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Indonesia gets third straight Asian badminton crown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 17 11:17 AM

Mohammad Ahsan and Fajar Alfian powered Indonesia to a third consecutive continental crown after ruling the 2020 SMART Badminton Asia Manila Team Championships. Read more »

Erupting Indonesian volcano spews ash, lava

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 13 06:32 PM

Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted Thursday as fiery red molten lava streamed down from the crater and it belched clouds of grey ash 2,000 meters (6,500 feet) into the sky. Read more »

Indonesia has no reported coronavirus cases. Is it truly virus-free?

Richard C. Paddock and Dera Menra Sijabat, The New York Times
Posted at Feb 12 09:04 AM

Health experts have questioned why Indonesia has not yet reported a single case of novel coronavirus, even though officials were slow to halt nonstop flights from China. Indonesia receives about 2 million Chinese tourists a year, most of them in Bali. Read more »

Bat meat still popular in parts of Indonesia despite coronavirus fears

Reuters
Posted at Feb 11 06:38 PM

Bats are traditionally eaten by the Minahasan people from North Sulawesi in the form of a curry-like dish called Paniki. Read more »

Thousands of Chinese tourists stranded in Bali after flights suspended

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 06 12:19 AM

Thousands of Chinese tourists risk being stranded in Bali after the Indonesian government suspended flights to and from mainland China over fears of the deadly coronavirus outbreak.   Read more »

PHINMA Education expansion gets P1.87-billion boost

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 03:06 PM

With the expansion, PHINMA expects 15 percent growth in enrollments by June while net income is expected to grow by 10 to 12 percent next year. Read more »

Indonesia offers reward for plucking tyre off giant croc's neck

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 04 09:19 AM

JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities are offering a reward to anyone who can rescue a saltwater crocodile with a motorbike tyre stuck around its neck -- and survive.   Read more »

Flash floods kill 9 in Indonesia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 30 03:48 PM

Flash floods and landslides have killed at least 9 people and forced thousands into temporary shelters on Indonesia's Sumatra island, the local disaster agency said Thursday. Read more »

‘Kadenang Ginto’, may Indonesian adaptation na

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 12:53 AM

Magkakaroon na ng Indonesian adaptation ang hit teleserye na 'Kadenang Ginto.' Read more »

10 missing after migrant boat capsizes off Indonesia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 23 02:40 PM

PEKANBARU, Indonesia - Ten people were missing after a boat carrying 20 migrant workers capsized off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island, a search and rescue official said Thursday.   Read more »

Terror group Abu Sayyaf kidnaps 5 Indonesian fishermen

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 21 06:49 PM

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Abu Sayyaf militants from the Philippines have seized five Indonesian fishermen from a vessel off eastern Borneo, Jakarta officials said Tuesday, the latest in a series of abductions in the area. Read more »

OPINION: History repeats itself with Taal Volcano

Karim Raslan — Certilah ASEAN
Updated as of Jan 21 05:06 AM

What it's like to live with a volcano cloud over your head   Read more »

5 Indonesians kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf off Malaysia: PH military

Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 08:21 AM

The Philippine military on Sunday said it has launched search and rescue operations for 5 Indonesian fishermen kidnapped by militants belonging to the Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf group in Malaysian waters last week.   Read more »

China admits fishing in Indonesian-claimed waters

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 16 10:39 PM

China admitted Thursday that its fishermen had recently caught fish in disputed waters claimed by Indonesia as part of its exclusive economic zone and by the Chinese as traditional fishing grounds. Read more »

PH military rescues last Indonesian captive from Abu Sayaff in Sulu

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 16 01:04 AM

MANILA - Philippine security forces have rescued the last Indonesian captive of the Abu Sayaff after they launched an intensive operation against the Islamic State-linked group in Indanan town, Sulu on Wednesday evening. Read more »

Indonesian remake of ‘Kadenang Ginto’ now airing

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 12:17 AM

The massive success of the ABS-CBN’s afternoon drama “Kadenang Ginto” has gone international, spawning a remake on Indonesian television. Read more »

Indonesia, Japan agree to boost cooperation in South China Sea

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 10 09:52 PM

Japan and Indonesia agreed Friday to strengthen cooperation in further developing a newly built fisheries facility on the southern edge of the South China Sea and in providing technical support to the Indonesian coast guard. Read more »

Indonesia asks Japan to invest in islands near waters disputed with China

Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 03:40 PM

Widodo visited Natuna on Wednesday to assert Indonesia's sovereignty over the cluster of islands and the waters around them, after reports Chinese coastguard and fishing vessels had entered Indonesia's exclusive economic zone several times since last month. Read more »

Indonesian military says Chinese vessels left disputed waters

Reuters
Posted at Jan 09 06:30 PM

Indonesia stepped up air and sea patrols in the area, and on Wednesday Widodo visited one of the islands to drive home the message that it was Indonesian territory, at which point, his military said, the Chinese vessels quit the area. Read more »

Indonesia's president visits island in waters disputed by China

Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 04:32 PM

The confrontation began in mid-December when a Chinese coast guard vessel, accompanying Chinese fishing boats, entered waters off the coast of Indonesia's northern Natuna islands, prompting Jakarta to summon Beijing's ambassador. Read more »