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The election supervisory agency earlier this week rejected Subianto’s complaint about the election’s integrity. (Photo:AP)

Losing Indonesian President elect Subianto challenges election in court

Election Commission showed President Joko Widodo won 55.5 per cent of the votes in the April 17 poll.

25 May 2019 11:57 AM

An election supervisory agency earlier on Monday dismissed claims of systematic cheating because of a lack of evidence. (Photo:AP)

Amid claims of cheating, Joko Widodo wins Presidential re-election in Indonesia

Widodo won with over 85 million of the total 154 million votes cast in the world's third-largest democracy.

21 May 2019 9:10 AM

President Joko Widodo talks about results of presidential and parliamentary elections. (Photo: ANI)

Indonesia elections: More than 270 staff dies from fatigue-related illnesses

Approximately 80 per cent of the total 193 million voters cast their ballots in more than 8,00,000 polling stations located across country.

29 Apr 2019 7:43 AM

The waters have receded in some places but officials warned the full extent of the damage was not yet known and some areas were still cut off. (Photo: Representational purpose only)

Indonesia floods create havoc, 10 dead, many displaced

Some 12,000 people have been evacuated while many buildings, bridges and roads have been damaged by the severe weather, officials said.

28 Apr 2019 4:32 PM

The quake hit off the coast of eastern Sulawesi, on the other side of the island from disaster-hit Palu. (Representational Photo)

Tsunami scare in Indonesia after 6.8 earthquake strikes eastern zone

A strong 6.8 magnitude earthquake rocked eastern Indonesia on Friday.

12 Apr 2019 6:36 PM

A Lion Air spokesman said all data and information had been given to investigators and declined to comment further. (Representational Image)

'Allahu Akbar': Report discloses Lion Air pilots last words before crash

The investigation into the crash, which killed all 189 people on board, has taken on new relevance at the US FAA.

20 Mar 2019 2:21 PM

Seventy-four people remain unaccounted for, while around 150 suffered broken bones, cuts and other injuries. (Photo:AP)

Indonesia flood death toll rises to 89, dozens missing

At least 89 people are known to have died after flash floods and landslides tore through Indonesia's Papua region.

19 Mar 2019 2:53 PM

It also left 21 people injured. (Representational Image)

Indonesia's Papua hit with floods; almost 77 casualties reported

At least 77 people have been killed by flash floods in Indonesia's eastern Papua province.

17 Mar 2019 8:59 AM

Indonesian officials said on Wednesday dozens of rescuers were using spades and ropes to dig out more than 60 people. (Photo:AP)

3 killed in Indonesian landslide, 60 feared buried

Photos released showed rescue workers on muddy hillside scrambling to pull out survivors and carry them away on stretchers during the night.

27 Feb 2019 11:06 AM

Indonesia and Malaysia are the world’s biggest producers of palm oil and India, the world’s largest importer of edible oils, is an important market for both. (Photo: File)

Indonesia asks India to cut palm oil tariffs in exchange for sugar imports

Jakarta asked for a 5 percentage point cut in India’s import tax to match the tariff of 45 pc New Delhi charges on products from Malaysia.

23 Feb 2019 4:10 PM

A rescuer inspects a part of Lion Air plane flight JT 610 retrieved from the waters where it crashed at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia, in October (Photo: AP)

Indonesia Lion Air jet crash: Cockpit voice recorder, human remains found

The 2-month-old Boeing 737 MAX 8 jet plunged into Java Sea just minutes after taking off on Oct. 29, killing all 189 people on board.

14 Jan 2019 1:38 PM

The tsunami that hit the coasts of Indonesian islands along the Sunda Strait was not big but it was destructive. The waves smashed onto beaches in the darkness Saturday night without warning, ripping houses and hotels from their foundations in seconds and sweeping terrified concertgoers into the sea. (Photo: AP)

No time to run: Killer tsunami hit Indonesia beach without warning

Indonesia is one of most disaster-prone nations due to its position straddling 'Pacific Ring of Fire', where tectonic plates collide.

24 Dec 2018 2:21 PM

A rescuer stands amid debris at a tsunami-ravaged area in Carita, Indonesia, Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Angry Indonesian volcano ‘Child Of Krakatoa’ was on eruption watchlist

Experts say Anak Krakatoa emerged around 1928 in the caldera of Krakatoa, a volcanic island that violently erupted in 1883.

23 Dec 2018 4:37 PM

Images showed wave pushed tangled mess of corrugated steel roofing, timber, rubble and flotsam inland from coast at Carita beach and at other places it uprooted trees and left trail of debris strewn across ground., (Photo: AP)

222 killed in Indonesia tsunami set off by volcanic eruption

Hundreds of buildings destroyed by wave, which hit southern Sumatra coast and western tip of Java about 9:30 pm (1430 GMT).

23 Dec 2018 10:51 AM

Navy divers inspect what is believed to be engine of the crashed Lion Air jet after it was retrieved from the sea floor, at Tanjung Priok Port in Jakarta, Indonesia.(Photo: AP)

Lion Air jet should have been grounded before fatal flight: report

The Boeing 737 MAX vanished from radar about 13 minutes after taking off from Jakarta on Oct 29, slamming into Java Sea.

28 Nov 2018 12:43 PM

Rescuers conduct search operation in the waters of Ujung Karawang, West Java, Indonesia after a Lion Air plane crashed into the sea. (Photo: AP)

Indonesian Lion Air plane crash victim's family sues Boeing

The father of Rio Nanda Pratama filed lawsuit in US state of Illinois, over the death of the young doctor who was to be married this week.

16 Nov 2018 3:37 PM

Rescuers conduct search operation in the waters of Ujung Karawang, West Java, Indonesia after the Lion Air plane crashed into the sea. (Photo: AP)

Indonesian diver killed while recovering bodies from Lion Air crash

Syachrul Anto, 48, who died on Friday, was part of the team searching for body parts and debris from the jet in the Java Sea.

03 Nov 2018 1:53 PM

Pilot of crashed Lion Air plane made distress call from same jet on previous flight

After the call, pilot updated control tower to say that the plane was flying normally and he would not return to the airport as requested.

01 Nov 2018 7:27 PM

'We saw belongings such as life jackets, pants, clothes scattered on the seabed,' Syaugi said. 'We believe the fuselage will be around there, we hope that our target can be found.' (Photo: File)

Lion Air crash search finds debris, belongings on seafloor

The location of the airplane’s 'black box' flight data recorder has been identified, but strong currents prevented it from being recovered.

01 Nov 2018 3:40 PM

The black box was recovered from among debris in the mud on the sea floor. (Photo: File)

Black box of crashed Lion Air plane found by Indonesia divers: reports

The black box was orange in colour and intact, without specifying if the item was the flight data recorder or the cockpit voice recorder.

01 Nov 2018 10:17 AM

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