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Indonesia launches private vaccination scheme against Covid-19
Indonesia on Tuesday kicked off a private vaccination scheme that will inoculate at least 10 million people against Covid-19.
Their vaccinations will be paid for...
Seven drowned in Indonesian reservoir as passengers attempt selfie
Seven people drowned after a tourist boat carrying 20 people capsized in a reservoir in Indonesia's Central Java, the police said on Sunday.
Central Java...
Indonesia’s Sinabung volcano ejects ash nearly 3,000 metres into sky
Indonesia's Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province erupted on Friday, sending thick volcanic ash 2,800 metres into the sky, the country's geological agency said.
The...
Nine rebels and one policeman killed in Indonesia’s Papua province
Nine separatist rebels and a policeman were killed in armed clashes in Indonesia's restive province of Papua, police said on Wednesday.
Two other policemen were...
Indonesia beefs up search for missing submarine as clock ticks down
Indonesia on Friday intensified the search for a military submarine that went missing off Bali with 53 people on board, deploying dozens of ships...
Clock ticking on rescue effort for missing Indonesian submarine
An Indonesian military submarine that went missing off Bali with 53 people on board is believed to be 700 metres underwater, based on its...
Indonesia’s Merapi spews fiery lava 16 times in new activity
Mount Merapi on Indonesia's Java island erupted early Monday, spewing fiery lava 16 times, the country's volcanology agency said.
The lava travelled up to 1,500...
ASEAN summit on Myanmar set for April 24 – Indonesian official
(dpa) - Leaders of South-East Asian countries are expected to meet in the Indonesian capital next week to discuss the political crisis in Myanmar...
Indonesia offers Germany to set up industrial hub in Java
(dpa) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo has offered for Germany to set up an industrial hub in Central Java province, his office said Wednesday.
Joko...
Indonesian president visits cyclone-hit region as death toll hits 165
(dpa) - President Joko Widodo on Friday arrived in Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province, where cyclone-related disasters have left at least 165 people dead...
Tropical cyclone Seroja kills at least 128 in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara
At least 128 people were killed and 72 others are still missing in floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Cyclone Seroja in the Indonesian...
Search resumes for 15 missing after Indonesia boat collision
(dpa ) – Rescue teams resumed a search Monday for 15 people still missing after a fishing boat collided with a cargo ship in...
Landslides and floods kill more than 100 in eastern Indonesia
dpa, - More than 100 people were killed and dozens are missing after floods and landslides hit East Nusa Tenggara province in eastern Indonesia,...
Huge fire engulfs Indonesian oil refinery, 20 injured
dpa/GNA - A fire broke out at an oil refinery in Indonesia's West Java province on Monday, injuring 20 people and prompting the...
Indonesian police: Weekend church suicide bombers were married couple
dpa/GNA - The people who carried out a suicide attack outside a church in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province at the weekend were a...
Fourteen injured in suspected suicide blast at Indonesian church
dpa/GNA - A suspected suicide bombing that injured 14 people outside a church in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province on Sunday morning was carried...
At least 14 injured in suspected suicide bomb attack at church in East Indonesia
The Indonesian police have suspected that two people committed a suicide bombing outside a Cathedral in the port city of Makassar, capital of South...
Indonesian man survives two weeks at sea after boat rammed by ship
dpa/GNA - An Indonesian man survived at sea for about two weeks clinging to a wooden board after his boat was rammed by...
Report: Indonesian man beheads father over fear of sorcery
dpa/GNA - An Indonesian man decapitated his father and paraded his head around his village on Sumatra island before being arrested, local media...
Report: policeman missing in Indian Ocean tsunami found alive
dpa/GNA - An Indonesian policeman who was thought to have died in the Indian Ocean tsunami more than 16 years ago has been...
Last Indonesian held hostage by Philippine militants rescued
dpa/GNA – The last of four Indonesian fisherman held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf militant group in the Philippines for more than a...
Indonesian president calls for ASEAN summit to discuss Myanmar crisis
dpa/GNA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday called for an immediate end to violence in Myanmar and a summit of South-East Asian...
Indonesian president launches mass vaccination campaign in Bali
dpa/GNA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo launched a mass vaccination campaign in Bali on Tuesday amid hopes the resort island could reopen to...
South-East Asian foreign ministers to meet over Myanmar crisis
dpa/GNA - South-East Asian foreign ministers will hold a special online meeting on Tuesday to discuss the political crisis in Myanmar after last...
Indonesian foreign minister scraps Myanmar visit after opposition
dpa/GNA - Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi has cancelled a visit to Myanmar following opposition to visiting the country, where the army recently...
Indonesia urges Myanmar military to listen to people’s wishes
dpa/GNA - Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on Wednesday urged Myanmar's military rulers to listen to the wishes of the people in Myanmar,...
Indonesia’s Merapi volcano belches hot ash cloud in new eruptions
dpa/GNA - The Mount Merapi volcano on Indonesia's Java island spewed searing ash and other volcanic debris that poured up to 1.5 kilometres...
Death toll from Indonesia earthquake rises to 91
dpa/GNA – The death toll from a 6.2-magnitude earthquake that shook Indonesia's West Sulawesi province last week has risen to 91, the national...
Indonesian president visits quake-hit town
dpa/GNA – Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Tuesday visited the province where at least 84 people were killed in a 6.2-magnitude earthquake last...
Indonesia’s Merapi volcano spews hot ash cloud
dpa/GNA - The Mount Merapi volcano on Indonesia's Java island spewed searing ash and other volcanic debris 1 kilometre down its slopes on...