New Regulation Limits Foreign Ownership of Insurance Companies to 80 Percent
The government has issued Government Regulation No. 14/2018 on foreign ownership of insurance companies, setting a maximum foreign ownership of...
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Jakarta: MRT Trial Run Scheduled for December
The development of Jakarta’s MRT is on track and it is set to enter a trial run in December before...
Alert Raised on Mount Merapi After Another Eruption
Mount Merapi, located in the border of Central Java and Yogyakarta Provinces, erupted on Tuesday at 1.47am local time. The...
Impatient Child Torches Family Home
A 16-year-old boy in Jambon, Ponorogo, East Java, burned down his family house after his parents told him he would...
Mount Merapi Erupts Again
Another phreatic eruption occurred at Mount Merapi in Magelang, Central Java, at 1.25am on Monday, May 21. The eruption, which...
Three Intersections Closed in Jakarta To Help Ease Traffic
The Jakarta Transportation Agency is conducting a trial run of the closure of three intersections on Jl. Mampang Prapatan Raya,...
Death Penalty Demanded For Cleric Accused of Ordering Multiple Terror Attacks
Indonesian prosecutors on Friday demanded death for radical Islamic cleric Aman Abdurrahman who is accused of ordering attacks including a...
Countries Issue Travel Advisories to its Citizens in Indonesia Following Terror Attacks
Twelve countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Singapore and Malaysia, have reportedly issued travel advisories for their citizens...
Riau Police Headquarters Attacked by Sword-Wielding Men
Indonesian police on Wednesday shot dead four sword-wielding men who attacked Riau’s police headquarters in Sumatra, killing one officer, the...
Four Children Orphaned After Surabaya and Sidoarjo Bombings
At least four children belonging to two of the three families behind the string of bombings in Surabaya and Sidoarjo,...
Another Family of Five Bomb Surabaya Police Headquarters
A family of five riding on two motorbikes carried out a suicide bombing at Surabaya Police headquarters on Monday morning,...
Jokowi Demands House to Finish Revising Terrorism Law
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has demanded that the House of Representatives conclude the revision of the Terrorism Law immediately, or...
Surabaya: 11 Dead, Dozens Injured After Suicide Bombers Attack Three Churches
Suicide bombers suspected to be from an Islamic State-inspired group killed at least 11 people and wounded 40 in attacks...
Mount Merapi in Central Java Erupts, Residents Within 5km Radius Asked to Evacuate
Mount Merapi in Central Java experienced what officials call a phreatic eruption, which is a phenomenon caused by the heating...
Multiple Cases of Dead Drivers Reported in Jakarta
The Jakarta Police, through the force’s Instagram account @tmcpoldametro, announced on Tuesday that they had found a Blue Bird taxi...
Fake Henna Tattoos in Some Bali Tourist Spots May Put Lives at Risk
Visitors to Bali have been warned that temporary tattoos offered around the island could have a serious impact on their...
Six Dead in Depok Prison Riot
Five officers and one prisoner have been killed in a riot at a police detention centre in a city near...
Next Year’s Presidential Election May Only Be a One-Man Race
Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s most likely contender for next year’s election, Prabowo Subianto, may not be able to assemble a...
Chinese Prime Minister Wants Chinese Firms to Prioritise Recruiting Indonesian Workers
China’s Prime Minister Li Keqiang has called on Chinese firms investing in Indonesia to give priority to recruiting local workers...
Indonesia Denies Rumour of Issuing Tourist Visas for Israelis
The Indonesian government said it was not issuing tourist visas for Israeli passport holders, debunking a report from an Israeli...
Chinese Prime Minister to Visit Indonesia
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang is scheduled to pay visits to Indonesia and Japan on May 6-11, 2018. The visit...