Jakarta, Indonesia News

JAKARTA, Indonesia-A former deputy governor of Indonesia's central bank was charged Thursday with allegedly taking bribes and abusing power in a bank bailout, as corruption emerges as a top issue in coming elections.

Indonesian authorities have completed their report on the controversial TV program that could land Schapelle Corby back in jail, as two Australian members of the media are deported.

Asean countries have been unable to implement the regional grouping's haze monitoring system because other parties have yet to agree to do so.

Indonesia's highest Islamic body has issued a religious edict declaring that the hunting and trading of endangered species are immoral, an official said Thursday.

The appointment brings Kim full circle, marking the return to his home city and back to Pan Pacific Perth where he started his career more than 30 years ago.

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Indonesia's Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa walks next to his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif prior to their meeting at the Foreign Ministry office in Jakarta on March 6, 2014.

PT Cita Mineral Investindo Tbk, an Indonesian bauxite miner, has secured a loan worth $330 million with one-year tenure via its unit PT Well Harvest Winning Alumina Refinery to develop a smelter-grade alumina plant, the company said in a statement.

You will find a remarkable skyline and be impressed with some of the tallest buildings on the planet.

Perched on the snout of a crocodile, this brave frog will probably never realise just how much of a lucky escape it's had.

Coal thefts across the Indonesian archipelago totalled about US$6 billion last year, a local industry group estimates - PHOTO: REUTERS [LONDON] At one of the world's largest coal mines in the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan, enough of the fossil fuel is being stolen every three days to fill a vessel almost the size of the Chrysler Building, ... (more)

Indonesia should keep more resources such as natural gas at home to bolster its domestic industries, according to Aburizal Bakrie, who rates himself the favorite to win a presidential election to be held in July.

Once upon a time there were eight happy princedoms in Mengwi, the regency to the north-west of Denpasar.

Schapelle Corby's parole may be revoked after TV network airs documentary about the convicted Australian drug trafficker.

By Elmi Rizal Alias JAKARTA, March 5 -- A personnel of the Indonesian navy was killed and 87 others were injured in a naval ammunition storehouse explosion in Tanjung Priok, northern Jakarta, Wednesday.

An ammunition warehouse belonging to the navy exploded in North Jakarta on Wednesday, killing one marine and seriously wounding 24 other people, mostly marines, according to the military.

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The Indonesian government is to provide seeds to victims of the eruptions from Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra and Mount Kelud in Kediri, East Java, to help recover their livelihoods, says a minister.

Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency warned that forest fires could get worse next month when the country enters the dry season, saying that collective efforts involving all agencies were needed to address the problem.

Indonesian police have detained six Malaysians for allegedly hacking into the accounts of 112 bank customers through automated teller machines and stealing rupiah 1.24 billion .