Jakarta, Indonesia News

School community gathers in support: Ferdinant Tjiong with his wife, Fransisca, and Neil Bantleman, with his wife Tracy.

A new draft of the banking bill has revealed that lawmakers will proceed with a plan to restrict the operation of foreign banks, setting a deadline for them to become legal entities in the form of Perseroan Terbatas and capping the level of foreign ownership.

Abu Bakar Bashir, the terrorist convict and spiritual leader of South-east Asia's extremist network has instructed his followers to support their "fellow brothers" by fighting with the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria and its self-proclaimed Caliphate of the State of Islam.

Thousands of protesters from Australia to India rallied to voice their support for Palestinians on Sunday, as Israel mounted a ground assault in Gaza and the death toll from airstrikes climbed.

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Jakarta, July 13 - Mount Sinabung, one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia, has erupted, spewing ash to the sky.

Food sovereignty has been an issue addressed by the two candidates in the 2014 presidential election.

Indonesia's young democracy faces its biggest challenge since emerging from decades of autocratic rule 16 years ago after both candidates claimed victory in last week's presidential election.

Cracks within Indonesia's Golkar party over its support for presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto are showing, with members calling for party chairman Aburizal Bakrie to be removed before his term ends next year.

Indonesian presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto, second from right, holds hands with top members of his coalition party at a rally in Jakarta on Friday.

JAKARTA, Indonesia-Police have named an administrator and a teaching assistant as suspects in a widening investigation of alleged sexual abuse at the prestigious Jakarta International School, marking the first time that staff members, not contract employees, have formally been identified as suspects.

The jihadist terror group Islamic State, formerly the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham , has made clear their intentions to create an Islamic caliphate that extends across most of Europe and Asia.

Supporters of Mr Prabowo Subianto and Mr Joko Widodo trying to out-cheer one another at a hotel lobby in Jakarta following a debate by the two presidential candidates on June 22. Indonesia's presidential election was different in many ways, one being that it saw extensive use of "black campaign" methods.

ISRAEL AND GAZA: Health officials in Gaza say the death toll from Israeli airstrikes has reached 100, as Israel pressed its campaign to shut down rocket attacks from Gaza on Israeli territory.

New research says children of mothers who went to college tend to be better educated, healthier and wealthier than children of mothers who did not finish high school.

A new report out Wednesday from the left-leaning Center for American Progress analyzes the educational productivity of nearly 7,000 districts across nearly 40 states.

Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency has warned that even though it is currently dry season in Indonesia, some areas in the country are facing flooding due to Typhoon Neoguri, which is sweeping through the Pacific Ocean.

A man take a rest near ballot boxes at Bendungan Hilir in Jakarta. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono urged the two candidates in Wednesday's disputed presidential election to keep their supporters in check during what will be an agonizing two-week wait for an official result.

Jakarta: Prabowo Subianto's team has come out swinging in Indonesia's disputed presidential election, insisting it is ahead in the "real count" of votes, its opponents are trying to "hijack" democracy, and that it will never concede defeat before the final result is in.

Indonesia's election has dominated the conversation on social media in a rapidly developing country where millions can access such platforms through their mobile phones.