Indonesia

6.3-magnitude earthquake rocks Indonesia’s Papua

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Papua, in eastern Indonesia Thursday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning…

Indonesia ferry sinking leaves at least 15 dead

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- At least 15 people have died after a passenger ferry sank off the Indonesian island of…

Dozen killed in Indonesia bus crash after passenger argument

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP ) -- Twelve people were killed and dozens more injured in an Indonesian traffic accident Monday after…

Indonesia returns five containers of waste to the US

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia has returned five containers of rubbish to the United States and will not become a…

Indonesian police fire tear gas to break up election protest

JARATA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesian police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators in downtown Jakarta early Wednesday after a rally…

Masters of puppets: Indonesia’s ‘Ondel-Ondel’ kids

https://youtu.be/AMX2rcKbHgE by Dessy SAGITA  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) - Peeking through a slit in her giant puppet costume, Indonesian teen Juniarti…

Indonesia’s Joko Widodo wins second term as president: elections commission

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia's Joko Widodo has won a second term as president, beating out rival Prabowo Subianto, a…

Indonesian court sentences French drug smuggler to death

MATARAM, Indonesia (AFP) -- An Indonesian court Monday sentenced Frenchman Felix Dorfin to death for drug smuggling, in a surprise…

Indonesia’s Mt. Sinabung spews massive smoke-and-ash column

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- An Indonesian volcano erupted Tuesday, sending a massive column of ash and smoke 2,000 metres…

Indonesia detains Vietnamese fishermen after clash in South China Sea

https://youtu.be/X0LiUfRL368   JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Indonesia has accused the Vietnamese coastguard of ramming one of its vessels to block…

Floods in Indonesia kill dozens, thousands displaced

  by Debbi Ernest Agence France Presse BENGKULU, Indonesia (AFP) -- Floods sparked by torrential rains have killed nearly 40…

Torrential rain triggers flooding, evacuations in Indonesia’s capital

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Torrential rain triggered flooding in parts of the Indonesian capital Jakarta overnight, the disaster agency said…

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