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Dec 13, 20242 min read
Indonesia president suggests scrapping regional elections to cut costs
JAKARTA - Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has suggested scrapping one of the country's two nationwide elections to cut costs,...


Nov 27, 20241 min read
Indonesia province resumes search for 7 missing after landslide and floods kill 15
JAKARTA - Indonesian rescuers are searching for 7 people still missing four days after torrential rain hit North Sumatra province,...


Nov 4, 20242 min read
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano erupts, killing 10 people
JAKARTA - At least 10 people died after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in eastern Indonesia erupted near midnight on Sunday, spewing explosive...


Nov 2, 20241 min read
Indonesian authorities say eight dead in cooking oil factory near Jakarta
JAKARTA - Eight people died in a large fire at a cooking oil factory near the Indonesian capital Jakarta, local fire authorities said on...


Sep 22, 20242 min read
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed from captivity in Indonesia's Papua
JAKARTA - New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia's...


Sep 5, 20243 min read
Pope Francis arrives in Indonesia to begin ambitious Asia-Pacific tour
JAKARTA - Dozens of excited Indonesians waved on Tuesday as a motorcade carried Pope Francis through the capital as he began the first...


Sep 2, 20242 min read
Factbox-The climate threats on Pope Francis' Asia-Pacific itinerary
Climate change will be high on the agenda as Pope Francis embarks on his longest ever foreign trip on Monday, visiting Indonesia, Papua...


Aug 25, 20242 min read
Indonesia election body gets approval to issue new rules in line with protesters' demands
JAKARTA - Indonesia's election body secured parliament's nod on Sunday to issue new rules in line with demands from protesters, who have...


Aug 23, 20243 min read
Indonesia shelves plan to revise election law as protests rage
JAKARTA - Indonesia's parliament shelved planned changes to electoral laws on Thursday after protesters in the capital set fires and...


Aug 23, 20242 min read
A tumultuous week in Indonesian politics as transition nears
JAKARTA - Thousands protested in cities across Indonesia on Thursday, capping a dramatic week in politics in the world's third-largest...


Aug 23, 20242 min read
Indonesia court finds drugmakers at fault over toxic cough syrup, awards parents
JAKARTA - An Indonesian court ordered two local companies to pay up to 60 million rupiah ($3,850) to each family whose children died of...


Aug 22, 20242 min read
Power struggle between Indonesia's court and parliament sparks protests
JAKARTA - Protests are planned in Indonesia on Thursday as parliament looks to annul changes to election laws made by the constitutional...
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