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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 »

Indonesia steamrolls bootleg booze as death toll nears 100

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 13 02:16 PM

Thousands of booze bottles were destroyed by Indonesian police on Friday in a dramatic show as they crack down on bootleg alcohol blamed for killing close to 100 people in recent weeks. Read more »

WATCH: Orangutan smokes zoo visitor's cigarette

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 08 01:22 PM

BANDUNG - Indonesia can now add a smoking orangutan to its roster of nicotine addicts. Read more »

Indonesia scrubbing the 'world's dirtiest river'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 02 12:24 PM

MAJALAYA, Indonesia - The scabies on Indonesian rice farmer Yusuf Supriyadi's limbs are a daily reminder of the costs of living next to the "world's dirtiest river". Read more »

6.1-magnitude quake hits off eastern Indonesia

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 11:55 PM

JAKARTA - A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off eastern Indonesia late Monday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Read more »

Five dead, 15 missing in Indonesia landslide

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 22 05:21 PM

JAKARTA, Indonesia - At least five people have been killed and 15 are still missing after a landslide cascaded down the terraced slopes of a rice field on the Indonesian island of Java on Thursday, officials said. Read more »

Jakarta flooding

Beawihart, Reuters
Posted at Feb 06 08:20 PM

A student on his way to school walks near a flooded street in Jakarta, Indonesia on Tuesday. Read more »

Thousands evacuated in Indonesian capital over floods

Reuters
Posted at Feb 06 12:11 PM

JAKARTA - Thousands of residents in Indonesia's capital have been evacuated due to flooding, Jakarta's governor said on Tuesday, though the level of rivers swollen by the release of water from a reservoir upstream was dropping for now. Read more »

Indonesia quake shakes capital, causes some injuries, damage in Java

Reuters
Posted at Jan 23 07:20 PM

Office workers fled high-rise buildings in the Indonesian capital on Tuesday after a strong earthquake shook the city, causing some injuries and damage to at least 130 buildings elsewhere on the densely populated island of Java. Read more »

Indonesia Stock Exchange collapse

Amailia Putri Hasniawati, AFP
Posted at Jan 15 07:57 PM

This photo received from Amailia Putri Hasniawati via WhatsApp shows people looking for victims after an internal balcony collapsed at Indonesia's stock exchange in Jakarta on Monday. Read more »

Scores injured as Indonesia stock exchange building lobby floor collapses

Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Fergus Jensen, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 15 05:37 PM

A mezzanine floor overlooking the main lobby of the Indonesian Stock Exchange building collapsed on Monday, injuring scores of people, many of them students, under slabs of concrete and other debris, officials and witnesses said. Read more »

Jakarta launches first airport train to tackle gridlock

Agence France Presse
Posted at Jan 02 06:12 PM

Indonesia's capital launched the first train connecting its international airport to the city center Tuesday as the sprawling Indonesian capital moves to tackle the gridlock that can make the trip an hours-long headache. Read more »

Indonesia court jails men for two years over 'gay sex party'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 06:58 PM

JAKARTA - An Indonesian court has sentenced ten men to two years in prison for taking part in a gay sex party at a sauna, court documents show. Read more »

Despite apology, Indonesia asks why US blocked military chief's travel

Kanupriya Kapoor, Reuters
Posted at Oct 23 07:03 PM

JAKARTA - Indonesia on Monday said it had made "urgent" requests for an explanation why the United States barred its military chief from traveling to the U.S., as anger simmered in the world's largest Muslim-majority country over the diplomatic incident. Read more »

Strong 6.4 earthquake hits Indonesia's Sumatra: USGS

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Aug 13 03:27 PM

A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit off the Indonesian island Sumatra on Sunday but there was no tsunami risk, seismologists said as panicked residents fled their homes. Read more »

Indonesia's reputation as a model of moderate Islam intact: Widodo

John Chalmers and Eveline Danubrata, Reuters
Posted at Jul 04 09:17 AM

JAKARTA - Indonesia's president said on Monday his country remains a model of moderate Islam, countering critics who point to mass rallies by radical Muslims and the jailing of a Christian politician for blasphemy as evidence its reputation is crumbling. Read more »

Islamic state claims responsibility for Jakarta bus station attacks

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 26 08:08 AM

Islamic state clamed responsibility for Jakarta bus station attacks that left at least three policemen dead and 12 others wounded on Wednesday. Read more »

Indonesian president urges calm after suspected suicide attacks in Jakarta

Gayatri Suroyo and Darren Whiteside, Reuters
Posted at May 25 02:58 PM

JAKARTA - Indonesia's president urged people to remain calm on Thursday, a day after suspected suicide bombers killed three police officers on duty at a Jakarta bus terminal in an attack authorities said bore the hallmarks of globally inspired Islamist militants.  Read more »

Jakarta suicide bombing kills 3 police officers

Kiki Siregar, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 25 04:58 AM

A suicide bombing attack outside a busy bus terminal in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Wednesday killed three police officers, the latest assault to hit the Muslim-majority country as it struggles with a surge of terror plots.  Read more »

U.N. experts urge Indonesia to overturn Jakarta governor's blasphemy conviction

Tom Miles, Reuters
Posted at May 22 09:51 PM

U.N. experts urged Indonesia on Monday to free Jakarta's Christian governor, who was jailed this month for blasphemy - a conviction that risks encouraging Islamists to challenge secularism in the world's largest Muslim-majority nation. Read more »