Medan, Indonesia News

Tjong A Fie, legendary 19th century Chinese-Medan businessman and philanthropist.

From Fadzli Ramli MEDAN , May 23 -- The Kota Medan Community Information Cluster here wants to learn Malaysia's approach in developing the local community, particularly in the rural areas, through its agriculture and food production socio-economic initiatives.

A Malaysia Airlines Boeing 737-400, flight MH-864 from Kuala Lumpur to Medan , was destined for Medan's Polonia Airport estimated to land at 15:20L but approached Kuala Namu International Airport's runway.

Tragedy struck while Cheznye Emmons, 23, of Morrins Close, Great Wakering, was travelling through south Asia with her boyfriend Joe Cook, 21.

Cheznye Emmons, from Great Wakering, Essex, was travelling through Indonesia with her boyfriend Joe Cook, 21, when she started feeling ill after drinking from a bottle marked as gin from a local shop.

Cheznye Emmons, 23, fell ill within hours of drinking deadly methanol, labelled as 'gin', which she picked up from a local shop while trekking across south Asia Cheznye Emmons, 23, fell ill after drinking deadly methanol with boyfriend Joe Cook, 21, and a male friend they met while trekking across south Asia.

MEDAN, May 14: A Royal Malaysian Police officer has been arrested for allegedly attempting to bring crystal methamphetamine into Indonesia through Polonia International Airport in Medan, North Sumatra.

Ryno Rollers has announced that Matrix Polymer Indonesia, with manufacturing facilities in Java Timur, is the most recent company licensed to produce rollers using Ryno roller compounds.

Garuda Indonesia increased its domestic offering last week, as it launched two routes involving Pekanbaru in Sumatra on 1 May.

Hours after Indonesia announced it had foiled an alleged plot to bomb the Myanmar Embassy in Jakarta, hundreds of hard-line Muslims gathered outside the mission Friday calling for jihad in that country to fight against persecution of their Islamic brothers.

SELANGOR A slight majority among the Malay community across the country are now supportive of Pakatan Rakyat, Anwar Ibrahim said today as he started the 12th day of campaigning in Selangor.

Large quantities of counterfeit medicines are being sold through pharmacies and on the internet in Indonesia, the body representing pharmacists in the country has warned.