Disaster relief: what really works?
By Imogen Foulkes in Geneva THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON OCTOBER 8, 2018 Volunteers unload aid from a truck before it is distributed to displaced people in Petobo […]
Muslims pray for strength in quake-hit Indonesian city
Source: Associated Press By TATAN SYUFLANA PALU, Indonesia (AP) — As the sun slipped behind the mountains and a gentle breeze blew onshore, hundreds of people gathered on an Indonesian […]
“Yes, what can I do? God loves him more.”‘
Source: CT The church where more than 80 Indonesian children were studying the Bible has moved about two kilometres from where it stood on Friday last week, before disaster struck. ReutersPoliceman investigate the ruins of the church at Jono Oge village, Sigi, where more than 80 children may have died. […]
A Tsunami Didn’t Destroy These 1,747 Homes. It Was the Ground Itself, Flowing
ImaeA destroyed neighborhood in Palu, Indonesia, on Wednesday. Hundreds of buildings were destroyed by liquefaction, which causes soil to lose its ability to support structures.CreditCreditAdam Dean for The New York […]
Power restored to Indonesian quake city, but fate of thousands unknown
By Thomson Reuters Foundation – Oct 04,2018 -JORDAN TIMES Indonesian children access usable water at a temporary camp in Palu in Central Sulawesi on Thursday, after an earthquake and tsunami […]
Indonesia quake kids traumatised as rescuers race against clock
WORLD A total of 1,411 people have been confirmed dead and over 2,500 injured after the monster earthquake struck Friday sending destructive waves barrelling into Sulawesi island AFP OCTOBER 4, […]
Volcano erupts on same Indonesian island as earlier quake
Previous 1 / 2 AP. October 04, 2018 A government volcanologist said it’s possible the eruption was accelerated by the magnitude 7.5 earthquake that struck on Friday Last week’s earthquake […]
Repairs to Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at homes in Lombok halted after workers were threatened
(Editor’s note: google translate being used): Home Improvement of Ahmadiyya Jama’at Rejected, Sakti Kapolsek Sakti Report Kesbangpoldagri September 27, 2018 LOMBOKita – East Sakra Sector Police Chief, Ipda L.Mahrum […]
‘Now it’s too late’: anger over Palu’s long wait for tsunami aid
A damaged mosque near the Talise beach in Palu city, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia Photograph: HOTLI SIMANJUNTAK/EPA-EFE/EPA Without enough food, water or fuel, people are resorting to desperate measures by Kate Lamb in Palu Tue 2 Oct 2018 Muhammad Siadi had the vacant stare of someone who might have just […]
Humanity First Responding to Indonesian Tsunami
Humanity First Indonesia with support of Humanity First countries from around the world is responding to Indonesian Tsunami. Dear Friends, An Earthquake and Tsunami have hit the island of Sulawesi […]
Indonesia earthquake: Huge surge in death toll
Source: BBC News At least 832 people were killed in the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, the national disaster agency says. Many people were […]
Indonesia searches for survivors after powerful quake, tsunami
Reuters International SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 People injured or affected by the earthquake and tsunami wait to be evacuated on an air force plane in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, […]
Hundreds dead as quake, tsunami hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi
Nearly 400 killed and fate of ‘tens to hundreds’ of people unknown after magnitude 7.5 earthquake and tsunami hit Palu. MORE ON INDONESIA Indonesia tsunami sweeps away buildings yesterday Nearly 400 […]
Indonesia blasphemy woman endures cramped cell, bad food
Source: Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A rights group says the Indonesian woman imprisoned for blasphemy after complaining about noise from a mosque is sharing a cramped cell with […]
Bali to bring in new rules for visiting temples after decline in ‘quality of tourists’
Source: The Guardian BY Hannah Ellis-Petersen South-east Asia correspondent Authorities in Bali have vowed to stop westerners in bikinis posing in front of sacred temples as they lament a decline in the “quality of […]
Indonesia’s presidential hopefuls woo millennials, Muslims as election in focus
Source: Reuters BY Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo launched his re-election campaign on Friday, looking to win over big blocs of millennial and Muslim voters as […]
Lombok: Governor Gives Aid to repair houses of Ahmadis
NTB Governor Gives Aid for Home Improvement of Ahmadiyah Sakti Residents September 10, 2018 LOMBOKita – the Governor of West Nusa Tenggara gave assistance to 8 Ahmadiyah Family Heads (KK) […]
World’s largest brands responsible for Indonesia forest destruction: Greenpeace
GERMAN PRESS AGENCY – DPA JAKARTA, Indonesia A handout picture released by Greenpeace on 21 March 2012 and taken on 28 February 2012 shows untouched forest in the Sungai Sembilang […]
Extremism Advances in the Largest Muslim Country
Source: Wall Street Journal By Benedict Rogers, who is East Asia Team Leader at the international human-rights organization CSW and author of “Indonesia: Pluralism in Peril—the Rise of Religious Intolerance Across […]
Fatwas, niqabs and ‘acceptable standards’: Is conservative Islam on the rise across Indonesia?
Source: ABC In the latest interpretation of sharia law in Indonesia’s Aceh province, it is now “haram” — or religiously forbidden — for a woman to sit at the same […]