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South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- South China Morning Post
This Indonesian city with a big Chinatown was voted Asia's best cheap holiday
It might be the second-biggest city in the world's fourth-biggest country by population, but the malls, Dutch colonial history and massive Chinatown of Surabaya in Java's east do not usually make for a first or even second choice stop for tourists. Advertisement A few hours' drive west from Surabaya in East Java is Borobudur, an imposing and ornate 9th century Buddhist temple, and its popular gateway city Yogyakarta. A few hours farther west on Java - home to 156 million of Indonesia 's 280 million people and the world's most populous island - lies the sprawling asphalt vastness of Jakarta, one of the world's biggest metropolises. Meanwhile, a short hop to the east from Surabaya sits Bali , where beaches and bars draw millions of tourists each year and from where another couple of island-hops takes a visitor to Komodo, the island home of the fearsome eponymous lizards. But according to travel booking website Agoda, an average room rate of 'just US$35 per night' makes Surabaya 'a top choice' not only for holidaymakers hoping to save a few dollars, but 'for those eager to embrace culture and adventure this summer'. A dragon dance in the Chinatown night market in the Indonesian city of Surabaya. Photo: Johannes Nugroho
CNA
13-07-2025
- CNA
Indonesia foils attempt to smuggle 1,200 endangered birds
KUPANG, Indonesia: Indonesian authorities have foiled a smuggling attempt of more than 1,200 endangered Javan white-eye birds after discovering them stuffed into cages, they said on Sunday (Jul 13). The popular cage bird is listed as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and a protected species by the Indonesian environment and forestry ministry. Officials found the huge cache of birds in eight cages on Friday, including 140 that died, at a port on Flores island in eastern Indonesia, Joko Waluyo, an official at a provincial conservation agency, told reporters on Sunday. The birds were due to be taken by ferry to Surabaya, a city in the east of Indonesia's main island Java. "The alleged perpetrator, who has not yet been found, brought Javan white-eye birds in eight bird cages. The number of birds that were attempted to be transported was 1,260, 140 of which were found dead," said Joko. The surviving white-eye birds were released back into the wild. "The release aims to save all secured (birds), increase the population in nature, and raise public awareness," he said. Under Indonesian law, poaching or trading of protected species is punishable by up to 15 years in prison. Indonesia's illegal trade in wildlife, along with habitat loss, has driven numerous endangered species, from the Sumatran elephant to the orangutan, to the brink of extinction.
SBS Australia
07-07-2025
- Business
- SBS Australia
WA State Team vs Persebaya: 'Introducing Surabaya football culture to Australia'
The international match between the Western Australia State Team against Persebaya Surabaya will be played at the Sam Kerr Football Centre in Western Australia on 9 July 2025. The best soccer players in the state will face off against Indonesia's Liga 1 team in an event also referred to as marking 35 years of sister-state relations between Western Australia and East Java, with Surabaya as its capital city. SBS Indonesian interviewed representatives from both sides ahead of the match, namely Jamie Harnwell, CEO of Football West which is the governing body of football in Western Australia, and Azrul Ananda, CEO of Persebaya Surabaya. Football West's CEO Jamie Harnwell (L), Persebaya Suarabaya's CEO Azrul Ananda (R). Credit: Supplied/Football West/Persebaya 'I think Australia is, in a sporting context, one of the best in the world,' Persebaya's CEO Azrul Ananda said. "How [the country] with not that many of population but its achievements on a world level are incredible. That means Australia is doing something right and we can certainly learn a lot from it.' According to Mr Ananda, this is the first time an Indonesian professional club conducting a training and a match in Australia that are not related to any competitions. 'It's totally our own initiative, a collaboration initiative with the Australian side,' he said. Men's WA State Team's head coach Ian Ferguson, captain Aryn Williams and Football West General Manager – Football David Lewis. Credit: Supplied/Football West The match is also part of Football West's partnership with Persebaya, marked by the signing of a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in December 2024, with commitment to player development and exchange programs. Football West CEO Jamie Harnwell said they were delighted to welcome their close colleague from Surabaya back to Perth and had been fortunate with the involvement of former Perth Glory coach, Ian Ferguson, in the team. 'The players have enjoyed the training sessions, they've been very intense and everyone is trying to put their hand up to be in that starting eleven,' said Mr Harnwell. We want to introduce Surabaya football culture there. Azrul Ananda, CEO of Persebaya Surabaya Meanwhile, Mr Ananda said he also brought a group of Persebaya supporters, known as Bonek (Bondo Nekat), adding that their supporters were 'different from other supporters'. Listen to the full podcast. Listen to SBS Indonesian on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 3pm. Follow us on Facebook and Instagram , and don't miss our podcasts.
Malay Mail
04-07-2025
- General
- Malay Mail
Search resumes for 30 missing as ferry to Bali capsizes in bad weather killing six including child
JAKARTA, July 4 — At least six people were dead and dozens unaccounted for yesterday after a ferry sank in rough seas on its way to the Indonesian resort island Bali, according to rescue authorities who said 29 survivors had been plucked from the water so far. Rescuers were racing to find 30 people still missing at sea after the vessel carrying 65 passengers and crew sank before midnight on Wednesday, as it sailed to the popular holiday destination from Indonesia's main island Java. 'The ferry tilted and immediately sank,' survivor Eka Toniansyah told reporters at a Bali hospital. 'Most of the passengers were from Indonesia. I was with my father. My father is dead.' Rescue officials said a sixth victim—a three-year-old boy—was found dead on Thursday evening. 'All search and rescue equipment were utilised... resulting in the discovery of 29 survivors, and six (victims) who were dead,' national search and rescue agency operations official Ribut Eko Suyatno told reporters. Nanang Sigit, the head of the Java-based Surabaya search and rescue agency, had earlier given a death toll of five with 29 missing at sea. President Prabowo Subianto, who was on a trip to Saudi Arabia, ordered an immediate emergency response, cabinet secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said, adding the cause of the accident was 'bad weather'. The search for the remaining missing victims will be suspended Thursday evening and will resume Friday, a Surabaya search and rescue officer told AFP. Nanang said efforts to reach the doomed vessel were initially hampered by adverse weather conditions. Waves as high as 2.5 metres (8 feet) with 'strong winds and strong currents' had affected the rescue operation, he said, adding conditions have since improved. A rescue team of at least 54 personnel was dispatched along with inflatable rescue boats, he said, while a bigger vessel was later sent from Surabaya city. Indonesia's national search and rescue agency chief Mohammad Syafii told a news conference that the agency sent a helicopter to help the effort. National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows a rescue team moving a victim's body brought to shore earlier by local fishermen after a ferry sank on its way to the resort island of Bali, in Banyuwangi, East Java. — AFP pic Frequent accidents Nanang said rescuers would follow currents and expand the search area if there were still people unaccounted for by the end of the day. 'For today's search, we are still focusing on search above the water where initial victims were found,' the Surabaya search and rescue chief said. The ferry's manifest showed 53 passengers and 12 crew members, he said, but rescuers were still assessing if there were more people on board. It is common in Indonesia for the actual number of passengers on a boat to differ from the manifest. It was unclear if any foreigners were on board. The ferry crossing from Ketapang port in Java to Bali's Gilimanuk port is one of the busiest in the country and takes around one hour. It is often used by people crossing between the islands by car. Four of the known survivors saved themselves by using the ferry's lifeboat and were found in the water early Thursday, the Surabaya rescue agency said. It said the ferry was also transporting 22 vehicles, including 14 trucks. Marine accidents are a regular occurrence in Indonesia, a Southeast Asian archipelago of around 17,000 islands, in part due to lax safety standards and sometimes due to bad weather. In March, a boat carrying 16 people capsized in rough waters off Bali, killing an Australian woman and injuring at least one other person. A ferry carrying more than 800 people in 2022 ran aground in shallow waters off East Nusa Tenggara province, where it remained stuck for two days before being dislodged with no one hurt. And in 2018, more than 150 people drowned when a ferry sank in one of the world's deepest lakes on Sumatra island. — AFP
Arab News
03-07-2025
- Arab News
5 dead, 29 missing after ferry sinks on way to Indonesia's Bali
DENPASAR, Indonesia: At least five people were dead and dozens unaccounted for Thursday after a ferry sank in rough seas on its way to Indonesian resort island Bali, according to rescue authorities who said 31 survivors had been plucked from the water so far. Rescuers were racing to find 29 people still missing at sea after the vessel carrying 65 passengers and crew sank before midnight on Wednesday, as it sailed to the popular holiday destination from Indonesia's main island Java. 'The ferry tilted and immediately sank,' survivor Eka Toniansyah told reporters at a Bali hospital. 'Most of the passengers were from Indonesia. I was with my father. My father is dead.' Java-based Surabaya search and rescue agency head Nanang Sigit told AFP that a fifth victim was found dead on Thursday afternoon. 'Thirty-one victims were found safe, five died, 29 people are still being searched for,' Nanang said. President Prabowo Subianto, who was on a trip to Saudi Arabia, ordered an immediate emergency response, cabinet secretary Teddy Indra Wijaya said, adding the cause of the accident was 'bad weather.' Nanang said earlier Thursday efforts to reach the doomed vessel were initially hampered by adverse weather conditions. Waves as high as 2.5 meters (8 feet) with 'strong winds and strong currents' had affected the rescue operation, he said, adding conditions have since improved. A rescue team of at least 54 personnel was dispatched along with inflatable rescue boats, he said, while a bigger vessel was later sent from Surabaya city. Indonesia's national search and rescue agency chief Mohammad Syafii told a news conference that the agency sent a helicopter to help the effort. Nanang said rescuers would follow currents and expand the search area if there were still people unaccounted for by the end of the day. 'For today's search, we are still focusing on search above the water where initial victims were found,' the Surabaya search and rescue chief said. The ferry's manifest showed 53 passengers and 12 crew members, he said, but rescuers were still assessing if there were more people onboard. It is common in Indonesia for the actual number of passengers on a boat to differ from the manifest. It was unclear if any foreigners were on board. The ferry crossing from Ketapang port in Java to Bali's Gilimanuk port is one of the busiest in the country and takes around one hour. It is often used by people crossing between the islands by car. Four of the known survivors saved themselves by using the ferry's lifeboat and were found in the water early Thursday, the Surabaya rescue agency said. It said the ferry was also transporting 22 vehicles, including 14 trucks. Marine accidents are a regular occurrence in Indonesia, a Southeast Asian archipelago of around 17,000 islands, in part due to lax safety standards and sometimes due to bad weather. In March, a boat carrying 16 people capsized in rough waters off Bali, killing an Australian woman and injuring at least one other person. A ferry carrying more than 800 people in 2022 ran aground in shallow waters off East Nusa Tenggara province, where it remained stuck for two days before being dislodged with no one hurt. And in 2018, more than 150 people drowned when a ferry sank in one of the world's deepest lakes on Sumatra island
