JAKARTA: About 170,000 passengers were left stranded on Sunday as Indonesia shuttered its main international airport and seven others, cancelling hundreds of flights after Mount Anak Krakatoa spewed a plume of volcanic ash and lava from more than 150 kilometres away.

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JAKARTA: Indonesia has expanded temporary airport closures from six to eight, as volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau disrupted air travel, affecting about 150,000 passengers and 467 flights.

SHAH ALAM- "Tidak tahu sampai bila kami perlu berada di sini, jadi kena berjimat dan jangan boros."Demikian luahan seorang rakyat Malaysia yang terkandas di Indonesia susulan pembatalan penerbangan akibat letusan Gunung Anak Krakatau.Nurul Najwa Abu Bakar, 27, berkata, dia bersama keluarganya kini menginap di sebuah hotel sementara menunggu keadaan kembali pulih dan penerbangan pulang dapat diteruskan."Kami datang ke Indonesia selama empat hari semata-mata mahu pergi ke Bandung bersama keluarga."Namun, apabila dimaklumkan penerbangan pulang kami dibatalkan, kami terpaksa mencari hotel sementara."Pagi tadi memang jenuh hendak mencari hotel tetapi alhamdulillah dapat yang tidak jauh dari lapangan terbang, kira-kira 30 minit," katanya kepada Sinar Harian.Letusan Gunung Anak Krakatau yang berterusan sejak Jumaat lalu menyebabkan abu vulkanik tersebar dan lapan lapangan terbang menggantung sementara operasi penerbangan.Gangguan itu menjejaskan operasi penerbangan domestik dan antarabangsa, termasuk laluan yang menghubungkan Jakarta dengan Kuala Lumpur, Singapura, Hong Kong, Sydney, Seoul/Incheon, Doha dan Amsterdam.Nurul Najwa berkata, setakat ini lebih RM200 dibelanjakan untuk penginapan, manakala kira-kira RM30 lagi untuk makan dan minum."Kami sudah dapat tarikh penerbangan baharu iaitu pada Selasa jam 11.15 pagi

Volcanic ash spread across parts of Jakarta and Lampung province on Sumatras southern tip, Indonesias Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians stranded in Indonesia following flight cancellations caused by the eruption of Anak Krakatau have been forced to incur additional expenses, with return airfares reportedly rising by as much as threefold.

Passengers received early announcements by airlines so there was no extraordinary congestion at the airport, said a state executive councillor.

SEPANG, Sept 6 Passengers stranded for over 12 hours at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 fol...

GEORGE TOWN, Sept 6 Six flights from Penang International Airport to Jakarta, Indonesia were cancelled today fol...

GEORGE TOWN - Sebanyak enam penerbangan dari Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang (LTAPP) ke Jakarta, Indonesia dibatalkan pada Ahad susulan penutupan sementara Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Soekarno-Hatta, akibat abu vulkanik daripada letusan Gunung Anak Krakatau.Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pelancongan dan Ekonomi Kreatif Pulau Pinang, Wong Hon Wai berkata, pembatalan itu melibatkan penerbangan AirAsia, TransNusa dan Batik Air, dengan kira-kira 1,000 penumpang terjejas."Penumpang telah menerima makluman awal daripada syarikat penerbangan berhubung pembatalan penerbangan mereka sebaik operasi lapangan terbang di Jakarta di arah ditutup, maka tidak timbul kesesakan luar biasa di lapangan terbang."Keadaan penerbangan seterusnya bergantung kepada situasi di lapangan terbang di Jakarta dan kita menasihatkan penumpang supaya mengikuti pengumuman dan makluman terkini daripada syarikat penerbangan masing-masing," katanya ketika dihubungi Bernama pada Ahad.Beliau berkata, pihak berkuasa negeri akan terus memantau perkembangan berhubung gangguan penerbangan itu.Tinjauan Bernama di LTAPP petang ini mendapati, keadaan di ruang berlepas dan ketibaan terkawal dengan pergerakan penumpang berjalan seperti biasa, manakala tiada kesesakan luar biasa dilihat di kaunter daftar masuk atau kawasan menunggu.Beberapa penumpang turut dilihat meneruskan urusan perjalanan seperti biasa, sementara penumpang yang terjejas mendapatkan maklumat lanjut daripada syarikat penerbangan masing-masing mengenai status penerbangan mereka.Gunung Anak Krakatau, yang terletak di Selat Sunda antara Jawa dan Sumatera, terus meletus sehingga Sabtu, dengan pihak berkuasa melaporkan aktiviti pancutan lava dan bunyi dentuman dan gemuruh yang boleh didengar dari sebuah pos pemerhatian.Letusan itu bermula pada jam 11.07 malam waktu tempatan pada Jumaat dan berterusan sepanjang pemerhatian dari tengah malam hingga jam 6 pagi semalam.Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi Indonesia melaporkan "adh" gunung berapi dikenal pasti setinggi 6,000 meter di bahagian Jawa gunung berapi itu, manakala kepulan sehingga 15,000 meter di bahagian Sumatera dan beberapa bahagian wilayah Banten di Jawa.Operasi penerbangan di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Soekarno-Hatta telah digantung sehingga 1.30 tengah hari, waktu tempatan hari ini (2.30 petang, waktu Malaysia)

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Conflicting airline notices meant some travellers turned up at Changi Airport to find out that their flights were grounded, while passengers in Indonesia found themselves turned away after clearing immigration.

KUALA LUMPUR: The eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau, which spewed volcanic ash across parts of Indonesia, has disrupted flight operations, particularly at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten.

JAKARTA, Sept 6 Malaysians stranded in Jakarta after volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau disru...

MAHB berkata pembatalan yang dilaporkan syarikat penerbangan setakat tengah hari tadi melibatkan penerbangan dijadualkan antara 6.45 pagi hingga 11.55 malam.

JAKARTA – Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Soekarno-Hatta, dekat sini ditutup sementara hari ini selepas abu gunung berapi daripada letusan Gunung Anak Krakatau dikesan di kawasan lapangan terbang itu menyebabkan 209 penerbangan…

Menerusi kemas kini dalam media sosial, KLIA menyediakan beberapa kawasan rehat untuk penumpang terjejas sambil menunggu maklumat lanjut berhubung penerbangan mereka.

PUTRAJAYA - Sebanyak 31 penerbangan ke Jakarta dibatalkan di semua lapangan terbang seluruh negara pada Ahad susulan penutupan sementara Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Soekarno-Hatta berikutan abu vulkanik yang terhasil daripada letusan Gunung Anak Krakatau.Menurut Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), pembatalan yang dilaporkan syarikat penerbangan setakat tengah hari ini, melibatkan penerbangan yang dijadualkan antara 6.45 pagi hingga 11.55 malam.Pengendali lapangan terbang itu menjelaskan Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) mencatat bilangan pembatalan tertinggi dengan 21 penerbangan meliputi 15 di Terminal 1 dan enam di Terminal 2."Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang merekodkan enam pembatalan, manakala Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuching mencatat satu pembatalan, Lapangan Terbang Subang dua dan Lapangan Terbang Kota Bharu dengan satu pembatalan," katanya kepada Bernama pada Ahad.Gunung Anak Krakatau, yang terletak di Selat Sunda antara Jawa dan Sumatera, terus meletus sehingga Sabtu, dengan pihak berkuasa melaporkan aktiviti pancutan lava dan bunyi dentuman dan gemuruh yang boleh didengar dari sebuah pos pemerhatian.Letusan itu bermula pada 11.07 malam waktu tempatan pada Jumaat dan berterusan sepanjang pemerhatian dari tengah malam hingga 6 pagi semalam.Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi Indonesia melaporkan abu gunung berapi dikenal pasti setinggi 6,000 meter di bahagian Jawa gunung berapi itu manakala kepulan sehingga 15,000 meter di bahagian Sumatera dan beberapa bahagian wilayah Banten di Jawa.Operasi penerbangan di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Soekarno-Hatta telah digantung sehingga 1.30 tengah hari, waktu tempatan hari ini (2.30 petang, waktu Malaysia).Terdahulu, akaun media sosial rasmi KLIA mengeluarkan nasihat perjalanan yang menggesa penumpang menuju ke Jakarta menerusi penerbangan yang terjejas supaya menghubungi syarikat penerbangan masing-masing untuk maklumat jadual terkini.KLIA memaklumkan kawasan rehat telah disediakan untuk penumpang yang terjejas menunggu berita selanjutnya

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 Malaysia Airlines and Batik Air have cancelled a total of 20 flights between Malaysia and J...

Indonesia halted operations at its main international airport outside Jakarta on Sunday after ash spewed from the Anak Krakatoa volcano more than 150km (93 miles) away, impacting thousands of passengers

PUTRAJAYA: Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has urged passengers travelling to Jakarta on affected flights to contact their airlines for the latest schedule updates after volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau forced the temporary closure of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

Ash from the volcano forces suspension of operations at Soekarno-Hatta international airport.

Penumpang dari Malaysia yang mempunyai penerbangan ke Jakarta dinasihatkan menyemak status penerbangan susulan penutupan sementara Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Soekarno-Hatta akibat abu Gunung Anak Krakatau.

Malaysia Airlines menerusi hantaran di platform X hari ini memaklumkan bahawaia akan membatalkan 12 penerbangan antara Kuala Lumpur (KUL) dan Jakarta (CGK) iaitu MH713, MH712, MH711, MH710, MH717, MH716, MH721, MH720, MH723, MH722, MH7245 dan MH725.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airlines and Batik Air have cancelled a total of 20 flights between Malaysia and Jakarta today after volcanic ash from the ongoing eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau disrupted operations at Jakartas Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 6 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has urged passengers bound for Jakarta on affected f...

Hundreds of flights at Jakartas main airport have been halted on Sept 6.

Volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau disrupts flights at Soekarno-Hatta International airport, near Jakarta.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 A number of AirAsia flights to and from Jakarta have been cancelled or rescheduled followin...

SIA services were among those hit as authorities warned of more possible delays.

AirAsia sedang berusaha untuk memastikan penumpang dapat menyambung perjalanan mereka dengan selamat pada penerbangan seterusnya yang tersedia.

Delayed or cancelled international flights on Sunday (Sep 6) include some to or from Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Doha, according to the airport's website.

The suspension of flight operations in the Jakarta airport has been extended to 5.30pm local time (6.30pm in Singapore).

Tangkapan itu hasil maklumat dan soal siasat pasukan JSJN terhadap pembantu juruterbang berusia 39 tahun itu di Jakarta dari 11 hingga 15 Ogos.

KUALA LUMPUR - The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) have arrested six local men suspected of involvement in an international drug trafficking syndicate linked to the arrest of a Malaysian co-pilot in Jakarta last July.Bukit Aman Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (NCID) director Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said the suspects, aged between 23 and 50, were arrested in special operations at several locations between Aug 20 and 28.He said the arrests followed information obtained from the 39-year-old co-pilot during questioning by an NCID team sent to Jakarta from Aug 11 to 15."Investigations and intelligence found that the suspects acted as upline and downline members of the drug distribution syndicate involving the co-pilot, he told Bernama when contacted today.Hussein said four of the six suspects had fled the country - two to Thailand and two to Vietnam - but were arrested upon their return to Malaysia."The two men who fled to Thailand were arrested when they returned by ferry at Kuah jetty, Langkawi, while the two who fled to Vietnam were detained upon arrival at Penang International Airport, he said.Hussein said all six are being detained under the Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985, which allows police to hold suspects for up to 60 days to complete investigations before any further detention order is issued.He said some of the findings from the investigation into the six suspects would also be shared with the Indonesian National Police (POLRI).Media reports previously said the 39-year-old Malaysian co-pilot was arrested by Indonesian authorities at Terminal 3 of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on suspicion of attempting to smuggle 25 kilogrammes of drugs.POLRI reportedly found 15 packages containing 70,114 ecstasy pills and methamphetamine, worth an estimated RM45 million

PETALING JAYA Malaysia dan Indonesia terus memperkukuh hubungan perdagangan serta pelaburan dua hala menerusi Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Bersama Perdagangan dan Pelaburan Keempat MalaysiaIndonesia (JTIC) yang berlangsung di Jakarta

Six local men arrested over drug syndicate linked to Malaysian co-pilot

Tangkapan itu hasil maklumat dan soal siasat pasukan JSJN terhadap pembantu juruterbang berusia 39 tahun itu di Jakarta dari 11 hingga 15 Ogos.

KUALA LUMPUR - Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) menahan enam lelaki tempatan disyaki terlibat dalam sindiket penyeludupan dadah antarabangsa yang berkaitan dengan penahanan seorang pembantu juruterbang warga Malaysia di Jakarta, Indonesia pada Julai lepas.Pengarah Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Narkotik (JSJN) Bukit Aman, Datuk Hussein Omar Khan berkata, suspek berusia 23 hingga 50 tahun ditahan dalam operasi khas JSJN dari20 hingga 28 Ogos di beberapa lokasi.Tangkapan itu hasil maklumat dan soal siasat pasukan JSJN terhadap pembantu juruterbang berusia 39 tahun itu di Jakarta dari 11 hingga 15 Ogos."Siasatan dan risikan mendapati semua suspek itu mempunyai peranan dalam sindiket pengedaran dadah yang membabitkan pembantu juruterbang itu," katanya ketika dihubungi pada Jumaat.Hussein berkata, empat daripada enam suspek itu sempat melarikan diri ke Thailand dan Vietnam, namun ditahan sebaik kembali ke Malaysia."Dua lelaki yang melarikan diri ke Thailand ditahan sewaktu kembali ke negara ini menaiki feri di Kuah, Langkawi manakala dua lagi yang ke Vietnam ditahan di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang," katanya.Hussein berkata, suspekkini ditahan mengikut Akta Dadah Berbahaya (Langkah-Langkah Pencegahan Khas) 1985 yang membolehkan polis menahan reman merekaselama 60 hari bagi melengkapkan siasatan sebelum perintah tahanan lanjut dikeluarkan."Sebahagian hasil siasatan melibatkan enam lelaki itu akan dikongsikan kepada pihak polis Indonesia," katanya.Sebelum ini, seorang pembantu juruterbang ditahan pihak berkuasa Indonesia di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Soekarno-Hatta selepas disyaki cuba menyeludup 25 kilogram dadah.Pemeriksaan pihak berkuasa menemukan 15 bungkusan mengandungi 70,114 biji kapsul ekstasi dan syabu (methamphetamine) dianggarkan bernilai RM45 juta berdasarkan harga pasaran di negara itu

KUALA LUMPUR - Four of the six suspects arrested by Bukit Aman's Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) in connection with a cross-border drug trafficking case involving a pilot initially fled the country after learning of his arrest, police said.The four suspects went to Thailand and Vietnam after the 39-year-old pilot was detained at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Indonesia.Bukit Aman NCID director Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said all six suspects were arrested between Aug 20 and 28."Four were found to have fled overseas, with two going to Thailand and another two to Vietnam."The two suspects who fled to Thailand were arrested after they returned to Malaysia by ferry through Kuah in Langkawi," he said when contacted on Friday (Sept 4).Comm Hussein said the two suspects who fled to Vietnam were arrested upon their return through the Penang International Airport in Bayan Lepas."The other two suspects were arrested in Bukit Mertajam, Penang and Klang, Selangor respectively," he said.He said all the suspects, aged between 23 and 50, are being detained under the Dangerous Drugs (Special Preventive Measures) Act 1985 to assist investigations.Under the Act, police have the power to detain suspects for up to 60 days to facilitate investigations before further detention orders are issued.Comm Hussein said some of the findings from the investigation would be shared with the Indonesian National Police (Polri) for further action.The pilot was detained at the International Arrival Terminal of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport after arriving from Kuala Lumpur on flight MH727 on July 28.The arrest was made at about 11.30pm local time after Indonesian Customs officers detected suspicious luggage during an X-ray scan.The pilot was subsequently directed to an examination room after collecting his luggage.A further inspection uncovered 14 packets containing 70,114 ecstasy pills weighing about 25kg in his luggage, as well as 4g of methamphetamine in his carry-on items.The drugs were estimated to be worth RM45 million.Indonesian police previously said the co-pilot had allegedly been promised RM50,000 to transport the drugs to Jakarta, where they were to be collected by another individual from a hotel

Police say the six are believed to have been the suppliers and deliverymen of the drugs handled by the pilot.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 4 Bukit Amans Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (JSJN) has detained six loca...

Six Malaysian men have been detained in connection with a drug smuggling case involving a 39-year-old Malaysia Airlines pilot detained at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Indonesia. The six were arrested following information obtained during questioning of the pilot by a team of Bukit Aman Narcotics Crime Investigation Department (NCID) officers sent to Jakarta from August 11 to 15

PUTRAJAYA Keluarga Ahmad Tarmizi Hazmee yang terlibat dalam kemalangan jalan raya ketika bercuti di Indonesia Ahad lalu merayu bantuan orang ramai bagi menampung kos dan rawatan perubatan yang dianggarkan RM50,000.Abang sulungnya, Ahmad Bukhari Hazmee berkata, setakat ini, pihak keluarga telah membelanjakan RM30,000 bagi membolehkan beberapa prosedur perubatan termasuk pembedahan dilakukan ke atas Ahmad Tarmizi, 30, yang kini dirawat di Rumah Sakit Mitra Plumbon Subang, Jawa Barat.Menurutnya, keadaan Ahmad Tarmizi yang separuh sedar dan masih memerlukan bantuan alat pernafasan turut menyebabkan doktor mempertimbangkan kemungkinan memindahkannya ke hospital di Jakarta berikutan kekurangan peralatan di hospital berkenaan."Pasukan perubatan belum memaklumkan tarikh, tetapi itu bimbang jika berlaku jangkitan memandangkan adik saya memerlukan sokongan alat pernafasan."Jadi kami merayu sumbangan orang ramai untuk menampung keperluan perubatan Ahmad Tarmizi di sana," katanya kepada Sinar Harian.Beliau berkata, kecederaan dialami Ahmad Tarmizi antaranya patah tulang rahang kepada tiga bahagian, tulang pipi hancur dan hentakan yang kuat di kepala telah menyebabkan berlaku pendarahan dan bengkak otak."Pembedahan pertama telah dilakukan pada Isnin bermula jam 8 pagi hingga 5 petang."Doktor menghentikan bius buat sementara bagi melihat reaksi Ahmad Tarmizi dan mendapati dia menunjukkan pergerakan termasuk cuba mengubah posisi badannya."Bius diberikan semula bagi membolehkan dia berehat dan pulih," ujarnya.Mengulas mengenai insiden, Ahmad Bukhari berkata, adiknya bercuti bersama isteri, anak dan dua adiknya yang masing- masing mahasiswa UiTM Shah Alam."Kejadian berlaku pada awal pagi 30 Ogos sewaktu Ahmad Tarmizi, isteri, anak dan dua adik dari Yogyakarta (Jogja) menuju Jakarta untuk pulang ke Malaysia," jelas beliau.Menurut beliau, laporan pihak berkuasa tempatan menyebut kemalangan tersebut membabitkan kenderaan yang dipandu Ahmad Tarmizi, Toyota Avanza dengan sebuah lori."Semasa kejadian, semua tidur dan apabila polis sampai di lokasi, lori berkenaan telah tiada," kata Ahmad Bukhari.Ujarnya, insiden tersebut juga meragut nyawa adik bongsu mereka, Muhammad Atiqullah, 22, dan jenazah dikebumikan di Tanah Perkuburan Dunguswiru, Kecamatan Subang Kota, Indonesia pada hari sama dengan bantuan pihak kedutaan."Isteri Ahmad Tarmizi, anak dan adik iaitu Adam,23, hanya mengalami kecederaan ringan."Ibu dan ayah juga telah berlepas ke sana sehari selepas kejadian," katanya.Sehubungan itu, keluarga berkenaan memohon sumbangan orang ramai bagi membantu menampung kos rawatan, pembedahan dan hospital yang dianggarkan sekitar RM50,000.Sumbangan boleh disalurkan ke akaun Maybank atas nama Ahmad Bukhari Hazmee di nombor 503051552097 dengan catatan Tarmizi.Orang ramai yang ingin mendapatkan maklumat lanjut boleh menghubungi Ahmad Bukhari di talian 019-7617318.

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JAKARTA: Indonesia has called on the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) to strengthen strategic autonomy in vital sectors, including food, technology and energy, to bolster resilience against current geopolitical challenges.

JAKARTA: More than three million illegal cigarettes and nearly 100 tonnes of rotan were among the contraband seized in 30 smuggling cases foiled during the month-long Joint Task Force (JTF) on Illegal Goods operation along the Indonesia-Malaysia land and maritime borders.

The platform will be an Indonesian version of one that Singapore businesses use when expanding abroad.

Police say groups who caused chaos in Jakarta were not part of the original protest rally.

JAKARTA: More than 500 students in Indonesias East Java were hospitalised with food poisoning suspected to have been caused by state-supplied meals, regional officials said on Wednesday, as the government works to reform the agency overseeing its ambitious free-meals scheme.

JAKARTA: Mount Sinabung in Indonesias North Sumatra province erupted again on Wednesday morning, as more than 600 residents have been evacuated amid increased volcanic activity.

JAKARTA: Malaysians remained the largest group of foreign tourists visiting Indonesia in July 2026, accounting for 15 per cent of the 1.53 million arrivals recorded during the month, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS).

JAKARTA: September will be Indonesias real battleground in the fight against forest and land fires as El Nino reaches its peak, with the country still facing significant risks despite a decline in fire hotspots following a month of intensified firefighting efforts.

JAKARTA, - Rakyat Malaysia kekal sebagai kumpulan pelancong asing terbesar melawat Indonesia pada Julai 2026, menyumbang 15 peratus daripada 1.53 juta ketibaan yang direkodkan sepanjang bulan itu, menurut Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS).Timbalan BPS bagi Statistik Pengagihan dan PerkhidmatanAteng Hartonoberkata kira-kira 228,710 pelancong Malaysia melawat Indonesia pada Julai, mengatasi pelancong Australia sebanyak 188,250 atau 12.34 peratus, dan warga China sebanyak 156,750 atau 10.28 peratus."Secara bulanan, ketibaan pelancong asing dalam kalangan pemegang pasport Australia dan China mencatatkan peningkatan, manakala pemegang pasport Malaysia menunjukkan penurunan.Bagaimanapun, bagi perbandingan tahun ke tahun (YoY), ketibaan pelancong asing meningkat dalam kalangan pemegang pasport Malaysia, Australia, dan China," katanya pada sidang media yang disiarkan secara langsung pada Selasa.Data yang dibentangkan pada sidang media itu menunjukkan ketibaan pelancong Malaysia meningkat 7.83 peratus YoY meskipun merosot 11.59 peratus berbanding Jun.Ateng berkata Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Ngurah Rai di Bali merupakan pintu masuk utama bagi pelancong asing, menerima 697,800 ketibaan pada Julai yang didahului oleh pelancong Australia

JAKARTA, Sept 1 Malaysians in or travelling to Karo Regency in North Sumatra have been advised to remain vigilan...

JAKARTA - Rakyat Malaysia yang berada di, atau, dalam perjalanan ke Kabupaten Karo, Sumatera Utara, dinasihatkan supaya sentiasa berwaspada dan mengelakkan kawasan sekitar Gunung Sinabung susulan letusan pada Isnin, yang telah mengganggu penerbangan dan menyebabkan pemindahan lebih 2,400 penduduk.Dalam kenyataan pada Selasa, Konsulat Jeneral Malaysia di Medan menggesa rakyat Malaysia supaya mematuhi arahan pihak berkuasa Indonesia sambil memaklumkan bahawa beberapa penerbangan di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kualanamu Medan iaitu pintu masuk utama ke Kabupaten Karo, dilaporkan telah dijadualkan semula atau dibatalkan akibat debu gunung berapi."Mereka yang dalam perjalanan ke atau dari Medan melalui udara dinasihatkan menghubungi syarikat penerbangan masing-masing secara terus bagi mendapatkan maklumat terkini mengenai sebarang kelewatan, penjadualan semula, atau pembatalan penerbangan," menurut kenyataan yang dimuat naik di media sosial konsulat itu pada Selasa.Gunung Sinabung meletus pada 10.17 pagi waktu tempatan pada Isnin, memuntahkan kepulan tebal debu gunung berapi setinggi kira-kira 3.5 kilometer dari puncaknya, menurut Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG) Indonesia.Susulan letusan itu, Badan Geologi Indonesia menaikkan status Gunung Sinabung daripada Tahap II (Waspada) kepada Tahap III (Siaga) pada 12.30 tengah hari, selepas pemantauan visual dan instrumen menunjukkan peningkatan aktiviti gunung berapi.Konsulat itu menyatakan pihak berkuasa Indonesia turut mengarahkan pemindahan 2,451 penduduk dari kampung berhampiran sebagai langkah berjaga-jaga manakala penduduk dan pengunjung dinasihatkan supaya mengelakkan sebarang aktiviti dalam radius tiga kilometer dari puncak gunung serta dalam lingkungan enam kilometer di sektor selatan-tenggara."Konsulat akan terus memantau situasi dengan teliti dan memberikan maklumat terkini sekiranya terdapat sebarang perkembangan penting," menurut kenyataan itu.Warga Malaysia yang terjejas atau memerlukan bantuan boleh menghubungi pihak konsulat di nombor telefon +62 823 6164 6046 atau e-mel mwmedan@kin.gov.my

Conjunctivitis cases also increased to 720 from 146 during the same period.The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has activated a Level 3 transboundary haze alert, its highest level, for the southern part of the region, citing rising fire hotspots and prolonged dry weather associated with an intensifying El Nino weather pattern.In Sarawak, the worsening air quality forced the cancellation of outdoor National Day celebrations on Aug 31, while authorities warned that stricter measures could be introduced if conditions deteriorated further.Sarawak Deputy Premier Douglas Uggah Embas said areas recording API readings above 500 would be placed under a local emergency, with all public and private offices ordered to close.Only essential services will be allowed to operate, he said.The haze has also disrupted education in the state.Under the Education Ministrys rules, outdoor activities are suspended when the API reaches 100, while schools must close when the reading reaches 200.Nearly 600 schools in and around Kuching were closed on Aug 20 and 21, affecting about 200,000 primary and secondary school pupils. Another 30 schools in Sarawak were closed on Aug 28, keeping more than 4,000 children at home.Schools are currently closed for the National Day holiday.Meanwhile, in Kuala Lumpur, grey skies that had persisted for much of August began to clear, with blue skies returning after about a week of haze as the National Day parade began early in the morning.The situation has been considerably more severe in Indonesia, where fires have affected large areas of Borneo and Sumatra.Indonesias Deputy Health Minister Dante Saksono Harbuwono said on Monday that about 13,500 people had been treated for respiratory infections in July and August, while an estimated 5.5 million people in Borneo and Sumatra had been directly exposed to smoke.Borneo, the worlds third-largest island, is divided between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, with Indonesia controlling the southern portion as Kalimantan and Malaysias Sarawak and Sabah occupying much of the northern region.According to the Indonesian government, fires between January and July burned more than 200,000 hectares across Borneo and Sumatra, equivalent to about three times the size of Jakarta

JAKARTA: Indonesia is battling a sharp surge in forest and land fires in parts of Kalimantan, with hotspots in West Kalimantan nearly doubling to 7,377 on Monday.

JAKARTA: Indonesia has raised the amount of diesel allocated to its subsidy programme in 2027, while keeping its liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) allocation unchanged, the energy ministry said on Monday in a parliamentary hearing.

JAKARTA Seorang pemilik kolam ikan di Banjar, wilayah Kalimantan Selatan rugi apabila pengambilan air oleh helikopter dari kolamnya untuk memadam kebakaran hutan dan tanah menyebabkan beribu-ribu ikan mati akibat tertekan, lapor portal berita Lambe Turah

Indonesia, the United States and more than a dozen allies launched annual joint military exercises on Monday to boost defence capabilities and deter aggression in the Asia-Pacific region. Jakarta maintains a neutral foreign policy, what it calls free and active, as it walks a diplomatic tightrope seeking good relations with both Washington and Beijing

Indonesia has finally allowed Malaysian aircraft to conduct cross-border cloud seeding along the frontiera genuinely welcome step. Jakarta has also arrested 72 suspects linked to land clearing and claims it will trace the financiers behind the fires, not just the workers who light the matches

JAKARTA – Pengunjung dan pemilik sebuah kedai kopi di Pasuruan, wilayah Jawa Timur berdepan detik cemas apabila seekor ular sawa sepanjang 5 meter menyelinap masuk ke dalam premis itu, lapor portal berita Lambe Turah

JAKARTA – Dua penternak haiwan di Indonesia terkejut apabila seekor lembu betina peliharaan mereka melahirkan anak lembu berkepala dua

JAKARTA, Aug 28 Indonesia has confirmed it is coordinating with Malaysia to tackle transboundary haze, with the...

JAKARTA - Indonesia has confirmed it is coordinating with Malaysia to tackle transboundary haze, with the first order of business being weather modification operations along border areas.This comes as smoke from forest and land fires in hard-hit West Kalimantan severely affecting air quality across Sarawak, with Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as high as 195 in some areas as of 9 am Friday

Several routes on the commuter rail line in Jakarta were suspended or diverted on Friday (Aug 28) while the city's bus system said its routes near the parliamentary building were impacted by road closures.

Thousands of Indonesians demand harsher penalties for corruption during protests outside parliament in Jakarta.

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The protestors also demanded other political and social reforms. More than 18,000 security personnel were reportedly deployed across Jakarta to maintain order.

RANTAU PANJANG - Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM) akan terus membantu agensi penguat kuasa di pintu masuk negara bagi membendung ketirisan dan kepincangan yang boleh menjejaskan keselamatan sempadan pada masa depan.Ketua Polis Negara, Tan Sri Mohd Khalid Ismail berkata, penugasan di pintu masuk negara adalah di bawah agensi berkaitan termasuk Agensi Kawalan dan Perlindungan Sempadan Malaysia (AKPS), Jabatan Imigresen Malaysia dan Jabatan Kastam Diraja Malaysia.Menurut beliau, bagaimanapun pihak polis sentiasa bersedia untuk membantu agensi terbabit bagi memastikan sebarang kelemahan atau ketirisan dapat dibendung daripada terus berlaku."Untuk penugasan di pintu masuk ia adalah di bawah agensi-agensi seperti AKPS, Imigresen dan juga Kastam."Pihak polis sentiasa bersedia untuk membantu bagi memastikan tidak lagi berlaku ketirisan dan kepincangan bukan sahaja di sempadan tetapi juga di pintu-pintu masuk," katanya semasa sidang akhbar pada Rabu.Sebelum itu beliau mengadakan tinjauan di sempadan berhampiran pangkalan haram Lubok Gong di sini yang turut dihadiri oleh Ketua Polis Kelantan, Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat.Ujar beliau, arahan berhubung perkara itu turut diterima daripada Kementerian Dalam Negeri (KDN), khususnya Menteri Dalam Negeri, supaya PDRM membantu agensi berkaitan dalam memastikan kawalan di pintu masuk negara diperkasakan."Saya menerima arahan daripada pihak kementerian, daripada Menteri Dalam Negeri sendiri untuk membantu agensi-agensi yang berkaitan supaya kita dapat memastikan perkara-perkara yang berkaitan itu dapat dikekang pada masa-masa akan datang," katanya.Dalam perkembangan lain, Mohd Khalid memberitahu, pihaknya masih menjalankan siasatan berterusan bagi mengesan mana-mana individu yang dipercayai terbabit dalam kegiatan bertentangan dengan undang-undang, termasuk dakwaan seorang juruterbang Malaysia Airlines berusia 39 tahun ditahan di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Soekarno-Hatta, Jakarta, Indonesia pada 29 Julai lalu kerana disyaki menyeludup kira-kira 25 kilogram dadah jenis ekstasi dan syabu yang ditahan di negara berkenaan.Jelas beliau, perkara berkenaan wajar diserahkan kepada pihak yang menjalankan siasatan dan PDRM akan terus mengambil tindakan berdasarkan hasil siasatan."Biar kita serahkan kepada pihak yang berkenaan