JAKARTA: Across 17,000 islands, from the jungles of Borneo to the slums of Jakarta, millions of Indonesians were going to the polls Wednesday in one of the world’s biggest exercises in democracy.…
JAKARTA: More than 190 million Indonesians are set to cast their ballots Wednesday in one of the world’s biggest one-day elections. Voters in the Muslim-majority country will choose a new president, hundreds of…
JAKARTA: Indonesia has become the latest election battleground for Beijing´s soaring economic clout, as the opposition warns pro-China policies are saddling the mineral-rich archipelago with bad debt as it is sold off…
INDONESIA: At least 50 people have been killed by flash floods in Indonesia’s eastern Papua province, an official said on Sunday, as rescuers raced to find more victims of the disaster. The floods…
JAKARTA: Indonesia has submitted a bid to host the 2032 Olympics, officials said Tuesday, after the Southeast Asian nation’s widely lauded handling of the Asian Games last summer. Muliaman Hadad, Indonesia’s ambassador…
Indonesia will host Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for a state visit next week, Jakarta said Thursday, part of an Asian tour that includes stops in Pakistan, India and Malaysia.…
JAKARTA: A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the Indonesian island of Mentawai on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was issued. The earthquake hit at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles) in…
DENPASAR: Plans to free a radical cleric linked to the deadly Bali bombings are under review, Indonesia has said, after the surprise decision drew sharp criticism. Abu Bakar Bashir, once synonymous with…
JAKARTA: Navy divers have recovered the cockpit voice recorder of a Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October 2018, Indonesian officials said on Monday, in a possible boost to…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan had a telephone conversation with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday in which he assured him of Pakistan’s full support to Indonesia after the devastating tsunami and…
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office (FO) on Sunday expressed its sadness over the loss of precious lives in a tsunami following a volcanic eruption in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait. Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal tweeted,…
JAKARTA: A tsunami following a volcanic eruption has killed at least 222 people when it slammed without warning into popular beaches around Indonesia’s Sunda Strait on Saturday night, cutting a swathe of…
JAKARTA: It was just after dawn prayers when the caretaker at a Jakarta mosque noticed a man stealing from the donation box, prompting a furious mob to beat him to death —…
Pakistani Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter, Muhammad ‘The Spider’ Imran will take on Indonesia counterpart Elipitua Siregar in a Strawweight bout at One Championship: Warrior’s Dream on November 17, at Stadium Istora,…
JAKARTA: Indonesian divers hunted on Friday for a second black box from an aircraft that crashed into the sea this week with the loss of all 189 people on board, as investigators…
An Indonesian airliner crashed into the sea on Monday, with the likely loss of all 189 people on board, as it tried to return to Jakarta minutes after take-off. Lion Air flight…
Finance Minister Asad Umar on Tuesday left for Indonesia to attend the annual meeting of International Monitory Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Bali, a private media outlet reported. According to the…
