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Indonesian killed by his mother's falling funeral coffin

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 04:54 PM

An Indonesian was killed when his mother's coffin fell from a funeral tower and crushed him during a service on the island of Sulawesi, police said Sunday. Read more »

For some Indonesian students, Ramadan means fasting and intensive study

Reuters
Posted at Jun 13 08:26 AM

KEDIRI, Indonesia - For students at one of Indonesia's oldest Islamic boarding schools, the holy month of Ramadan doesn't only mean fasting from dawn till dusk. It also means intensive study of the Koran. Read more »

Fruit and veg off the menu for Indonesian girls as myths fuel malnutrition

Emma Batha, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jun 12 06:44 AM

From fears that eating chicken wings makes it hard to find a husband to beliefs that pineapple jeopardizes fertility, a host of food taboos are fueling malnutrition among Indonesian girls, experts said as they launched an adolescent health drive. Read more »

OPINION: Terror takes on an unfamiliar face

Karim Raslan – Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Jun 05 04:31 PM

Multiple suicide bombings – in and around East Java’s port capital, Surabaya – over two days in mid-May left 25 dead and over 40 injured.  Read more »

Mount Merapi erupts

Aloysius Jarot Nugroho, Antara Foto via Reuters
Posted at Jun 01 06:45 PM

Children put on masks handed out by volunteers after Mount Merapi volcano erupted in Boyolali, Central Java, Indonesia on Friday.  Read more »

Indonesia hikes rates again to reverse rupiah slump

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 30 06:23 PM

Indonesia's central bank hiked its key interest rate Wednesday for the second time this month to prop up the rupiah after it slumped to its lowest level in three years. Read more »

PNR, bumili ng 7 bagong tren mula Indonesia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 30 02:36 AM

Pitong train sets na mas malakas ang hatak at malaki ang kapasidad ang binili ng Philippine National Railways mula sa Indonesia. Read more »

Indonesia's parliament approves tougher anti-terror laws

Reuters
Posted at May 25 12:48 PM

JAKARTA - Indonesia's parliament approved on Friday tougher anti-terrorism laws as it seeks to combat a surge in homegrown Islamist militancy, days after suicide bombings claimed by Islamic State killed more than 30 people in the city of Surabaya. Read more »

Go-Jek eyes Philippines in Southeast Asian expansion

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 24 03:28 PM

Indonesian ride-hailing app Go-Jek said Thursday it would expand into Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines as it takes on regional rival Grab in the fast-growing Southeast Asian market. Read more »

Death penalty sought for key suspect in 2016 Jakarta bombings

Reuters
Posted at May 18 10:11 PM

Indonesian prosecutors sought the death penalty on Friday for the leader of a local pro-Islamic State group accused of playing a key role in the January 2016 bombings in Jakarta that killed eight people, including four attackers. Read more »

Ramadan in Indonesia

Willy Kurniawan, Reuters
Posted at May 17 12:28 PM

Indonesian Muslims pray at the first day of holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday.    Read more »

Deadly Indonesia church suicide bombings committed by one family

Juni Kriswanto, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 14 07:41 AM

A family of 6 including 2 young daughters staged suicide bombings at 3 Indonesian churches during Sunday services, killing at least 13 people and wounding dozens in attacks claimed by the Islamic State group.   Read more »

Indonesia church attacks kill at least 11, dozens wounded

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 13 05:46 PM

A series of blasts, including at least 1 suicide bombing, struck churches in Indonesia on Sunday, killing at least 11 people and wounding dozens in the deadliest attack for years in the world's biggest Muslim-majority country. Read more »

Police hostage crisis at Indonesia jail over: officials

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 10 01:01 PM

DEPOK, Indonesia - A hostage crisis involving Islamist prisoners at a high-security jail outside Jakarta has been resolved nearly two days after a deadly riot broke out at the prison, Indonesian officials said Thursday.  Read more »

5 cops, 1 inmate killed in Indonesia prison hostage taking: officials

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 10 01:51 AM

Five Indonesian police officers and a prisoner were killed in clashes at a high-security jail that saw Islamist inmates take an officer hostage, authorities said Wednesday, with negotiations underway to secure his release.  Read more »

Helicopter taxi apps offer escape from traffic-choked megacities

Elizabeth Law and Harry Pearl, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 09 04:18 PM

From New York to Jakarta, chopper-hailing services have been taking off to help commuters beat the traffic chaos.  Read more »

8 Taiwanese sentenced to death in Indonesia for smuggling drugs

Kyodo News
Posted at Apr 26 10:26 PM

An Indonesian court sentenced eight Taiwanese to death Thursday for trying to smuggle 1 ton of crystal methamphetamine into the country from China last July.   Read more »

Mary Jane Veloso's mother flies to Indonesia

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 10:50 AM

The mother of death row convict Mary Jane Veloso said she would fly to Indonesia on Thursday to visit her daughter in prison and press authorities to spare her life. Read more »

Fifteen dead, dozens injured in fire at oil well in Indonesia

Reuters
Posted at Apr 25 05:21 PM

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Firefighters in Indonesia struggled on Wednesday to contain a blaze at an oil well in the northwestern province of Aceh that killed at least 15 people and injured 40, authorities said. Read more »

Australia boy, 12, runs away to Bali using family credit card

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 24 03:06 PM

Australian police were Tuesday investigating how a 12-year-old boy managed to fly alone to the Indonesian island of Bali and spend 4 days at a resort using his parents' credit card. Read more »