Recent News Headlines : West Jakarta - United States
INDONESIA HIGH-SPEED TRAIN, BACKED BY CHINA, COMES UNTRACKED
Land, finance and security issues have dogged the much ballyhooed Rp68 trillion US 5.1 billion Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail project, Indonesian President Joko Widodo's signature infrastructure undertaking... READ MORE›
TRADE, TERRORISM TALKS BACK ON TRACK WITH INDONESIAN PRESIDENT IN AUSTRALIA
Indonesian President Joko Widodo is making his first state visit to Australia this weekend, with trade and terrorism set to top the agenda... READ MORE›
POLLS OPEN IN HEATED VOTE FOR JAKARTA'S NEXT GOVERNOR
Ahok's closest rival, Baswedan, has courted the votes of conservative Muslims despite his past reputation as a liberal Muslim reformer... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA, INDONESIA SEEK TO PATCH UP WOUNDS OVER MILITARY ROW
The Australian defense minister said all training documents would now be culturally appropriate and that Australia recognised Indonesia's sovereignty and territorial integrity... READ MORE›
ADF INVESTIGATING TEACHING MATERIALS AFTER INDONESIA SUSPENDS MILITARY TIES
Military co-operation between Indonesia and Australia has been temporarily suspended after 'offensive training materials' were seen at a Perth Army language training facility... READ MORE›
JAKARTA GOVERNOR AHOK GIVES EMOTIONAL DEFENCE IN BLASPHEMY TRIAL
Almost two weeks after more than 150,000 people descended on Indonesia's capital calling for his immediate jailing, Basuki Tjahaja Purnama... READ MORE›
200,000 JOIN BLASPHEMY PROTEST AGAINST JAKARTA GOVERNOR
National Police spokesman Rikwanto estimated 200,000 people were on the streets... READ MORE›
INDONESIA POLICE NAME JAKARTA GOVERNOR AS BLASPHEMY SUSPECT
Earlier this month, Jakarta was rocked by a massive protest by conservative Muslims against the governor... READ MORE›
JAKARTA'S CHRISTIAN GOVERNOR TO FACE BLASPHEMY TRIAL OVER ISLAM INSULT CLAIM
If found guilty under Indonesia's 1965 blasphemy law Ahok will face a maximum of five years in jail... READ MORE›