Indonesia News

JAKARTA: At least six passengers were injured Thursday when they jumped off an Indonesian jet as it prepared to take off from Bali, falsely believing the plane was on fire, an airline official said.

Home energy conservation is the fastest way to make a positive impact on the environment and save consumers money.

Expatriates in key Asian cities are feeling the squeeze from the weak US dollar, which has pushed up their daily living expenses, a survey showed Wednesday.

MR SUPARWONO said sometimes he felt 'proud' of his height but 'it also gives me problems because I can't live like normal people', citing the difficulty of fitting into public buses and finding clothes large enough for his frame.

INDONESIA'S attorney-general on Tuesday dropped allegedly bogus charges against two senior anti-graft investigators, ending a scandal that has gripped the nation for months.

Balibo depicts Indonesian soldiers murdering five Australia-based newsmen in East Timor in 1975.

JAKARTA: The Indonesian government would refuse discussion on climate change issue in the upcoming World Trade Organization summit scheduled to take place next week in Geneva, Switzerland, the Bisnis Indonesia reported here on Thursday.

Indonesia's state prosecutor will drop a widely condemned case against two anti-graft officials, a deputy attorney general said yesterday, citing the need for greater harmony between the various law enforcement agencies.

US President Barack Obama is likely to visit Australia in 2010, perhaps in combination with a trip to India or Indonesia.

THE politically sensitive Australian movie about the Balibo Five will premiere in Indonesia tomorrow, without the approval of the country's censors.

The fire was raging in the bedroom of his flat in Block 53, Marine Terrace, when officers from the SCDF showed up and forced their way in.

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Human rights group Amnesty International urged authorities Monday to investigate allegations of police killings and abuses in Indonesia's restive Papua province.

Rescue workers remove debris as they attempt to free a dead body from houses consumed by an earthquake induced landslide on 4 October 2009 in the village of Jumanak, Indonesia.

SEVERAL hundred hardline Muslim protesters staged rallies in Indonesia on Sunday, urging the government to prevent the spread of HIV by implementing Islamic law.

JOHOR BAHARU, Nov 29 -- The People's Progressive Party will be serving a notice to Senator Datuk T. Murugiah Monday to ask him to vacate his deputy minister post within 14 days, said its president Datuk M. Kayveas.

Two college students were killed when the motorcycles they were riding, collided with a car at Jalan Ujung Pasir, Bandar Hilir early on Sunday.

Indonesia wants to expand its relations with Brunei Darussalam in the areas of food security, agriculture and environment protection.

A government minister drew sharp criticism from earthquake victims Saturday and alienated some of his Twitter followers by blaming natural disasters in Indonesia on immorality.

JAKARTA: Flash floods in eastern part of Aceh province of Indonesia had triggered 49,401 people to flee their homes since Sunday, while a landslide in Central Java at weekend had damaged over 50 houses, Health Ministry said here Monday.

The U.S. Geological Survey says a strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has struck south of the Indonesian island of Sumbawa.