Indonesia

Death toll from east Indonesia quake rises to 30

Sep 29, 2019 08:12

The death toll from a strong earthquake in Indonesia's eastern province of Maluku has risen to 30 people, the national disaster mitigation agency (BNBP) said on Sunday, and hundreds of thousands of people remain in evacuation shelters.
Indonesia students rally again to protest planned changes to laws

Sep 26, 2019 05:34

Indonesian students have continued protests for the third consecutive day over government’s plans to introduce sweeping changes to the Muslim-majority country’s laws.
At least 20 killed, dozens injured in Papua unrest: Indonesia

Sep 23, 2019 11:10

At least 20 people have been killed and dozens more injured as fresh unrest erupted in Indonesia's restive Papua region, with some victims burned to death in buildings set ablaze by protesters, authorities say.
Clashes between army, students turn deadly in Indonesia's Papua

Sep 23, 2019 10:22

An Indonesian soldier was killed on Monday in a clash with students in Papua, a military spokesman said, while media reports said three students also died in the incident that marks a new escalation in unrest in the easternmost area.
Malaysia, Indonesia shut thousands of schools over toxic haze from forest fires

Sep 19, 2019 07:31

Thousands of schools were shuttered across Malaysia and Indonesia Thursday, affecting at least 1.7 million pupils, officials said, as toxic haze from rampant forest fires sent air quality plummeting.
Indonesia returns hundreds of containers of waste to West

Sep 19, 2019 07:14

Indonesia is sending back hundreds of containers of contaminated waste to the West after shipments supposedly containing plastic meant for recycling were found to hide hazardous substances, customs officials said.
Indonesian police ban violent protests in the province of Papua

Sep 02, 2019 09:04

Indonesian police have banned demonstrations and speeches promoting separatism in the easternmost region of Papua, which had been rocked by protests for two weeks, the state news agency, Antara, reported on Monday.
Six killed as Indonesian forces fire on Papua protesters

Aug 28, 2019 12:03

Security forces have opened fire on protesters in Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua, killing six people in a clash at a government office in the Deiyai region, a resident and a website citing a separatist group said.
Police regain control in Indonesia's Papua region after riots

Aug 19, 2019 09:52

Indonesia's Police Chief said on Monday that authorities in the easternmost Papua region were regaining control after protesters set fire to tires and torched a local parliament building over the recent detention of scores of Papuan students.
Major power cuts hit Indonesian capital, neighboring provinces

Aug 04, 2019 07:00

Indonesia's capital Jakarta and some neighboring provinces on Java island have been hit by a major electricity outage after problems at a number of power stations on Java, the country's state electricity company PLN said in a statement on Sunday.