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Indonesia seizes half-a-million masks amid coronavirus panic buying

Authorities were questioning two people after a raid at a warehouse in satellite city Tangerang, where nearly 600 000 surgical masks were found

A worker assists his colleague during the lift up of a damaged tyre from the Lion Air flight JT610 jet, at Tanjung Priok port in Jakarta, Indonesia, November 5 2018. (Beawiharta/Reuters)

Lion Air jet should have been grounded before fatal crash, Indonesia says

The Boeing 737 MAX vanished from radar about 13 minutes after taking off from Jakarta, slamming into the Java Sea

Residents wade through a flooded area in Jakarta.

Indonesia to divert rain after flooding kills four

Indonesia is trying to divert rain away from its capital Jakarta after four people were killed due to heavy flooding in the area.

Westwood’s lead cut at Indonesian masters

Defending champion Lee Westwood holed four birdies for a 4-under 68 after Saturday’s completion of the second round at the Indonesian Masters.

Scores dead as Indonesia hit by tsunami, volcano

Indonesia struggled on Wednesday to find bodies and survivors after a tsunami smashed into a remote island chain and a volcano erupted.

Indonesian publisher declared bomb suspect

A radical Indonesian publisher has been declared a suspect in July’s deadly luxury hotel bombings in Jakarta, police said on Tuesday.

Indonesia militants plotted Obama attack, says expert

A probe into the Jakarta hotel bombings shows that militants also planned to use snipers for an attack on Barack Obama, an intelligence expert said.

Al-Qaeda blog claims Jakarta hotel bombings

Two luxury hotels struck by suicide bombers reopened on Wednesday in Jakarta, as an al-Qaeda blog claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Indonesian police in massive manhunt after twins blasts

A week after twin suicide blasts in Jakarta killed seven, police on Friday appeared no closer to cracking the Islamist network believed responsible.

Jakarta hotel bombs kill nine, wound 42

Near-simultaneous bomb blasts ripped through the JW Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton hotels in Jakarta on Friday, killing nine people.

Scores missing, dead after dam bursts in Jakarta

Rescue workers in Indonesia searched on Saturday for 100 people still missing after a dam burst sending a torrent of water crashing into Jakarta.

‘Small tsunami’ kills 50 after dam breaks in Indonesia

A dam on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, burst early on Friday, killing 50 people and flooding hundreds of houses nearby.

Parts of Indonesian capital swamped by tidal wave

A 2,2m high tidal wave inundated parts of Jakarta overnight as the city government and citizens tried to hold the water back with emergency embankments, a government official…

Indonesia considers quitting Opec as output falls

Indonesia said on Tuesday it may quit the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) as its declining crude oil output prevents the country from meeting its Opec…

Torch arrives in Indonesia on grim relay

Indonesian police dispersed about 100 anti-China protesters and detained a foreign activist on Tuesday as the Olympic torch was to make another restricted relay in Jakarta, the…

Lungless frog could shed light on evolution

The discovery of a rare species of Indonesian frog that breathes without lungs could shed light on how evolution works, a scientist said on Friday. A dissection of the frog,…

Strong quake hits near Indonesia’s Aceh

A magnitude-7,5 earthquake struck Indonesia’s Aceh province on Wednesday, killing at least three people, injuring several and sending thousands fleeing their homes and offices in…

Obama takes first blood as Super Tuesday goes abroad

From the Indonesian city where Barack Obama spent part of his childhood to Hong Kong’s bars and a Dublin pub, United States Democrats abroad grabbed their first chance to vote in…

‘Memo to self: do not visit Jakarta in rainy season’

Heavy rains and high tides have caused chaos in Indonesia’s capital for three days, highlighting its ailing infrastructure as roads to the airport became impassable and thousands…

Indonesia floods kill 12, cause travel chaos

Floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 12 people across Indonesia and the capital’s main airport was briefly shut on Friday as more than 40 flights…