Indonesia’s mosques are trying to sound their best for Ramadan, splashing out on high quality loudspeakers to avoid upsetting non-Muslims.
Indonesia’s parliament voted on Saturday to give the government authority to raise subsidised fuel prices under certain conditions.
A volcano, inactive for four centuries, erupted again on Monday, pitching ash 2km into the air and sending residents scurrying from their homes.
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/ 2 September 2009
An earthquake killed at least 15 people and forced thousands to evacuate on Indonesia’s main island, the country’s disaster management agency said.
Investigators were sifting through two bomb-damaged luxury Indonesian hotels on Saturday, for clues to those behind the suicide attacks.
Near-simultaneous bomb blasts ripped through the JW Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta on Friday, killing nine people.
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/ 24 October 2008
Indonesia’s ability to keep a lid on militant Islam is likely to be put to the test soon with the long-awaited execution of the Bali bombers.