Member of Infamous “Bali Nine” Dies of Cancer
A member of the Bali Nine convicted drug smugglers, Tan Duc Thanh Nguyen, has reportedly died in a hospital in...
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Status of 19 Volcanoes Around Indonesia Raised to “Caution”
The statuses of 19 volcanoes throughout the country have been raised to waspada (caution), the second-highest level. Downstream Oil and...
Detainees Escape from Police Custody in Bali
Five detainees escaped police custody in Denpasar early on Monday. The police are currently searching for them on the island...
Men Detained in a Raid at Riau University Over Plot to Attack Local Parliament
Indonesian anti-terrorism police Densus 88 have detained three former students in a raid on a university campus in Pekanbaru, on...
Mount Merapi Eruption Intensifies, Residents in the Area Forced to Flee
Mount Merapi in Yogyakarta erupted twice overnight on Friday June 1, prompting dozens of residents still living inside the 3-kilometre...
Man Tied Up in Jakarta Hotel Room for Hours After Being Robbed
31-year-old Fauzi Firdaus was locked in a hotel room in Kuningan, South Jakarta, for hours by a couple who pretended...
Garuda Indonesia Offers Cheaper Fares with its New “Basic Economy” Class
National carrier Garuda Indonesia is offering discounts of between 15 and 20 percent to its passengers. With this offer, the...
Passengers Injured After Man Claimed There’s a Bomb on Board
At least 10 passengers on a flight preparing to take off from Borneo island were injured, most of them with...
Wednesday Rate Hike Possible, Says Bank Indonesia
Bank Indonesia Governor Perry Warjiyo indicated on Monday that the central bank could raise its benchmark seven-day reverse repo rate...
Passenger Removed After Bomb Joke, Causes Almost 3-Hour Delay
Private carrier Lion Air removed a passenger identified as YS, 25, on Sunday from a flight departing from Soekarno-Hatta International...
Bogor Residents Struck by Food Poisoning
Dozens of residents in Bogor, West Java, have reportedly been struck by food poisoning. More than 50 residents of Tanah...
Indonesia Passes Tougher Anti-Terrorism Law
Less than two weeks after a wave of attacks including three separate bombings at churches in Indonesia’s second largest city...
Go-Jek To Expand To Four Southeast Asian Countries
Motorcycle-taxi service PT Go-Jek Indonesia will invest $500 million to expand its operations in Southeast Asia, revving up competition in...
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...
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...