Families gathered to raise their dead loved ones from their tombs, clean and redress the corpses in this year’s Ma’nene ritual to honour the spirits of their mummified ancestors in Indonesia. Every August the Torja community in Panggala, Nort Toraja, South Sulawesi, re-dress their relatives’ bodies, clean them, speak with them and even light them … Read more
Two powerful earthquakes strike off of Indonesia: Panicking residents flee homes as city is rocked by tremors By Afp Published: 07:50 BST, 19 August 2020 | Updated: 07:50 BST, 19 August 2020 Two large and shallow earthquakes struck off Indonesia’s Sumatra island early Wednesday, the US Geological Survey reported, but no tsunami warning was issued … Read more
The Sumatran rhinoceros once thrived in rain forests and swamps across India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and China. Their numbers have fallen dangerously low in recent decades, though, the result of poaching, habitat loss and fragmentation – leading the creature being classified as ‘critically endangered.’ Less than 80 survive, according to Save the Rhino, and all live … Read more
The Sumatran rhinoceros once thrived in rain forests and swamps across India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and China. Their numbers have fallen dangerously low in recent decades, though, the result of poaching, habitat loss, and fragmentation – leading the creature being classified as ‘critically endangered.’ Less 80 than survive, according to Save the Rhino, and all … Read more
Convicted drug trafficker Schapelle Corby has officially become a reality star, 15 years after she was jailed for trying to smuggle marijuana into Indonesia. On Sunday, the 43-year-old confirmed she will star on Channel Seven’s upcoming military-style reality show SAS: Australia. SAS: Australia is a remake of the British TV show SAS: Who Dares Wins and will … Read more
Convicted drug trafficker Schapelle Corby has officially become a reality star, 15 years after she was jailed for trying to smuggle marijuana into Indonesia. On Sunday, the 43-year-old confirmed she will star on Channel Seven’s upcoming military-style reality show SAS: Who Dares Wins. SAS: Who Dares Wins is a remake of the British TV show and will … Read more
This is the isolated tribe in Indonesia, where American heir Michael Rockefeller was supposedly murdered and eaten sixty years ago, before they renounced cannibalism and turned to Christianity. The images offer a rare glimpse of the Grand Valley Dani people, an ethnic group located in a remote part of western New Guinea in Indonesia. Their … Read more
Up to 20 migrants have been seen crossing the Channel this morning as French authorities claim they have stopped more than five times more refugees compared to last year. Home Office figures suggest 677 people, including at least one toddler, were caught making the perilous crossing from France to England between Thursday and Sunday. This … Read more
More than 500 migrants have crossed the English Channel to the UK in just three days, as it was revealed France is expected to demand £30million to help stem the flow of migrants across the Channel. Another 151 migrants made the dangerous crossing on Saturday, bringing the total the number to 532 since Thursday. They … Read more
France is expected to demand £30million to help stem the flow of migrants across the Channel after 151 made the journey in the last 24 hours – as a former Royal Marine is tasked with heading negotiations. Britain’s home secretary Priti Patel has teamed up with the defence secretary Ben Wallace to form a plan … Read more