Tasha Wibawa – Indonesia is often presented as one of Australia's most important neighbours and strategic allies, with formal diplomatic relations between the two nations marking a 70-

Krithika Varagur, Jakarta – The death toll from floods caused by torrential rains in the Indonesian capital rose to at least 53 as rescuers found more bodies, disaster officials said o

Max Walden – Indonesia's air force has dropped salt flares on storm clouds in an effort to prevent further torrential rain over the capital Jakarta, after deadly floods ravaged the cit

Arya Dipa, Bandung and Jakarta – The West Java administration declared an emergency status on Friday after floods and landslides hit several areas in the province, as well as in Jakart

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan – Police are looking into illegal logging as a possible factor contributing to heavy flooding that killed three people and left two missing in North Sumatra's No

Now that much of the floods in the Greater Jakarta Area have subsided, the inevitable blame game for the deadly disaster has begun, in which it doesn't appear that the country's leader

Niniek Karmini, Jakarta – The death toll from floods in Indonesia's capital has risen to 43 as rescuers found more bodies amid receding floodwaters, disaster officials say.

Isal Mawardi, Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto invited veterans of the Seroja Operation in East Timor to his private residence in Hambalang on Wednesday.

Jakarta – A flash food has killed at least three people and injured several others in Lebo village in Manganitu district, Sangihe Islands regency, North Sulawesi.

Jakarta – It has been estimated that retailers in Greater Jakarta will have lost more than Rp 1 trillion (US$71.91 million) as retail shops in the area cease operations on account of s

Jakarta – The massive floods that hit Jakarta on Wednesday swept away not only waste but also reusable household appliances, such as TVs and refrigerators.

Bisnis, Jakarta – The growing international tourist visits from January to November 2019 did not coincide with the occupancy levels of hotels, which experienced a drop compared to the

Rosniawanti Fikry Tahir, Jakarta – A student of the Halu Oleo Kendari University, Muhammad Iksan, fell victim to a machete attack by an unknown person on Thursday, January 2, after par

Robertus Wardi and Telly Nathalia, Jakarta – The Indonesian Military, or TNI, has raised combat alert for its forces stationed in the Natuna archipelago – in the south part of the disp

Lenny Tristia Tambun, Jakarta – Indonesians have flooded the social media accounts of Federation Internationale de l'Automobile, or FIA, with pleas to cancel their electric car race in

Investor Daily, Jakarta – Capital flow to Indonesia totaled Rp 224,2 trillion, or $16 billion, throughout last year – likely to bring the country's balance of payment into positive ter

Diana Mariska, Jakarta – Fourteen organizations grouping in the Islamic Organization Friendship Body, or LPOI, expressed their support on Friday for government's continued struggle to

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – More than 740 neighborhoods in Greater Jakarta and 107 in Banten remain without power as of Friday noon after severe flooding since Wednesday.

Jakarta – Indonesians are no strangers to disaster, both natural and manmade.

Erwin Renaldi – Nidya Desianti and her husband had just finished paying off their mortgage and were excited to start the new year living in their new home in Jakarta.

Faisal Maliki Baskoro, Jakarta – Inflation in Indonesia cooled to an eight-month low in December as the cost of transportation, telecommunication and financial services stagnated, the

Basten Gokkon, Jakarta – Flash floods triggered by the heaviest rains ever recorded in Jakarta wreaked havoc across the Indonesian capital Jakarta and its satellite cities on the first

Marchio Irfan Gorbiano, Jakarta – Indonesia recorded inflation of 2.72 percent in 2019, the lowest level in around two decades, thanks to lower inflationary pressure from government-re

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – People are taking to social media to alert their neighbors and ask authorities for help, as the widespread flooding that hit Greater Jakarta on Jan.

Norman Harsono, Jakarta – By 7:00 a.m. on Jan.

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Jessica Damiana, Jakarta – The death toll from flash floods and landslides in and around Indonesia's capital Jakarta reached at least 19 on Thursday, with more heavy rain forecast, aut

M Rosseno Aji, Jakarta – The advocacy team of Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) investigator Novel Baswedan criticized the criminal charges used by police against the two men res

Beritasatu, Jakarta – Buni Yani, the man who played a key role in the blasphemy allegation that led to the criminal conviction of former Jakarta governor Basuki "Ahok" Tjahaja Purnama,

Novy Lumanauw, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo called the Indonesian capital market authorities to toughen measures against market manipulations on Thursday, in his first comm

Arya Dipa and Kharishar Kahfi, Bandung and Jakarta – Greater Jakarta is not the only region in the country flooded during the new year's celebrations, as some regions in West Java and

Jakarta – Massive floods marked the first day of 2020 in Greater Jakarta on Wednesday after heavy rains pounded the the capital and its peripheral areas since New Year's Eve.

Jakarta – The government should prioritize dialog instead of using a security approach in seeking solution to the Papuan problem.

Jakarta – The government is working to mitigate and prevent flooding in regions across the country, especially in Jakarta, President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has said in response to the se

Arya Dipa, Bandung – Heavy rainfall caused flooding as deep as 2 meters at the Padalarang underpass in West Bandung regency, West Java, which Regent Aa Umbara Sutisna blamed on the Jak

Ardila Syakriah, Jakarta – Severe flooding in Jakarta has claimed at least three lives and forced hundreds of residents to flee their homes after heavy rains from Tuesday evening to We

Jakarta – When the clock struck midnight yesterday night, we waved goodbye not only to 2019, but also to the 2010s, a tumultuous decade so emotionally taxing that many would certainly

Jakarta – Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto has appointed five retired generals to be the ministry's special assistants, including the former commander of the infamous Tim Mawar (Rose

Gay Alcorn – Australia leading an international peacekeeping force in East Timor after the territory voted for independence in 1999 was a turning point in Australia's role in the regio

By mid-1999, Australian military involvement in East Timor was looking increasingly possible.

Nick Bonyhady – The Howard government refused to offer safe haven to a group of about 1500 pro-independence East Timorese the United Nations believed were at risk in Indonesia.

Kharishar Kahfi, Jakarta – Jakarta experienced on Tuesday night its worst rainfall in over a decade, with heavy rain pouring over the city nonstop until Wednesday morning, causing seve

Dedek Hendry, Seluma, Bengkulu – Heavy downpours starting on Tuesday afternoon have caused the Air Ngalam River to breach its banks, flooding eight villages in Seluma regency, Bengkulu

Hengky Ola Sura, Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara – Dozens of buildings in Egon village in Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara, were left submerged in floodwater following heavy rainfall from Sunday

Jakarta – Without more fundamental changes to his development strategy, President Jokowi's replacement of a number of ministers will be for nothing.

Jakarta – Indonesia's Supreme Court has struck down a regulation that allowed activities by plantation companies in protected forest areas, a green group said on Tuesday, flagging a de

Amilia Rosa, Bali – Indonesian authorities have ordered pigs in Bali no longer be fed airline leftover food to protect them from a rapidly spreading bout of African swine fever.

Bambang Muryanto, Yogyakarta – Top officials at Gadjah Mada University (UGM) have protested against the huge revisions made by the rectorate to a draft sexual violence prevention regul

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Jakarta – Personnel of Makassar Public Order Agency (Satpol PP) conducted raids at several convenience stores in Makassar, South Sulawesi on Monday evening to confiscate condoms in a b