Surabaya, Indonesia News

Pilots should be tested for drugs a few hours or days before they fly, rather than undergoing the routine testing every six months as they do now, Indonesia's transportation minister said Monday.

Tan Chong Group has chosen Universiti Utara Malaysia as the headquarters for its academic centre, Tan Chong Centre of Asian Management Studies.

Yet another arrest of a pilot, this time from Lion Air, over the alleged use of crystal methamphetamine late last week has raised concerns over the safety of Indonesia's airline industry, with the National Narcotics Agency suggesting that a large number of pilots could have drug problems.

Balinese dancers perform in front of a brand new Boeing 737-900 ER series plane during its official launch by Indonesia's Lion Air Monday, April 30, 2007 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Several incidents involving drug s and pilots with privately owned Lion Air have raised concerns about aviation safety in the country and prompted calls for the Indonesian government to immediately audit the management of the airline.

It engages in the manufacturing of cigarettes, and paperboard for packaging. It also engages in cigarette trading.

PT Suryainti Permata Tbk is a real estate developer. The company develops industrial estates, residential, town house, hotels and office buildings.

Narcotics agency director Brig. Gen. Benny Mamoto says Lion Air pilot Syaiful Salam was arrested early Saturday in his hotel room in Surabaya city with a small amount of crystal methamphetamine in his possession.

Herald photographer Quentin Jones went to Indonesia's second biggest city, Surabaya, and visited the red light district called Dolly.

SURABAYA, Indonesia: Thirty Pakistani and Afghan immigrants tunnelled their way out of an Indonesian detention centre using spoons, nails and wooden sticks, an official said Wednesday.The men escaped through the two-metre tunnel in Surabaya city on Monday after digging their way from a toilet, under the main gate to freedom.As some dug, others had ... (more)

Thirty Pakistani and Afghan immigrants tunneled their way out of an Indonesian detention centre using spoons, nails and wooden sticks, an official said Wednesday.

SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UK? "I would like to know if there are any summer job opportunities for teaching ESL in the U.K." EFL teacher required for well-established private language school in Surabaya.