INDONESIA'S PLANE CRASHES: PILOTS WERE HIGH, SAYS NARCOTICS BOSS

Lion Air, the National Transport Safety Committee and the Ministry of Transport declined to comment... READ MORE›

POWERFUL QUAKE STRIKES OFF INDONESIA, NO TSUNAMI ALERT ISSUED

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake jolted North Sulawesi province of central Indonesia on Tuesday, but was not potential for tsunami, a meteorology and geophysics agency official said... READ MORE›

INDONESIA'S PRESIDENT MOVES TO REIN IN 'OUT OF CONTROL' MILITARY CHIEF

Nurmantyo declared a rupture in military ties after an Indonesian officer found offensive teaching material while on a language training course in Australia late last year... READ MORE›

SPANISH COACH LIKELY APPOINTED TO HANDLE INDONESIA'S NATIONAL SOCCER TEAM

Edy said the selected coach would handle Indonesia's national soccer team, which would compete at the upcoming Southeast Asia Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia... READ MORE›

GOVT ALLOCATES US$104M FOR FISHING SHIPS, INSURANCE, PORTS

Regarding the life insurance, Zulfikar said that throughout 2016 the ministry issued 498,000 policies, out of a total 969,000 registered fishermen in Indonesia... READ MORE›

INDONESIA REVISES DOWN EXPORT GROWTH TARGET IN 2017

(Read also: Indonesia's exports to still rely on primary commodities: HSBC) With the 5.6 percent export growth target, Indonesia expects to earn US$136.2 billion compared to $129 billion last year... 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›

INDONESIA PENALIZES JPMORGAN FOR NEGATIVE REPORT IN LATEST EMERGING MARKETS SKIRMISH

It's a mistake by Indonesia, which needs JPMorgan's support and advice more than the bank needs Indonesia, Smith said... READ MORE›

DONALD TRUMP'S INDONESIAN BUSINESS PARTNER CONSIDERS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT

Donald Trump's Indonesian business partner, a billionaire developer and media mogul, has announced he might run for president in Indonesia's 2019 elections... READ MORE›

INDONESIAN POLICE DETAIN BOAT SKIPPER AFTER FATAL FIRE

Police in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta have detained the captain of a boat that caught fire while carrying New Year holidaymakers, killing 23 people... READ MORE›

23 DEAD AFTER FERRY CATCHES FIRE NEAR INDONESIAN CAPITAL

Seply Madreto, an official with the local Disaster Mitigation Agency, said the fire gutted about half of the ship... READ MORE›

TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY TO FOCUS RESEARCH ON INFRASTRUCTURE

The ultimate goal is to have a place where all transportation systems are integrated: buses, trains, ships and airplanes... READ MORE›

ANCOL EXPECTS TO WELCOME 270,000 NEW YEAR'S EVE VISITORS

Numerous famous Indonesian bands including pop band Noah and Wali, as well as Indonesian pop singer Vina Panduwinata will perform on Dec. 31... READ MORE›

COURT TO PROCEED WITH PURNAMA BLASPHEMY TRIAL

An Indonesian court will proceed with a controversial blasphemy case against Jakarta's Christian governor, who is accused of insulting the Quran, a judge said... READ MORE›

JOKOWI HIGHLIGHTS TERRORISM THREATS IN CHRISTMAS, NEW YEAR'S EVE PREPARATION MEE...

Jokowi told the National Police's Densus 88 counterterrorism squad and police personnel that issues related to security disruptions and terrorism threats should receive special attention... READ MORE›

TOP 2017 PICKS FOR ASIA'S EMERGING MARKETS

Currencies Mizuho Bank Ltd.'s Tokyo-based emerging-markets trader Masakatsu Fukaya likes India's rupee and Indonesia's rupiah... READ MORE›

INDONESIA, PHILIPPINE GROUPS ACQUIRE CHEVRON'S $3 BILLION GEOTHERMAL ASSETS

The Philippine consortium consists of AC Energy and Star Energy Group Holdings Pte Ltd... READ MORE›

'OM TELOLET OM': HOW AN INDONESIAN BUS HORN TOOK THE WORLD BY STORM

Do you think I am your uncle, the 47-year-old Anies asks after being urged to Om Telolet Om by his running mate... READ MORE›

PRESIDENT JOKOWI CROWNED AS DAYAK KING

The coronation procession was led by Central Kalimantan's Dayak Customary Council (DAD) head, Agustiar Sabran, not long after the entourage landed, a statement from the presidential press bureau said... READ MORE›

INDONESIA POLICE KILL SUSPECTS PLOTTING HOLIDAY ATTACKS

Police in Jakarta kill three allegedly planning a suicide attack over the Christmas and New Year period... READ MORE›

RINGGIT DIPS TO WEAKEST LEVEL SINCE 1998 ASIA FINANCIAL CRISIS

You will now receive the Game Plan newsletter While capital flight is unavoidable, foreign investors will return when things stabilize, Johari said in Kuala Lumpur... READ MORE›

13 SOLDIERS KILLED AS INDONESIAN AIR FORCE PLANE CRASHES IN PAPUA

The incident occurred after the aircraft hit a mountain near an airport in Wamena district, the spokesman said... READ MORE›

CHINESE AMBASSADOR OBJECTS TO 'CONSPIRACY THEORY' FOLLOWING ILLEGAL CHILI PLANTI...

Ambassador Xie has conveyed to Wiranto the Chinese government's concerns about over interpretation and hyping up in the case... 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›

CHINA STOCKS DROP AS DOLLAR STALLS ON FED COUNTDOWN, PBOC WATCH

China Stocks Drop as Dollar Stalls on Fed Countdown, PBOC Watch... READ MORE›

AT LEAST 45,000 LEFT HOMELESS AFTER POWERFUL INDONESIA QUAKE

Humanitarian groups are now co-ordinating their efforts from a main command post in the worst affected district Pidie Jaya, the agency said... READ MORE›

INDONESIA POLICE FOIL TERRORIST PLOT TO BOMB STATE PALACE, POLICE

Indonesian counter-terrorism forces on Saturday arrested three people near Jakarta, suspected of planning a bomb attack on the presidential palace, a police spokesman said... READ MORE›

'I WAS THROWN IN THE AIR. AND THEN BOOM'

She was among more than 100 people who died when a magnitude 6.5 tremor struck in Indonesia's Aceh province on Wednesday... READ MORE›

AID GROUPS DESCEND ON QUAKE ZONE 102 DEAD

Indonesia is prone to earthquakes due to its location on the Pacific Ring of Fire, an arc of volcanoes and fault lines in the Pacific Basin... READ MORE›

INDONESIA IS BURNING. SO WHY IS THE WORLD LOOKING AWAY?

One of the burning provinces is West Papua, a nation that has been illegally occupied by Indonesia since 1963... READ MORE›

MUSLIM CHALLENGE TO ISIS IN INDONESIA

Indonesian Islam blended with local religious beliefs and traditions, creating a pluralistic society despite having a Muslim majority... READ MORE›

BOMBS AND GUNFIRE ROCK INDONESIAN CAPITAL

A series of large bomb blasts rock the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, with several people killed and continuing gunfire and explosions on the streets... READ MORE›

MODERN WORLD TUGS AT AN INDONESIAN TRIBE CLINGING TO ITS ANCIENT WAYS

But the Mentawai, like many other Indonesian animist tribal peoples, didn't adopt a state-recognized religion... READ MORE›

AIRASIA PLANE MISSING WITH 162 ABOARD

On July 17, another Malaysia Airlines flight, also a Boeing 777, was shot down over rebel-controlled eastern Ukraine while on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur... READ MORE›

YOUNG INDONESIAN WOMAN CANED FOR GETTING 'TOO CLOSE' TO HER BOYFRIEND

Young Indonesian woman caned for getting 'too close' to her boyfriend -- RT News... READ MORE›

INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE KILLS MORE THAN 100 IN ACEH PROVINCE

The earthquake, which shook Sumatra's northernmost province, Aceh, had a preliminary magnitude of 6.5, according to the United States Geological Survey... READ MORE›

BEHOLD A?? THE WORLD'S MOST BEWITCHING CHICKEN

Black blood from ayam cemani chickens is a myth, Jamal says... READ MORE›

AIRASIA FLIGHT FROM INDONESIA TO SINGAPORE LOSES CONTACT

AirAsia Indonesia regrets to confirm that flight QZ8501 from Surabaya to Singapore has lost contact with air traffic control at 07 24hrs this morning, the airline said... READ MORE›

AIRASIA: OFFICIALS CONFIRM DEBRIS IS FROM MISSING JET

Mystery still surrounds Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which disappeared March 8 without a trace en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people aboard... READ MORE›

ASIAN MIGRANTS SAY AUSTRALIA PAID SMUGGLERS TO TURN BACK

Abbott and could further erode relations between Australia and Indonesia, which have clashed on many issues, including how to combat human trafficking... READ MORE›

ORANGUTANS ORPHANED AS HUMANS BURN RAIN FOREST

The blazes are an annual occurrence, when farmers clear land by burning it, often for palm oil plantations... READ MORE›

INDONESIA FASHION DESIGNER ANNIESA HASIBUAN GOES GLOBAL

Hasibuan's works have previously featured at shows in London, Istanbul, and Cannes but New York Fashion Week cemented her status as a rising star... READ MORE›

DEADLY INDONESIA QUAKE LEAVES THOUSANDS DISPLACED

Aid organisations assess damage left by earthquake in Indonesia's Aceh province that killed at least 102 people... READ MORE›

INDONESIA QUAKE TRIGGERS BRIEF TSUNAMI ALERT

The earthquake struck at a depth of 46km 28 miles northwest of Kota Ternate in the Maluku islands, according to the US Geological Survey... READ MORE›

FURY AS AIRASIA FAMILIES SHOWN LIVE FOOTAGE OF FLOATING BODIES BEING RECOVERED FROM MISSING PLANE

Similar footage was later picked up by other channels and broadcast around Indonesia and South-east Asia... READ MORE›

However, a budget long-haul affiliate, Indonesia AirAsia X, is among the airlines listed... READ MORE›

AIRLINER WITH 54 ABOARD GOES MISSING IN INDONESIA

The European Union has barred Indonesian airlines from flying to Europe because of safety concerns in the past... READ MORE›

THE WORLD'S 'RAREST' CREATURE HAS JUST BEEN SEEN FOR ONLY THE THIRD TIME EVER

Peter Ward a professor of biology at the University of Washington in the US first saw Allonautilus scrobiculatus in 1984... READ MORE›

INDONESIA'S TOP COURT WEIGHS BAN ON SEX OUTSIDE MARRIAGE

In interviews, members of Indonesia's conservative Islamist leadership say their side is ascendant... READ MORE›

TESTICLE-MUNCHING FISH SPECIES FOUND IN US LAKE

They are almost identical to the piranha you couldn't even tell from the outside he explained after the Scandinavian pacu sighting... READ MORE›

INDONESIA SAYS JAKARTAA??S CHRISTIAN GOVERNOR IS SUSPECTED OF BLASPHEMY

Mr. Basuki, 50, is the first Christian in several decades to be governor of Jakarta, Indonesia's most powerful provincial office... READ MORE›

GREENPEACE BLOCKADES IOI PALM OIL REFINERY IN ROTTERDAM PORT

A statement by IOI acknowledged there was a problem but said that an industry-wide approach was critically needed to ensure compliance by third-party suppliers... READ MORE›

EXCLUSIVE: SINGAPORE BANKS REPORT TAX AMNESTY INDONESIANS TO POLICE

A lot of Indonesians in Singapore have already joined the amnesty... READ MORE›

JAKARTA ATTACKS: EXPLOSIONS AND GUNFIRE ROCK CAPITAL

An unknown number of people were injured in the security operations at the Sarinah shopping complex on Thamrin Street in the centre of Jakarta on Thursday... READ MORE›

Sri Rumiati made her career in the Indonesian national police force, but the day she was tested for it, in 1984, is one she would rather forget... READ MORE›

THE RAINFORESTS HOLD THE KEY TO TAMING EL NIA?O'S DESTRUCTION

The rainforests hold the key to taming el ni o's destruction... READ MORE›

5 ORANGUTANS RELEASED INTO THE WILD IN E.KALIMANTAN

Conservation group Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation BOSF released five orangutans it rehabilitated into the Kehje Sewen forest in East Kutai, East Kalimantan... READ MORE›

TOLL EXPECTED TO RISE AFTER INDONESIAN PLANE CRASHES

JAKARTA Indonesia An Indonesian military aircraft crashed into an urban neighborhood on Tuesday killing at least 21 people an official said... READ MORE›

THOUSANDS OF INDONESIANS RALLY AGAINST RACIAL, RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE

More than 100,000 Muslims protested against Governor Basuki Purnama Purnama earlier this month... READ MORE›