with a home of their own fell to just over 80% last year from nearly 85% in 1999, according to data from Statistics Indonesia( BPS). Jakarta recorded the lowest share last year.... The fall in Jakarta homeownership is in line with th

Instead of stopping, the car ran over him. Thousands of motorcycle riders, along with rights activists and politicians, paid their respects to the Kurniawan on Friday during his burial.... “ I was shocked and disappointed by the officers’ excessive actions.” The former general said he has been closely monitoring developments surrounding the protests, and said he has ordered a thorough investigation.... The allowance, introduced last year, is almost 10 times the Jakarta minimum wage. Critics ar