Archive for the ‘Travel and Transport’ Category
Monday, November 6th, 2017
Typhoon Damrey, the 12th major storm to hit Vietnam this year, made landfall on Saturday 04 November 2017 with winds of up to 90 km/h (56 mph) that damaged more than 40,000 homes, knocked down electricity poles and uprooted trees, leaving 29 dead and 29 missing according to the Central ...
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Monday, October 9th, 2017
Mt. Agung continues to rumble but has yet to erupt. White smoke at a height of 1,500 meters was seen over Mount Agung on October 7, 2017.
More than 100,000 have evacuated their villages with government officials unhappy that perhaps as many as half the evacuees, acting out of fear and ...
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Tuesday, October 3rd, 2017
Now 10 full days after the alert level on Bali’s volcanic Mount Agung was increased to the highest level “IV” – the volcano continues to rumble but has yet to actually erupt. The number of people who have evacuated their homes is now estimated to have surpassed 140,000 – a ...
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Monday, September 25th, 2017
BALI, Indonesia — Thousands of villagers on the Indonesian resort island of Bali huddled Saturday in temporary shelters, sports centers and with relatives, fearing Mount Agung will erupt for the first time in more than half a century.
Read more on Khaosod here
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Thursday, December 8th, 2016
Floods in Thailand have killed 14 people and badly affected southern holiday islands as the country heads into the December to January high season for tourism.
A low pressure system has brought heavy rain to parts of the south including the islands of Samui and Phangan in the Gulf of Thailand, ...
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Monday, October 17th, 2016
Four central provinces in Vietnam have been hit by flooding as Typhoon Sarika, forecast to be one of the strongest in years, approaches Vietnam’s east coast.
Severe flooding in central Vietnam has left at least 21 people dead and submerged tens of thousands of homes.
Worst affected is the province of Quang ...
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Thursday, September 29th, 2016
On the 27 September at 14:45, Gunung Barujani, the little brother, of Gunung Rinjani started sending volcanic ash around 2,000 meters into the sky. The cloud drifted south causing several flight cancellations into the night of the 27 September. Rescuers in Indonesia were dispatched Wednesday to evacuate nearly 400 tourists, ...
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Monday, September 5th, 2016
Great news for divers. You will soon be able to fly direct between Papua New Guinea and Micronesia, combining 2 of the hottest dive spots in the world.
From 3 December 2016, Air Niugini is to launch twice weekly air services between Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea, and Chuuk ...
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Friday, August 5th, 2016
Volcanic eruptions in Indonesia in recent days have forced the closure of two airports and disrupted some flights to Bali, officials said on Wednesday.
Mount Gamala on the eastern island of Ternate erupted early Wednesday after a moderate earthquake in the area, sending ash up to 600m into the air and ...
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Friday, July 1st, 2016
Vietnam has extended the visa exemption to residents of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Spain.
Travelers from these countries will not be required to obtain a visa for traveling for up to 15 days in Vietnam. The change will be effective from 01 July 2016 until 30 June ...
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Thursday, December 3rd, 2015
Good news for diviers to Raja Ampat....
NAM Air, a subsidiary of Sriwijaya Air, has launched a new direct flight connecting Jakarta with Sorong, West Papua (Papua Barat). The baggage limit is 20 kg. NAM Air has attractive prices and is cheaper than Xpress Air.
Flight times with NAM Air:
Saturday early morning, departure Jakarta 00:05 h - arrival Sorong 06:10 ...
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Wednesday, November 4th, 2015
Bali International and Lombok Airports are currently closed due to volcanic activity at Mt. Barujani, a smaller volcano inside the caldera of Mt. Rinjani on Lombok island. The airport closure is at the moment extended until 08:45am (Bali local time), 4th November.
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Friday, July 31st, 2015
The worst flooding for 40 years in Vietnam's northern Quang Ninh province, home to the UNESCO-listed Halong Bay, has killed at least 17 people and damaged thousands of houses. Vietnamese authorities have issued a temporary ban on overnight cruises into Halong Bay for safety reasons.
Presently, however, the torrential rains in ...
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Friday, July 31st, 2015
A reminder that, on 15th of June 2015, Indonesia updated its Visa policy extending visa exemptions for 30 additional countries hoping to boost foreign tourism to Indonesia.
Nationals of 45 countries now do not need to get a visa on arrival (VoA), nor will they have to pay the visa ...
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Monday, July 13th, 2015
Bali International Airport is now open and operational though some airlines have delayed departures. Following a further eruption of Mount Raung, the airport was closed on Sunday 12 July from 11:30 am, reopening at 4 pm.
Lombok Airport has remained open since Saturday 11 July with international and domestic flights operating.
There ...
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