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Updates from the road: The ASEAN Rickshaw Run

By Jo Lane Mon, Oct 24, 2011 7:10AM UTC View Comments

Two weeks ago I profiled the ASEAN Rickshaw Run, an adventure involving the hair-raising process of getting a rickshaw from Jakarta to Bangkok through muddy swamps, scary mountain roads and crazy amounts of traffic. Well the race got under way on October 16 and there have been plenty of live updates and photos to check...

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Indonesia’s trash island

By Asia Sentinel Fri, Jul 22, 2011 5:56PM UTC View Comments

A once-pristine island is wrecked by refuse from Jakarta across the bay, writes Asia Sentinel’s Rumondang Nainggolan Once renowned for its pristine beaches, Untung Jawa Island, just an hour’s boat ride from Jakarta, is now known as “trash island.” With hundreds of tons of stryofoam, plastic and the occasional dead body washing ashore, the locals...

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Indonesia arrests 7 terror suspects

By AP News Wed, Jul 06, 2011 5:23PM UTC View Comments

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s anti-terrorism squad has arrested seven suspects for allegedly smuggling assault rifles into the country from the Philippines. National police spokesman Untung Yoga Ana said Wednesday the men were rounded up this week in separate raids in the capital, Jakarta, and other cities on the main island of Java. They are...

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Thoughts on airline security

By Jo Lane Thu, Jun 09, 2011 3:11AM UTC View Comments

I read with interest this article posted on Asian Correspondent by Associated Press – “Airlines aim to take hassle out of security checks“. About time is all I can say. On departing Belfast recently I had my entire hand luggage stripped down and each individual item assessed, wiped and scanned for explosives. I’d already so...

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Return to Jakarta and five favourite spots

By Jo Lane Fri, Jun 03, 2011 3:29PM UTC View Comments

I wrote an article for JetStar some time ago about Jakarta’s best spots. Those that have been to Jakarta as a visitor may be scratching their heads and wondering what on earth there was to write about. However, residents, including my once resident brother, have plenty of favourite spots in the city. And people like...

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