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Baby’s got blue eyes… and so has everyone else! Indonesian tribe have piercing features due to a genetic fluke Members of a tribe on Buton Island, Indonesia, have Waardenburg Syndrome, affecting pigmentation The syndrome can affect hear loss but also causes an extremely rare electric blue colour in their eyes Korchnoi Pasaribu, from Jakarta, Indonesia, photographed … Read more
The real Shawshank Redemption: Chinese drug trafficker facing death sentence escapes jail by digging a 100ft tunnel through sewage pipes using a screwdriver in Indonesia Cai Changpan was sentenced to death in 2017 for trafficking 230-pound meth The Chinese man escaped from a Indonesian jail after digging a 100-foot tunnel He even invited his cellmate … Read more
Two Boeing plane crashes that killed 346 people in five months were the ‘horrific culmination’ of design flaws, poor government oversight and a lack of action by the planemaker, US investigators have said. Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration were both criticized in a scathing report by the House Transportation Committee after the crashes in … Read more
The New Guinea singing dog, known for making harmonic sounds with its high-pitched barks and howls, was believed to only exist in captivity – until now. Scientists spotted a pack of these dogs running wild in the hills of Indonesia after the animals were believed to have gone extinct in the wild 50 years ago. … Read more
The New Guinea singing dog, known for making harmonic sounds with its high-pitched barks and howls, was believed to only exist in captivity – until now. Scientists spotted a pack of these dogs running wild in the hills of Indonesia after the animals were believed to be extinct 50 years ago. The findings were uncovered … Read more
Families gathered to raise their dead loved ones from their tombs and clean and re-dress the corpses in a ritual honouring the spirits of their mummified ancestors in Indonesia. Every August the Torja community in Panggala, Nort Toraja, South Sulawesi, re-dress their relatives’ bodies, clean them, speak with them and even light them cigarettes. The … Read more
The Sumatran rhinoceros once thrived in rain forests and swamps across India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and China. Their numbers have fallen dangerously low in recent decades, though, the result of poaching, habitat loss and fragmentation – leading the creature being classified as ‘critically endangered.’ Less than 80 survive, according to Save the Rhino, and all live … Read more
The Sumatran rhinoceros once thrived in rain forests and swamps across India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, and China. Their numbers have fallen dangerously low in recent decades, though, the result of poaching, habitat loss, and fragmentation – leading the creature being classified as ‘critically endangered.’ Less 80 than survive, according to Save the Rhino, and all … Read more
Convicted drug trafficker Schapelle Corby has officially become a reality star, 15 years after she was jailed for trying to smuggle marijuana into Indonesia. On Sunday, the 43-year-old confirmed she will star on Channel Seven’s upcoming military-style reality show SAS: Australia. SAS: Australia is a remake of the British TV show SAS: Who Dares Wins and will … Read more
At least 20 migrants were stopped while crossing the Channel this morning as French authorities claim they have stopped more than five times more refugees compared to last year. Home Office figures suggest 677 people, including at least one toddler, were caught making the perilous crossing from France to England between Thursday and Sunday. This … Read more