All flights to, from Yogyakarta airport suspended  (05-27 15:27:43)

    JAKARTA, May 27 (Xinhua) -- With the death toll in Saturday morning's powerful earthquake recorded at more than 300, all flights to and from Adi Sucipto Airport in Yogyakarta were suspended following damage to the airport's facilities. Full story

Indonesia's quake death toll rises to over 300: hospitals (2006-05-27 15:17:07)

    JAKARTA, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Preliminary reports from five major hospitals in Yogyakarta said more than 300 people were killed and thousands of others injured in a powerful tectonic earthquake which shook Yogyakarta province and parts of Central Java on Saturday morning. Full story

Indonesian president orders to help for quake victims   (2006-05-27 15:11:12 )

    JAKARTA, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has instructed Health Minister Siti Fadillah Supari and Social Affairs Minister Bakhtiar Chamsyah to go to Yogyakarta immediately to deliver relief aid and coordinate help for victims of earthquake which hit the city and its environs on Saturday morning. Full story

Indonesian president to visit earthquake-hit province    (2006-05-27 12:49:38)

    JAKARTA, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will visit earthquake-hit Yogyakarta province on Sunday, Elshinta Radio reported on Saturday.

    Yudhoyono will take an overland trip to Yogyakarta because minor damage at the runway of Adi Sucipto airport caused by the earthquake makes it impossible for the president to take an air trip, said the report. Full story

Emergency status imposed in Indonesia's quake-hit area   (2006-05-27 11:43:34)

    JAKARTA, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian government announced Saturday an emergency status in the southern Java province of Yogyakarta following an earthquake.

    "The emergency status applies," presidential spokesman Andi Mallarangeng told local news website Detikcom.

    He said President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered related ministers and the provincial government to cooperate closely in handling the victims and providing humanitarian assistance. Full story