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Indonesian president plans to move capital city - planning minister

Reuters
Posted at Apr 29 04:13 PM

JAKARTA - Indonesian President Joko Widodo has decided to move the capital of Southeast Asia's largest economy away from the crowded main island of Java, the planning minister said on Monday. Read more »

AFC Cup: Ceres-Negros unleashes mighty comeback, stuns Persija Jakarta

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 07:46 PM

Ceres-Negros shocked Persija Jakarta with a come-from-behind 3-2 win in the AFC Cup in front of a hostile crowd at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta.   Read more »

Indonesia frees Christian politician jailed for blasphemy

Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 01:04 PM

DEPOK, Indonesia - Indonesia on Tuesday released the popular former governor of Jakarta from jail, after serving a reduced two-year sentence for blasphemy against Islam, a case that exposed deep religious divides in the world's largest Muslim-majority country. Read more »

'Di ako maka-move on': Iñigo Pascual nakasalubong ang Blackpink sa airport

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 02:01 PM

Kuwento ni Iñigo Pascual, nakasalubong niya sa isang paliparan sa Jakarta, Indonesia ang South Korean girl group na Blackpink. Read more »

Pilot radioed alert on doomed Indonesian jet's previous flight

Gayatri Suroyo and Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Reuters
Posted at Nov 02 10:56 AM

The pilot of a Lion Air flight from Indonesia's Bali island on Sunday made a radio alert minutes after take-off due to technical problems, but they were overcome and he pushed on to Jakarta. Read more »

One 'black box' recovered from crashed Indonesia jet: official

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 01 02:37 PM

One black box from a crashed Lion Air jet has been recovered, the head of Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee said Thursday, which could be critical to establishing why the brand new plane fell out of the sky. Read more »

Indonesia orders removal of Lion Air technical director after crash: state media

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 31 06:11 PM

Indonesia's transport minister has ordered the removal of Lion Air's technical director and several technicians linked to a deadly plane crash, state news agency Antara reported Wednesday, citing government authority over the aviation industry.   Read more »

Search and recovery for Lion Air JT610

Willy Kurniawan, Reuters
Posted at Oct 31 12:20 AM

Officials carry a body bag off an ambulance to be identified by Indonesian Disaster Victim Identification officers at a hospital in Jakarta on Tuesday. Search and recovery operations continue after a Lion Air JT610 crashed 13 minutes after it took off from an airport in Jakarta. Read more »

More body parts found from crashed Indonesian jet

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 30 11:40 AM

JAKARTA - Indonesian search teams Tuesday recovered more remains at the site of a crashed Lion Air jet that plunged into the sea with 189 people aboard, as a report said it had suffered an instrument malfunction the day before. Read more »

PH's Kiyomi Watanabe wins silver in judo

Issei Kato, Reuters
Posted at Aug 30 08:03 PM

Nami Nabekura of Japan and Kiyomi Watanabe grapple during the Judo Women’s -63kg Gold Medal Match of the 2018 Asian Games on Thursday. Read more »

LIVE BLOG: Philippines vs. Japan (2018 Asian Games, classification stage)

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 28 06:44 PM

After losing to South Korea and missing out on a chance to medal in the 2018 Asian Games, coach Yeng Guiao and the Philippines will do their best to achieve the best finish possible in Jakarta. Read more »

Clarkson-led PH team falls to China

Lilian Suwanrumpha, AFP
Posted at Aug 21 08:12 PM

The Philippines fell to the Chinese side with a close, 82-80 loss. Read more »

Asian Games: China's Asiad juggernaut ready to roll in Indonesia

Amlan Chakraborty, Reuters
Posted at Aug 17 10:59 PM

JAKARTA - China will be showing off an embarrassment of sporting riches, Indonesia will seek to prove its organisational capability and, equally importantly, the 18th Asian Games will offer a sneak peak into the future of the Olympics. Read more »

Asian Games preps

Athit Perawongmetha, Reuters
Posted at Aug 17 06:06 PM

The quadrennial games will take place in the cities of Jakarta and Palembang from August 18 to September 2.  Read more »

Swift start for Gilas

Lillian Suwanrumpha, AFP
Posted at Aug 16 04:33 PM

Christian Standhardinger goes for the basket against Kazakhstan's Nikolay Bazhim in their preliminary game at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on Thursday.  Read more »

Jordan Clarkson, excited nang maglaro sa Gilas

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 05:31 AM

Excited na ang NBA star na si Jordan Clarkson na maglaro sa Asian Games sa Jakarta, Indonesia kasama ang Gilas team. Read more »

'It's been a roller coaster': Clarkson excited to play for PH flag

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 15 02:46 PM

Fil-American NBA player Jordan Clarkson is excited to join the Philippine team after being allowed by the NBA to suit up for national duty in the 2018 Asian Games. Read more »

Getting ready for 2018 Asian games

Willy Kurniawan, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 30 04:37 PM

A man works on the signage outside a merchandise store ahead of the Asian Games at Gelora Bung Karno sports complex in Jakarta, Monday.  Read more »

Asian Games venues '95% ready' but potential pitfalls remain

Kiki Siregar, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 18 10:52 AM

Asian Games venues will be ready before Indonesia hosts the showpiece event in a month, organizers say, but the threat of terror attacks and endless traffic jams still looms over the regional olympics. Read more »

Indonesia takes a bite out of food waste one wedding at a time

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 20 01:17 PM

JAKARTA - In the slums of Jakarta, Indonesia's poor are getting a taste of how the other half live thanks to a new program that aims to take a bite out of its mammoth food-waste problem. Read more »