Jokowi and Prabowo Met on MRT, Took Lunch Trip to Senayan
President Joko Widodo and his rival in the 2019 presidential elections, Prabowo Subianto, finally met on Saturday 13th July at...
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3 Foreigners Injured in Lombok Helicopter Crash
Three foreigners and an Indonesian pilot were injured after a helicopter crash-landed in a rice field on the Indonesian island...
Canadian Teacher Convicted Of Child Sexual Assault in 2014 Released
A Canadian school teacher who was convicted in 2014 after charges of sexual assault of students at an Indonesian school...
Russian Smuggling Drugged Orangutan Sentenced to Prison
A 28-year-old Russian man has been sentenced to a year in prison for smuggling a drugged Orangutan in Bali’s Ngurah...
Longest Bridge in Southeast Asia Connecting Batam and Bintan to be Built in 2020
A 7 km bridge connecting two islands close to Singapore, Batam and Bintan, is set to be built next year....
Former Ministers Kwik Kian Gie and Rizal Ramli Summoned by KPK
Former coordinating ministers for economic, financial and industrial affairs, Kwik Kian Gie and Rizal Ramli have been summoned by the...
New Cameras Detect over 1,000 Traffic Violations in Jakarta in 10 Days
Electronic Traffic Law Enforcement (ETLE) cameras have recorded over 1,000 cases of traffic violations since the launch on 1st July...
Moeldoko: Rizieq Free to Return, I?ll Buy the Flight
Chief of Staff at the presidential office, Moeldoko, has suggested that head of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) Rizieq Shihab...
Anies Denies Giving BPPT Permission to Create Rain
Jakarta governor, Anies Baswedan, plans to create artificial rain in Jakarta in attempt to combat pollution has been heavily criticised...
Farmer Arrested for Illegal Trading of Tiger Skin and Skull
A farmer, identified as P from Langkat Regency, North Sumatra, has been caught by the Mount Leuser National Park rangers...
Jakarta Prone To Fire Outbreaks During Dry Season
As Indonesia enters the dry season, the West Jakarta Fire and Rescue Service Agency has warned residents to actively take...
7.0 Quake Hit Northern Maluku Sunday, Early Tsunami Warnings Revoked
A 7.0 magnitude earthquake had reportedly struck Southwest Ternate, Maluku, on Sunday night, 22.08 local time. The Meteorology, Geophysics, and Climatology...
Visually Impaired Indonesian Pianist Named Winner at Young Soloist Competition
A 17-year-old, visually impaired pianist and saxophonist from Jakarta was named one of the winners of the 2019 VSA International...
Indonesia Mourns Death of Head of BNPB, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho
Head of Data Information and Public Relations Centre for the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, had succumbed to lung cancer...
Passengers Excited as Ahok Tries Jakarta MRT for First Time
Jakarta’s former governor, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok, took a trip on Jakarta’s Mass Rapid Transit for the first time...
Baiq Nuril’s Appeal Rejected by MA, Jokowi to Take Action in Case of Amnesty
An Indonesian woman who exposed her cheating boss via social media, Baiq Nuril Maknun, has been handed a prison sentence...
BNN Uncovers 81kg of Meth Inside Car Tires
The BNN, or National Narcotics Agency, has discovered a large drug syndicate smuggling 81 kilograms of methamphetamine and more than...
Light Pollution Makes Stars Invisible in Jakarta
Ronny Syamara, an astronomer at the Jakarta Planetarium and Observatory, has said that Jakarta not only suffers from water and...
Gerindra: Prabowo Might Run in 2024 Presidential Election
Deputy General-Secretary of the Gerindra party, Andre Rosiade, has said that Gerindra would not rule out the possibility of Prabowo...
Rescued Sumatran Tiger Dies at Rehabilitation Centre in West Sumatra
Inung Rio, a Sumatran Tiger which was rescued in Riau, has died at the Dharmasraya Sumatra Tiger Rehabilitation Centre (PR-HSD)...
President Announces Capital City Relocation – Will It Solve Jakarta’s Traffic and Congestion?
Skyscrapers dot Jakarta with lights, shimmering like visions from the future. Executives glide imperiously down the corridors of corporate places....