"The United States lifted a travel warning placed on Indonesia following a string of deadly terrorist attacks, saying the security situation in the world's most populous Muslim nation had improved.
The last suicide bombing was more than 2 1/2 years ago on Bali island.
"The government ... has disrupted, arrested and prosecuted numerous terrorist elements," U.S. Ambassador Cameron Hume said Sunday in announcing the decision to lift the warning, which was put in place after several bombs went off in the capital, Jakarta, in 2000. "
Good news, certainly for "Murkans" who stay away in their droves when there is the slightest chance they could get scratched by a dog or catch a dose of the Indo Intestines. I fear we are about to become inundated...
In other news, fuel prices did increase jump by almost 30% on Saturday Evening and there is information out that the 27th and the 28th have been identified as the days most likely to have protests and disruptions.
The last time prices were increased, there were threats of all sorts of shit6 happening which never materialised. It is hoped that this is the case again as I cannot be arsed sitting in my car for hours while the noisy fuckwits shut the streets down...
Finally, at 6:30 am Jakarta Time, NASA announced that Mars Explorer had landed.
If you are interested, the feed is here....
NASA TV
Apologies for the terrible photoshop!
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