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In good condition?: Lion Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft, which serves the Bandung-Denpasar route, crashed and fell into waters as it tried to land at Ngurah Rai International Airport on Saturday. No casualties were reported but dozens sustained injuries. (JP/Zul T.Edoardo)
Happy to be here: A passenger from Flight number JT-960 holds her child at Kasih Ibu Hospital, Badung, Bali, on Saturday. The Lion Air Boeing 737-800 crashed on landing at Ngurah Rai International Airport. No casualties were reported but dozens of passengers were injured. (JP/Agung Parameswara)
We want freedom!: Members of the Muhammadiyah Students Association rallied against the mass organization bill in front of the House of Representatives building on Friday. (JP/Jerry Adiguna)
Reveal the truth: The chairwoman of the National Commission on Human Rights (Komnas HAM), Siti Noor Laila (center), accompanied by commissioners Dianto Bachriadi (second left) and Siane Indriani (second right), accept additional information regarding the killing of four prison inmates by a group of soldiers in Yogyakarta before holding a press conference at the commission’s headquarters in Jakarta on Friday. The commission said it found indications of human rights violations in the incident. (JP/Jerry Adiguna)
The dominant force: High-school students play with their smartphones before taking the stage for a school event in Menteng, Central Jakarta, on Friday. Smartphone shipments to Indonesia have continued to grow as phones have become cheaper. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), shipments of feature phones remained the highest contributor, but smartphone shipments would continue to rise, reaching 22 percent of total shipments by the end of 2013. (JP/P. J. Leo)No rights violation: Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro (left) visits the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic church in Yogyakarta on Friday. Commenting on Kopassus soldiers accused of raiding a civilian prison and murdering four inmates, Purnomo said that the soldiers had not committed human rights violations and therefore should be tried by a military court. According to Purnomo, human rights violations refer to systematically planned genocide involving orders from superior or the government.(Antara/Regina Safri)The dominant force: High-school students play with their smartphones before taking the stage for a school event in Menteng, Central Jakarta, on Friday. Smartphone shipments to Indonesia have continued to grow as phones have become cheaper. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), shipments of feature phones remained the highest contributor, but smartphone shipments would continue to rise, reaching 22 percent of total shipments by the end of 2013.(JP/P. J. Leo)The dominant force: High-school students play with their smartphones before taking the stage for a school event in Menteng, Central Jakarta, on Friday. Smartphone shipments to Indonesia have continued to grow as phones have become cheaper. According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), shipments of feature phones remained the highest contributor, but smartphone shipments would continue to rise, reaching 22 percent of total shipments by the end of 2013. (JP/P. J. Leo)No rights violation: Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro (left) visits the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic church in Yogyakarta on Friday. Commenting on Kopassus soldiers accused of raiding a civilian prison and murdering four inmates, Purnomo said that the soldiers had not committed human rights violations and therefore should be tried by a military court. According to Purnomo, human rights violations refer to systematically planned genocide involving orders from superior or the government.(Antara/Regina Safri)
Hidden danger: Cars slow as they approach a huge pothole on Jl. Sudirman in Central Jakarta on Friday.(Antara/Gempur Muhammad Surya)
Cleanup: People seen through the TV frame are clearing the debris of houses destroyed by a hurricane that hit villages on the slopes of Mount Sumbing in Central Java on Wednesday. Hundreds of houses were damaged or destroyed. (Antara/Anis Efizudin)
Minimum stipend has got to go: Protesters gather at the Citibank Indonesia Workers Union rally outside Citibank Tower on Jl. Jend. Sudirman in Jakarta on Wednesday. The protesters urged the management of the New York-based bank to settle some problems, including giving the employees more generous stipends. (JP/R. Berto Wedhatama)

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Lion Air operating as usual despite accident

Fadli, The Jakarta Post, Batam | Sat, 04/13/2013 10:44 PM

Authorities at Hang Nadim International Airport in Batam, Riau Islands, said flights for several routes served by Lion Air were still running as usual despite the incident in Bali. There were no delays or cancellations related to the incident.

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