Veiled ‘female terrorist’ is shot during gunfight in Indonesia’s national police headquarters days after ISIS newlyweds blew themselves up in cathedral suicide attack A woman wearing a blue veil has been shot by police in Jakarta, Indonesia today Local reports claim gunshots were exchanged by the woman and officers Footage from local media shows the … Read more
Strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake kills at least seven and injures hundreds as it topples buildings and triggers landslides on Indonesian island of Sulawesi A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit the Indonesia island of Sulawesi today At least seven people have been killed and hundreds left injured by the tremor Rescuers were searching through rubble of collapsed building … Read more
Rain hammers down on the tin roof and the tiny ten-seater seaplane rocks from side to side. ‘You’ve chosen a good day to fly with us,’ the barefoot pilot says with a smile. The sky is black as we take off along the sodden runway, and lightning strikes the second the plane lifts off the … Read more
If there’s one memory of the voyage around Indonesia’s Lesser Sunda Islands I cherish above all others it’s the moment I found a pile of lemony sleeping bags on the deck of our boat, the Ombak Putih. They were there as an invitation to adventure. Abandon your cabin, they said, and sleep on deck. Dream … Read more