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A woman reacts as she is sprayed with disinfectant inside a chamber as a precaution against the new coronavirus outbreak before entering a shopping mall in Jakarta, Indonesia. (AP)

Easing restrictions in Indonesia's capital worry its citizens

As Indonesia’s overall virus caseload continues to rise, Jakarta has moved to restore normalcy by lifting some restrictions this week

10 Jun 2020 2:12 PM

Eka Wulandari, from the Mekar Sari village in Jambi province, captured the blood-red skies in a series of photos taken at around midday on Saturday. (Photo: Social Media)

Sky in Indonesia turns blood red as massive wildfires haze crisis worsens

This year's haze levels have been some of the worst in years.

24 Sep 2019 3:12 PM

Jakarta is one of the world's most densely populated cities, home to more than 10 million people and three times that number when counting those who live in surrounding towns. (Photo: AFP)

Indonesian President plans to move its capital to Borneo island

President Widodo said it was urgent that relocation plans commence, although capital would not physically begin to be relocated until 2024.

26 Aug 2019 3:14 PM

Decades of uncontrolled and excessive depletion of groundwater reserves, rising sea-levels, and increasingly volatile weather patterns mean swathes of it have already started to disappear. (Photo: AP)

Find out where Indonesia is moving its capital from Jakarta

Environmental experts warned that one third of it could be submerged by 2050 if current rates continue.

17 Aug 2019 10:43 AM

In an embarrassing situation for the flight, the vlog showed that the flight's crew was handing out food menus which were handwritten. (Photo: Youtube I Rius Vernandes)

Watch: Indonesian Flight bans photography after customer mocks handwritten menu

A disgruntled passenger travelling in the airlines posted his vlog which went viral.

18 Jul 2019 7:48 PM

President Joko Widodo talks about results of presidential and parliamentary elections. (Photo: ANI)

Indonesia elections: More than 270 staff dies from fatigue-related illnesses

Approximately 80 per cent of the total 193 million voters cast their ballots in more than 8,00,000 polling stations located across country.

29 Apr 2019 7:43 AM

The waters have receded in some places but officials warned the full extent of the damage was not yet known and some areas were still cut off. (Photo: Representational purpose only)

Indonesia floods create havoc, 10 dead, many displaced

Some 12,000 people have been evacuated while many buildings, bridges and roads have been damaged by the severe weather, officials said.

28 Apr 2019 4:32 PM

A member of Indonesian Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) inspects debris believed to be from Lion Air passenger jet that crashed off Java Island at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. (Photo: AP)

Indonesia military chief 'strongly believes' crashed Lion air plane found

'We strongly believe we've determined the coordinates of the JT 610 fuselage,' country's military chief said.

31 Oct 2018 10:17 AM

Singapore National Swimming Championships

Virdhawal Khade beats schooling, wins gold in Singapore

Khade will be representing India in the August Asian Games in Jakarta and he feels his performance in Singapore will motivate him.

24 Jun 2018 1:38 AM

Ride-hailing apps run Indonesian tuk-tuks off road

In central Jakarta, bajaj line a curb, their drivers smoking or sleeping as swarms of motorbike drivers sporting Go-Jek or Grab.

25 Mar 2018 1:03 PM

Adventurous Indonesia

Indonesia is a country that offers myriad experiences.

17 Dec 2017 6:43 AM

Firefighters work at the site of an explosion at a firecracker factory in Tangerang, on the outskirt of Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. The explosion and raging fire killed a number of people and injured dozens, police said. (Photo: AP)

'Hand of God' saves Indonesian teen from fatal factory fire

Thursday's inferno at the factory in Tangerang, near Jakarta, killed at least 47 people, including a 14-year-old girl.

28 Oct 2017 11:43 AM

Jakarta’s Christian governor Basuki Ahok Tjahaja Purnama (centre) talks to his lawyers after his sentencing at a court in Jakarta. (Photo: AP)

Jakarta’s Christian governor sent to the slammer

Purnama, Jakarta’s first non-Muslim governor for half a century and its first ethnic Chinese leader.

10 May 2017 6:46 AM

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