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Malaysia has much to learn from Indonesia and if only we could emulate this secular state, we will progress and prosper, says Tota .

Reformist Joko Widodo won the Indonesian presidential election last week, defeating former Gen.

The MCs at this charity gala in a flashy suburban Jakarta mall are in top form tonight, entertaining hundreds of orphaned children.

Faced with snaking queues at immigration, overflowing baggage carousels and expensive flight delays, Asian nations are rushing to build hundreds of new airports to cope with surging demand for air travel in the region.

Faced with snaking queues at immigration, overflowing baggage carousels and expensive flight delays, Asian nations are rushing to build hundreds of new airports to cope with surging demand for air travel in the region.

Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency says forest fires are becoming uncontrolable in Riau and West Kalimantan provinces.

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Rescuers searched for six missing passengers Wednesday after a ferry carrying Eid al-Fitr celebrants overturned and sank, killing at least 12 people.

We've heard crowdfunding stories about cool new gadgets which need extra cash to get them into distribution, but this latest campaign is for something altogether more altruistic, and potentially life-changing: an app which can identify malaria .

The incoming president of Indonesia , a holdout in Southeast Asia 's pact to fight haze, is backing Singapore 's plan to wield heftier fines against overseas polluters as long as sovereignty is respected.

Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle secretary-general Tjahjo Kumolo says the formation of the future cabinet was not discussed at the Eid al-Fitr open house at PDI-P chairwoman Megawati Soekarnoputri's residence on Monday.

Aviation has suffered one of its worst weeks in memory, but industry analysts and safety experts say they can find no common themes.

In this Nov. 21, 2012, file photo, Amy Sorgent waits with her five-month-old son Miles in a line leading to security at San Diego International Airport in San Diego.

The commodities complex saw few changes on Monday, although geopolitical concerns buoyed gold prices while oil futures traders stayed on the sidelines ahead of weekly supply data scheduled for release on Wednesday.

Indonesia issued an export permit for Freeport's local unit, Trade Minister Muhammad Lutfi said in a text message.

A relative guides a girl in prayer at the grave of their loved one in a cemetery in Gaza city, northern Gaza Strip, Monday, July 28, 2014.

As the world awaits a definitive decision on the election of Indonesia's president, the man who takes office in October is expected to have a very short honeymoon.

As Indonesia announced the winner of its presidential elections on July 22, Thailand heralded its own provisional constitution that guarantees the absolute power of the coup makers in coming years.

The legal team of the Prabowo Subianto-Hatta Rajasa ticket has specified the details of alleged presidential election violations in 34 provinces across Indonesia, in its lawsuit submitted to the Constitutional Court on Friday.

The most recent nations to vote on independence have a checkered record, offering cautionary lessons for gung-ho separatists.

After his resounding victory in Indonesia's presidential race, Jakarta governor Joko Widodo now faces the daunting task of taking the world's third-biggest democracy forward as resistance to reform lingers.