A train accident during rush hour injures dozens, the rupiah drops to a 17-year low, and other top news in Indonesia and around the world
Rappler.comPublished 6:00 AM, September 24, 2015
Updated 6:00 AM, September 24, 2015
TRAIN CRASH. An Indonesian commuter train crashes during rush hour. Photo from Twitter @TMCPoldametro
JAKARTA, Indonesia – From a train accident during rush hour to a 17-year low for the rupiah, here's the top news to start your day.
1. Train accident
At least 35 people were injured Wednesday, September 23, when a packed commuter train slammed into the back of another at a station in the Indonesian capital Jakarta during rush hour, an official said.
TV footage showed the two trains crushed together, with considerable damage to the front end of one and the back of the other, and emergency workers carrying the injured out on stretchers. Read more.
2. Rupiah down
Indonesia's rupiah fell 0.57% to a 17-year low with research firm Capital Economics saying the country's foreign exchange reserves have plunged 7.0% since March, indicating the central bank had been intervening to support the currency.
Asian emerging market currencies sank after data showing further weakening in China's key manufacturing sector added to concerns about the global economy, sending investors flocking to safer assets. Read more.
3. Senior lawyer dies
GOODBYE ADNAN. The senior lawyer died of heart problems. Photo from Adnan Buyung Nasution & Partners
National senior lawyer Adnan Buyung Nasution died of illness at 10:17 am, Wednesday, September 23.
Born in Jakarta on July 20, 1934, he passed away at the age of 81. Nasution was under treatment since Sunday, September 20, for heart problems. Read more.
4. Najib travels
CONTROVERSIAL COUPLE. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak (L), accompanied by his wife Rosmah Mansor (R) are said to be in Londona and New York. Photo by Bagus Indahono/EPA
A trip by Malaysia's embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak to London and New York is shrouded in mystery, with a London source saying the premier and his wife, Rosmah Mansor, are already in London, staying at the five-star Dorchester in Mayfair, and editors in Kuala Lumpur being told he won't go until Wednesday, after the weekly cabinet meeting. A source later confirmed that Najib had quietly left KL.
His overseas jaunt, which is expected to later include a trip to Milan with Rosmah for her Islamic dress fashion show, is scarred by spiraling investigations by international law enforcement agencies in New York, Switzerland, Singapore and London and domestic rumors of behind-the-scenes negotiations to replace him with a unity government — which seems unlikely now. Read more.
5. Idul Adha
Indonesia celebrates Idul Adha on Thursday, September 24, the Islamic day of sacrifice.
On this day, the world's largest Muslim nation usually spends the day with family. They sacrifice a goat to honor the willingness of Abraham to sacrifice his son, and the meat from the sacrificed animal is divided and shared by family, friends, and the poor. Read more. – Rappler.com
Source: The wRap Indonesia: Train accident, rupiah down
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