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Investigators suspect throttle problem to be behind Indonesia plane crash
A malfunctioning automatic throttle may have caused the pilots of a Sriwijaya Air jet to lose control, leading to the Boeing plane’s plunge into the ... World News -
Flood death toll rises to 21 in Indonesian capital
The death toll from flash floods and landslides in and around Indonesia's capital Jakarta reached at least 21 on Monday, with more heavy rain forecast ... World News -
Suspected grenade blast near Indonesia’s presidential palace injures two
A suspected smoke grenade explosion on Tuesday at Indonesia's National Monument park, near the presidential palace in central Jakarta, injured at ... World News -
Blast at Indonesian police warehouse holding World War Two munitions
An explosion went off on Saturday in an Indonesian police evidence warehouse containing munitions dating from World War Two, injuring one officer and ... World News -
Indonesia arrests dozens for Papua protests that set buildings afire
Indonesian police have arrested dozens of people in the easternmost region of Papua following protests last week in which buildings were set ablaze, a ... World News -
Indonesia to move capital from sinking Jakarta to Borneo
Indonesia’s president announced Monday that the country’s capital will move from overcrowded, sinking and polluted Jakarta to a site in ... World News -
Indonesia president formally proposes relocating capital to Borneo
Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday formally proposed to parliament a plan to move the country’s capital from Jakarta, on the crowded ... World News -
Indonesia capital, neighboring provinces in Java hit by major power blackout
Indonesia’s capital Jakarta and some neighboring provinces on Java island have been hit by a major electricity outage after problems at a number ... World News -
Strong quake sways buildings in Indonesian capital
A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Java island on Friday, swaying buildings as far away as the capital and prompting ... World News -
Indonesia’s leader says sinking Jakarta needs giant sea wall
Indonesia’s president said in an interview that he wants to see the speedy construction of a giant sea wall around Jakarta to prevent the ... Variety -
Jakarta residents sue Indonesia government over air pollution
Residents of Indonesia’s capital on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the government over the toxic levels of air pollution that regularly ... Healthy Living -
Indonesian plotters aimed to kill four top security officials
Unidentified plotters linked to recent violent protests against Indonesia’s president planned to kill at least four of the country’s most ... World News -
Indonesia lifts social media curbs targeting hoaxes during unrest
Indonesia on Saturday lifted temporary social media restrictions that were imposed to stop online hoaxes during an eruption of violence around the ... Digital -
Indonesian police arrest at least 20 amid post-election violence
Indonesian police have arrested at least 20 people accused of provoking riots in Jakarta following official results showing President Joko Widodo had ... World News -
Six dead in Indonesia riots, government restricts social media
Six people have died in election rioting in the Indonesian capital, authorities said Wednesday, as supporters of the losing presidential candidate ... World News -
Shared meals and torch-lit parades: Indonesia Muslims welcome Ramadan
From cleaning up relatives’ graves and sharing food with the poor to holding colorful torch-lit street parades, millions of Indonesians are ... Variety -
Abandon Jakarta: Indonesia again mulls plan for new capital
Indonesia’s decades-long discussion about building a new capital has inched forward after President Joko Widodo on Monday approved a long-term ... Variety -
Indonesia polls close as voters decide between moderate and ex-general
Tens of millions of Indonesians voted in presidential and legislative elections Wednesday after a campaign that pitted the moderate incumbent against ... World News -
IN PICTURES: At least 281 killed, hundreds injured in Indonesia tsunami
A tsunami apparently caused by the eruption of an island volcano killed at least 281 people around Indonesia’s Sunda Strait, sending a wall of ... World News -
Diver dies in search for Indonesian jet crash dead
An Indonesian diver died while recovering body parts from the ill-fated Lion Air plane which crashed into the sea killing 189 people, an official said ... World News -
Etihad plane bound for Jakarta returns to Abu Dhabi after engine trouble
An Etihad flight bound for Jakarta was forced to return to Abu Dhabi minutes after take-off after experiencing an engine-related problem ... Gulf -
Indonesian authorities burn carcasses of hundreds of crocodiles
Indonesian authorities have burned the carcasses of nearly 300 crocodiles slaughtered by villagers retaliating for the death of a man attacked by a ... World News -
Passengers rescued from stricken Indonesia ferry, 31 dead
Passengers trapped for a night on a stricken ferry off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi were rescued early Wednesday, officials said, as the death ... World News -
Embassy in Indonesia follows up on girl’s search for Saudi father’s family
Saudi Ambassador to Jakarta Osama Al-Shoaibi pledged to follow-up the case of a girl whose Saudi father died a few years ago. Ten-year-old Haifa ... Features -
WATCH: Saudi girl from Indonesian mother looks for deceased father’s family
A video of a little girl and her Indonesian mother who claims that the girl’s father is Saudi gained widespread attention on social media. In ... Gulf -
Scores injured as Indonesia stock exchange building lobby floor collapses
A mezzanine floor overlooking the main lobby of the Indonesian Stock Exchange building collapsed on Monday, injuring scores of people, many of them ... World News -
Indonesia launches cyber agency to tackle fake news and extremism
In a battle to combat online extremism and a surplus of fake news on social media, the world’s largest Muslim majority country, Indonesia, has ... Media -
Jakarta launches first airport train to tackle gridlock
Jakarta launched the first train connecting its international airport to the city centre Tuesday as the sprawling Indonesian capital moves to tackle ... Economy -
Indonesians uncover syndicate spreading hate speech online - police
Indonesian authorities have uncovered a group spreading hate speech and fake news online, one of many that they fear could undermine national unity. ... Digital -
Indonesian police: Two blasts hit bus station in Jakarta
Two blasts rocked a bus terminal in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Wednesday and caused casualties, police said. “There were two blasts at ... World News