New appeal filed by Bali bombers, security tight Nov 3, 2008
The bombs went off in Ternate, in North Maluku, damaging the governor's office and house, police said. The area has previously seen fighting between Muslims and Christians, but it was unclear if there was any link to the Bali executions. (AlertNet)
Top 100 Courses Outside the U.S. Oct 3, 2008
Puerto Azul G.C. Ternate, Cavite, Philippines 59. The Links at Fancourt George, South Africa 60. (ESPN -- Golf)
Indonesia Island Hit by Magnitude 7.6 Earthquake; Tsunami Warning Canceled Sep 11, 2008
The quake struck 122 kilometers (76 miles) northwest of Ternate, the capital of the province of North Maluku, at a depth of 10 kilometers at 9 a.m. local time, or 7 a.m. Jakarta time, Indonesia's said ... The strongest shake lasted about five seconds,'' Kalimi, an official at Ternate's earthquake monitoring station, said by telephone. (Bloomberg -- Asia)
Powerful earthquakes strike Asia Sep 11, 2008
6, occurred at 0902 (0002 GMT) about 120km (75 miles) north of the city of Ternate, the US Geological Survey said ... "I felt the shaking but it wasn't really strong," Ojihan Washab, a hospital worker in Ternate, told the AFP news agency afterwards. (BBC News)
Powerful earthquake rattles northeastern Indonesia Sep 11, 2008
People in the Maluku capital of Ternate, which was closest to the epicenter, fled from houses and hotels as the earth rumbled beneath them. "I ran out of the hotel with other guests and we fled to high ground," Benyamin Otte said. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Big quakes cause fears, no damage, in Japan, Indonesia Sep 11, 2008
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World: Asia rattled by two strong quakes Sep 11, 2008
A tsunami alert was briefly issued over the radio and television and people in the Maluku capital of Ternate, which was closest to the epicenter, fled from houses and buildings as the earth rumbled beneath them. The feared wave never came, however, and there were no reports of casualties or damage. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
SA wines in Jakarta Sep 4, 2008
The wines enjoyed by Sultan Sibori of Ternate when dining at the Dutch at Fort Oranje upon his return from Batavia were probably South African. Nowadays, Jakarta's relationship with South African wines continues on through wine clubs and sales in hotels and restaurants. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Evolution of the best idea that anyone has ever had Jul 1, 2008
The reading was precipitated by an event thousands of kilometres away on the island of Ternate, now in Indonesia. The explorer Alfred Russell Wallace had spent a decade travelling the globe amassing a collection of more than 100,000 specimens of plants and animals. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Uri Tadmor: Documenting linguistic heritage May 13, 2008
Tadmor further said that Malay-based creoles are spoken mostly in eastern Indonesia, in places like Ambon, Kupang, Larantuka, Manado and Ternate. Aside from these regions, Malay dialects are also spoken indigenously in Sumatra, Java and Kalimantan, as well as in other countries such as Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Brunei. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Letter: People of Dutch descent living in Indonesia Mar 28, 2008
I was born in 1930 in Ternate, North Maluku. I hold a Netherlands passport. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Eastern Indonesia Struck by Earthquake Jan 22, 2008
9 magnitude quake struck in the early hours of Monday morning 179 km (111 miles) north west of Ternate in the Mollucas and at a depth of 53 km.. The Indonesian meteorology agency, which put the quake at 6. (Planet Ark, United States)
A battle of the dishes during the fasting month Sep 30, 2007
With the commitment to preserve traditional recipes, Four Seasons Jakarta and Ibu Suryatini present an array of dishes from palaces in Bali, Ternate (Maluku), Flores (Nusa Tenggara) and Cirebon (West Java). These Royal Heritage recipes used to be served to the royal family in those regions and include serapah daging (braised spicy beef with shallot) from Ubud, Bali; satai kerang (clams satay) from Cirebon and nasi golong (rice with marinated fried chicken) from Central Java. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Violent Protest at Indonesia Airport Aug 22, 2007
TERNATE, Indonesia At least four people were wounded by gunshots as police repelled thousands of protesters, some throwing rocks and glass shards, at an airport in eastern Indonesia, officials said ... He said four protesters were shot in the legs, and six others including four police were seriously injured by rocks as riot police moved in to end the violent protest at Sultan Khairun Babullah Airport in Ternate, the capital of North Maluku province ... Some protesters blocked roads with garbage,... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Protest forces airport closure in eastern Indonesia Aug 22, 2007
The crowd had converged on the airport in the provincial capital, Ternate, following rumours that the head of the local election commission blamed for the candidate's failure to contest the poll was leaving for Jakarta, he said. The airport, which only serves domestic flights, was closed and would reopen on Thursday, the police chief said. (AlertNet)
Riots in eastern Indonesia injure 13 Aug 22, 2007
At least 13 people, including two security officers, were injured when riot police moved in to end the violent protest at Sultan Khairun Babullah Airport in Ternate, the capital of North Maluku province, said provincial police chief, Brigadier General Mustofa ... Some protesters blocked roads with garbage, oil drums and glass in an attempt to stop them reaching the airport, while others destroyed offices and houses in Ternate, forcing schools and businesses to shut. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Strong earthquake hits Indonesia Jul 28, 2007
The quake hit more than 200km (130 miles) north of Ternate city with a magnitude of 6 ... "We felt a strong tremor for almost a minute, people ran in panic from buildings," Ternate resident George Rajaloa told AP news agency. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Strong earthquake jolts eastern Indonesia Jul 27, 2007
Warnings from BMG aired on a number of local television stations said that the quake, with its epicentre in the Maluku Sea, about 234 kilometres north-west of Ternate city, could trigger a tsunami. It occurred about 57 kilometres beneath the seabed. (Jurnalo)
Tsunami Warning Called Off After Powerful Indonesian Quake Jul 27, 2007
Today's quake occurred in the northern Molucca Sea 220 kilometers (135 miles) north of the nearest inhabited island, Ternate, and 2505 kilometers (1560 miles) east-northeast of the country's capital, Jakarta. No casualties have been reported but aftershocks continue to shake the region. (Environment News Service)
UPDATE: 7.0 quake hits off Indonesia; Tsunami Alert Called Off... Jul 26, 2007
The U.S. Geological Survey put the quake's epicenter in the Molucca Sea about 223 kilometers north of the North Maluku provincial capital Ternate, about 950 km west southwest of Davao on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao and 44 ... The quake was also felt in the North Sulawesi provincial capital Manado, about 240 km east of Ternate. (The Drudge Report)
Powerful earthquake hits eastern Indonesia Jul 26, 2007
The quake's epicentre was 220km north of Ternate city ... "We felt a strong tremor for almost a minute, people ran in panic from buildings, said George Rajaloa, a resident in Ternate. "Children are crying and their mothers are screaming, but there is no damage in my area. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Quark, floods hit Indonesia Jul 26, 2007
The earthquake was centred 57km under the seabed, about 230km northwest of the town of Ternate, the capital of North Maluku, an Indonesian meteorology official said. The US Geological Survey put the quake at magnitude 7. (The Age)
Indonesia on tsunami alert after underwater quake Jul 26, 2007
A meteorology official says the earthquake was centred 57 kilometres under the seabed, some 234 kilometres north-west of the town of Ternate, the capital of North Maluku, at 1:40pm local time. "Judging from the magnitude, there is a potential that a tsunami might develop," he said. (ABC Online)
Tsunami warning issued after quake Jul 26, 2007
The earthquake was centered 57km under the seabed some 234 km northwest of the town of Ternate, the capital of the province of North Maluku ... TernateEarthquake 234km off coast Related Stories. (RTE.ie)
Quake triggers tsunami warning Jul 26, 2007
The quake's epicentre was more than 130 miles north of Ternate city. These news feeds are provided by an independent third party and Channel 4 is not responsible or liable to you for the same. (Channel 4 News)
More Top Stories Asia Pacific Headlines Jul 26, 2007
The earthquake, centered 57 kilometres (35 miles) under the seabed some 234 kilometres northwest of Ternate, struck at 1:40 pm (0540 GMT), prompting authorities to issue a warning that was withdrawn about 30 minutes later. "I was sitting in my office when the chair started to rock," witness Huzaidin, who was working at the police headquarters in Ternate, told ElShinta radio ... Ternate is located about 2,270 kilometres northeast of Jakarta. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Moderate Quake Strikes Eastern Indonesia Jun 18, 2007
The epicentre of the quake lay at a depth of 39 km (24 miles) under the sea about 104 km southwest of Ternate, capital of North Moluccas province, Andi Zulfikar, an earthquake analyst at the meteorology and geophysics agency, said. He said no tsunami warning had been issued. (Planet Ark, United States)
Undersea earthquakes shakes Indonesia May 30, 2007
The tremor struck in the Maluku Sea, 135 miles from Ternate, the main city on Maluku island and 1,460 miles from the capital, Jakarta. Leopatty said the quake lasted around six seconds. (MSNBC -- International)
Powerful earthquake rattles eastern Indonesia, sending residents running May 29, 2007
0 struck in the Maluku Sea, 215 kilometers (135 miles) from Ternate, the main city on Maluku island and 2,355 kilometers (1,460 miles) from the capital, Jakarta. Hendrik Leopatty, an official with the Indonesian Meteorological and Geophysics Agency, said the quake lasted around six seconds. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Henk Schulte Nordholt: Recording the daily lives of Indonesians May 11, 2007
The locations are Jakarta; Delanggu, in Central Java; Payakumbuh, in West Sumatra; Kawal village, on Bintan island; Sintang, in West Kalimantan; Bittuang, in Sulawesi; Ternate; and Surabaya. "Discussions, feedback and evaluations for the archive were conducted by LIPI staff, and the first four years of recording -- 235 hours of footage -- has been handed over to LIPI," he said. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Earthquakes hit eastern Indonesia Mar 19, 2007
Moderate earthquakes Sunday hit Manado, the provincial capital of North Sulawesi and Ternate, the provincial capital of North Maluku ... 2 in Richter Scale hit Ternate, at 2:32 a.m. local time on Sunday, shocking residents, who were still in their beds ... Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG), said the epicenter of the quake was in Maluku Sea, some 121 kilometers west of Ternate. (People's Daily Online, China)
Community radio stations ordered off the airwaves Mar 15, 2007
Commercial radio station Generasi Muda Creatif, which is located in Ternate, North Maluku, was ordered off the air in 2005 after its broadcasts were found to be disturbing activities at Ternate's Sultan Babullah Airport. The local frequency monitoring board had issued it two warning notices, as well as threatening to confiscate its broadcasting equipment. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- City)
Recent developments at famed institute of SE Asian studies Mar 9, 2007
One can imagine the wealth of material and research possibilities a researcher in 2107 will have when he views the recordings made in Jakarta, Delanggu (Central Java), Payakumbuh (West Sumatra), Kawal (Bintan island), Sintang (West Kalimantan), Bitung (Central Sulawesi), Surabaya and Ternate. These are the locations that will be visited every four years for the next hundred years. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Powerful earthqauke causes panic in Indonesia Feb 21, 2007
The 6,5-magnitude temblor struck 210km from Ternate, the capital of Maluku island, and 375km from Manado, the northernmost city on Sulawesi island, the US Geological Survey said. "We called local authorities in Ternate and coastal areas to warn them of a potential tsunami," said Fauzi, a seismologist who goes by only one name ... Frightened residents fled their homes and at least one hotel in Ternate was evacuated. (Business Day)
Strong quake hits off Indonesia Feb 21, 2007
The quake sent some frightened residents fleeing from shaky buildings and at least one hotel in the capital Ternate was evacuated, the Associated Press reports. Indonesia sits on the seismically active so-called Pacific Ring of Fire and experiences frequent earthquakes. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Indonesia Tsunami Warning Over Feb 20, 2007
It struck 130 miles from Ternate, the capital of Maluku island, and 233 miles from Manado, the northernmost city on Sulawesi island, the US Geological Survey said. Seismologists said the area was safe from a killer wave about an hour after the quake hit. (Sky News)
Tsunami warning issued after strong quake strikes northeast Indonesia. Feb 20, 2007
The quake struck 130 miles from Ternate, the capital of Maluku island at a depth of 20 miles. "We have called local authorities in Ternate and coastal areas to warn them of a potential tsunami," said Fauzi, a seismologist who goes by only one name. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Missing Link Feb 5, 2007
In early 1858, Wallace, while based on the island of Ternate, where he had gone in search of the elusive birds of paradise, was gripped by a fit of malarial fever ... That was not his reaction when, on June 18, 1858, he received a package from Ternate containing Wallace s new paper. (New Yorker)
7.3 magnitude earthquake hits off Indonesian island Jan 22, 2007
The epicenter of the major quake was about 80 miles from the city of Ternate, in north eastern Indonesia, it said. It had a depth of more than six miles below the ocean floor. (MSNBC -- International)
Strong Indonesia earthquake panics residents Jan 22, 2007
Arifin, a teacher in the north Moluccas capital of Ternate, said people there had fled to high ground in fear of a tsunami, but none had materialised. The U.S. Geological Survey Web site put the quake's magnitude at 7. (AlertNet)
Quake rattles northeastern Indonesia Jan 22, 2007
The temblor struck six miles beneath the Molucca Sea and was centered 80 miles northwest of the Maluku capital of Ternate and 1,400 miles northeast of Jakarta, the USGS said. Some buildings suffered cracks and damage. (Houston Chronicle)
Major quake rocks Indonesia Jan 22, 2007
The latest quake, which struck 10 kilometres under the sea, hit 123 kilometers northwest of Ternate, on the Moluccas islands, according to the USGS. ... Metro television said the earthquake was also felt in Ternate, in North Maluku province, across the Maluku Sea from Manado, where tsunami fears also sparked a panic rush to the Gamalama mountain. (iAfrica.com)
Strong earthquake rocks eastern Indonesia, but no sign of tsunami Jan 22, 2007
In Ternate, the capital of North Maluku province, the quake only caused panic, with no reports of collapse of buildings so far,Teguh Prasetyo, an official of the provincial Meteorology and Geophysics Agency, said through telephone. The fifth aftershock of 5. (Xinhuanet, China)
Earthquake rattles northeastern Indonesia, but no major destruction reported Jan 21, 2007
The epicenter was 130 kilometers (around 80 miles) from the city of Ternate in the Maluku capital and more than 2,200 kilometers (nearly 1,400 miles) northeast of Jakarta. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, which recorded a more powerful 7. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
