7.3 Quake Hits Indonesia, No Injuries Reported

A powerful 7.3 earthquake struck 260 miles from the western coast of Indonesia on Wednesday morning, yet caused no injuries or significant damage on land. A tsunami warning was briefly issued, but has since been withdrawn. The Associated ... continue

Magnitude 7.3 quake strikes off coast of Indonesia

A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the waters off the coast of western Indonesia early Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, prompting officials to issue a tsunami warning in the surrounding regions. However, there are no reports of ... continue

Volcanic eruption shuts down airport in Indonesia, blankets area in ash

Mount Gamalama, a volcano located Indonesia's North Maluku province, erupted on Sunday at 23:00 local time, according to reports. The volcano's eruption blanketed nearby villages with thick ash and forced the closure of a local airport. Fortunately, there ... continue

Stock Prices Rebound in Indonesia

Indonesia’s stumbling financial markets have been given a much-needed boost by foreign funding. Fresh hope that European leaders would intervene on Indonesia's debt crisis resulted in a rush of buying, causing the local exchange's main price index ... continue

No warning came ahead of deadly Indonesian tsunami, system had been ‘vandalized’

Survivors of the tsunami that followed the magnitude 7.7 earthquake earlier this week off the Indonesian island of Sumatra did not receive any notification of the coming wall of water, and officials say the tsunami warning system ... continue

Tsunami warning after 7.5 magnitude quake hits Indonesia

A tsunami warning has been issued after a strong earthquake hit off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. The USGS says the quake, the epicenter of which was 20 miles off the coast of the island, ... continue

Thousands missing, feared dead following Indonesian earthquake

Thousands are missing, feared dead after an earthquake struck off the coast of the island of Sumatra, Indonesia Wednesday. As we reported earlier, the 7.6 quake struck at 5:16pm local time and caused a tsunami alert for Indian ... continue

19-lb Indonesian baby terrorizes nursery

Well, not really. (But isn't the other baby's face priceless?) The baby, still awaiting a name, is pictured above next to a more average sized baby. The child's unusual size is thought to be a result of common ... continue

Indonesian State wants to tag AIDS patients with RFID tags

The Indonesian State of Papua is preparing to pass a new law that will require some HIV/AIDS patients to be implanted with RFID chips. Under the proposal, patients who had shown "actively sexual behavior" could be implanted with ... continue

Focus On Asia: Indonesian Startups

This is the first post in our series exploring Asian startups, where each day we'll explore some leading startups and 2.0 services from each country in the region. More info here. Indonesia is a country that isn't well ... continue