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On Monday, rescuers retrieved a body from villages ravaged by landslides in the hilly West Java resort town of Puncak and are still searching for at least eight others. (Photo:AP)

Indonesia landslide: Woman pulled out alive after being trapped for 13 hrs, several missing

Television stations broadcast the frantic rescue effort near Jakarta's international airport throughout the night.

06 Feb 2018 4:07 PM

‘All female stewardesses must wear a 'jilbab' (headscarf) Muslim fashion in accordance with the rules of sharia,’ the authorities said in the letter. (Photo: File/Representational)

Orthodox Indonesian province makes hijab mandatory for flight attendants

Aceh is the only province in the predominantly Muslim country to implement Islamic law.

31 Jan 2018 6:28 PM

Jakarta police said they were seeking more information on the incident. (Photo: AFP)

Jakarta: Floor of Indonesia Stock Exchange collapses, 75 injured

Images circulating on social media showed a mangled metal structure that had collapsed around Starbucks cafe near the entrance to the lobby.

15 Jan 2018 12:52 PM

The waves of plastic flooding into rivers and oceans have been causing problems for years, clogging waterways in cities, increasing the risk of floods, and injuring or killing marine animals who ingest or become trapped by plastic packaging. (Photo: AFP)

Sea of plastic: Bali announces ‘garbage emergency’

Often dubbed a paradise on earth, the Indonesian holiday island has become an embarrassing poster child for the country’s trash problem.

28 Dec 2017 2:00 PM

80,000 protesters gathered at the National Monument, waving the Palestine flag and banners reading 'Free Palestine' as they chanted 'God is greatest!', says police. (Photo: AFP)

Indonesians protest Trump's Jerusalem decision, march for Palestinians

Dressed mostly in white, the demonstrators urged the US to change its decision.

17 Dec 2017 5:12 PM

Most were released as homosexuality is not illegal in Indonesia, but 10 men were charged under anti-pornography laws. (Photo: AP/Representational)

8 Indonesian men involved in gay sauna, club, jailed for 2 yrs

Verdicts for two defendants who allegedly performed oral sex were adjourned until next week.

15 Dec 2017 2:06 PM

An American citizen detained for a drug offense escaped on Monday from an overcrowded and under-staffed prison on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. (Representational image)

US man in Bali prison for smuggling Hashish, escapes

It was the second escape from the prison in Bali's capital, Denpasar, since June.

11 Dec 2017 5:59 PM

While hot magma has produced an eerie orange glow just above the crater, and thousands of villagers have fled homes on the mountain's slopes, Agung's ejections of material have been small this time. (Photo: File)

Bali Volcano: Ash billows in fresh volley of activity

The 9,800 ft Mount Agung volcano, capable of very violent eruptions, has shown increase in activity.

08 Dec 2017 7:28 PM

Tourists gather to watch Mount Agung at Amed beach in Karangasem on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali last week. (Phot: AFP/ File)

Flights resume as Bali volcano dissipates into a wispy plume of steam

Indonesia’s disaster agency says the volcano remains at its highest alert level but most of Bali is safe for tourists.

04 Dec 2017 4:19 PM

Experts said Agung's recent activity matches the build-up to the earlier disaster, which ejected enough debris - about a billion tonnes - to lower global average temperatures by around 0.3 degrees Celsius for roughly a year. (Photo: AP)

Bali airport re-opens as risk of danger from volcanic ash reduces

Mount Agung could produce a major eruption at any moment, officials have warned.

29 Nov 2017 5:23 PM

At least 5,000 foreign and 15,000-20,000 domestic tourists pass through the airport each day, according to Pastika. (Photo: AP)

High risk of Mt Agung eruption: Bali airport may remains closed for more than 24 hrs

Ngurah Rai is Bali's main international gateway and a hub for tourists travelling to Indonesian islands further east.

27 Nov 2017 3:52 PM

Bali's airport was closed for 24 hours, disrupting 445 flights and some 59,000 passengers, due to the eruption warning and the presence of volcanic ash from Agung. (Photo: AP)

Bali on high alert over volcanic eruption, airports closed, 59,000 tourists stranded

Tourism business has slumped in Bali since September when Agung's volcanic tremors began to increase.

27 Nov 2017 11:38 AM

Around 100 people were evacuated to an elementary school, while others had left to stay with family members. (Photo: Youtube screengrab)

Tornado in Indonesia injures 35, destroys hundreds of homes

The tornado, with wind speeds of 70 km per hour, carved a path of destruction in the Sidoarjo area.

23 Nov 2017 5:41 PM

‘There are 103 workers in total working for this factory,’ Nico Afinta, director of general crime at Jakarta Police said. (Representational Image | Photo: AP/File)

Indonesia fireworks factory explosion kills 27, injures 43: reports

The exact number of casualties is still being confirmed.

26 Oct 2017 2:43 PM

The Indonesian Narcotics Agency recorded there are 6 million drug users in the archipelago out of its 255 million people, a situation the president labelled drug emergency. (Photo: File)

Indonesian President tells police to shoot drug dealers who resist arrest

In a speech to one of Indonesia's political parties late on Friday, Widodo urged law enforcers to crackdown on drug dealers in Indonesia.

23 Jul 2017 11:57 AM

The Indonesian-made Dauphin AS365 helicopter crashed later Sunday at Butak Mountain in Candiroto subdistrict in Central Java. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Indonesia: Aid helicopter crashes after volcano erupts; 8 killed

The helicopter reportedly hit a cliff about 3 minutes from arriving at Dieng Plateau, where a volcanic erupted injuring at least 10 people.

03 Jul 2017 7:59 AM

Police officers gather outside the mosque where a suspected Islamic militant stabbed two policemen in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo: AP)

2 Indonesian police officers stabbed by suspected militants

The two police officers were stabbed in the neck and face and are being treated at a local hospital.

01 Jul 2017 12:16 PM

National police chief Tito Karnavian said last week about 40 suspected militants had been detained in recent weeks. (Photo: Representational/AP)

Indonesian cop stabbed by suspected Islamist militants in Medan city

Islamic State sympathizers have carried out a series of mostly low-level attacks in Indonesia over the past few years.

25 Jun 2017 11:30 AM

The four men were serving sentences for different crimes, from immigration rules violation to drug crimes. (Photo: Representational/File)

4 foreign inmates break out of Bali jail using tunnel

The tunnel had a diameter of 50 x 75 cm (20 x 30 inches) and was found filled with water on Monday morning, Bali police said.

19 Jun 2017 4:28 PM

India's Srikanth Kidambi celebrates after defeating Japan's Kazumasa Sakai during their men's singles final match at Indonesia Open badminton championship. (Photo:AP)

Indonesia Open final: Kidambi Srikanth defeats Kazumasa Sakai in straight games

The Indian shuttler defeated the Sakai 21-11, 21-19 to clinch his first Indonesia Super Series open title.

18 Jun 2017 1:29 PM

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