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Dec 13, 20242 min read
Indonesia president suggests scrapping regional elections to cut costs
JAKARTA - Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto has suggested scrapping one of the country's two nationwide elections to cut costs,...


Nov 27, 20241 min read
Indonesia province resumes search for 7 missing after landslide and floods kill 15
JAKARTA - Indonesian rescuers are searching for 7 people still missing four days after torrential rain hit North Sumatra province,...


Nov 4, 20242 min read
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano erupts, killing 10 people
JAKARTA - At least 10 people died after Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki in eastern Indonesia erupted near midnight on Sunday, spewing explosive...


Nov 2, 20241 min read
Indonesian authorities say eight dead in cooking oil factory near Jakarta
JAKARTA - Eight people died in a large fire at a cooking oil factory near the Indonesian capital Jakarta, local fire authorities said on...


Sep 5, 20243 min read
Pope Francis arrives in Indonesia to begin ambitious Asia-Pacific tour
JAKARTA - Dozens of excited Indonesians waved on Tuesday as a motorcade carried Pope Francis through the capital as he began the first...


Aug 25, 20242 min read
Indonesia election body gets approval to issue new rules in line with protesters' demands
JAKARTA - Indonesia's election body secured parliament's nod on Sunday to issue new rules in line with demands from protesters, who have...


Aug 23, 20243 min read
Indonesia shelves plan to revise election law as protests rage
JAKARTA - Indonesia's parliament shelved planned changes to electoral laws on Thursday after protesters in the capital set fires and...


Aug 23, 20242 min read
A tumultuous week in Indonesian politics as transition nears
JAKARTA - Thousands protested in cities across Indonesia on Thursday, capping a dramatic week in politics in the world's third-largest...


Aug 23, 20242 min read
Indonesia court finds drugmakers at fault over toxic cough syrup, awards parents
JAKARTA - An Indonesian court ordered two local companies to pay up to 60 million rupiah ($3,850) to each family whose children died of...


Aug 22, 20242 min read
Power struggle between Indonesia's court and parliament sparks protests
JAKARTA - Protests are planned in Indonesia on Thursday as parliament looks to annul changes to election laws made by the constitutional...


Aug 21, 20241 min read
Indonesia's Golkar party poised to elect Jokowi ally as chief
JAKARTA - Golkar, Indonesia's second-largest political party, is expected to inaugurate a key ally of President Joko Widodo as its new...


Aug 19, 20242 min read
Parties backing Indonesia's Prabowo close ranks to thwart rival's Jakarta governor bid
JAKARTA - Parties backing President-elect Prabowo Subianto on Monday rallied behind a single candidate for governor of the capital...
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