Operations halt after nickel hub landslide kills one
A landslide has hit a mine waste zone at a nickel processing hub managed by PT Indonesia Morowali Industrial Park (IMIP) on the island of Sulawesi, IMIP's spokesperson Dedy Kurniawan said, killing one worker and halting operations.
A plunge into the unknown
A dome-fronted submersible sinks beneath the waves off Indonesia, heading down nearly 1,000m in search of new species, plastic-eating microbes and compounds that could one day make medicines.
Official: National-level CNY celebration to enhance cultural understanding
THE first national-level Chinese New Year celebration is expected to deepen cultural understanding and promote creative cooperation between Indonesia and China, Creative Economy Deputy Minister Irene Umar has said.
Air force turns toll roads into airstrips
The Indonesian air force is trialling the use of toll roads as back-up runways for its aircraft to help bolster the vast archipelago's defences, a deputy minister said.
Prabowo to join first meeting of ‘Board of Peace’
President Prabowo Subianto will attend the inaugural meeting of US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" in Washington this month, Jakarta's foreign ministry said.
Comedian summoned over Netflix show
A COMEDIAN who has become the first Indonesian to air a special on Netflix was called in for questioning after police said they had received complaints that some of the material in the show was insulting and blasphemous.
Interpol issues red notice for ‘gasoline godfather’
Interpol has issued a red notice for the arrest of one of the country's biggest oil tycoons over a US$17bil corruption scandal, police said.
Death toll from Java landslide rises to 53
The death toll from a landslide on Indonesia's main island of Java a week ago rose to 53, a rescue official said, with 10 people still missing.
Pasirlangu landslide death toll climbs to 44
The death toll from a landslide in the country has risen to 44, authorities said, extending recovery efforts by a week to search for those still missing.
Couple caned 140 times for sex outside marriage, drinking alcohol
Syariah police officers caned a couple 140 times each in Aceh province for having sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol, likely one of the severest such punishments since the deeply conservative region adopted Islamic law.
