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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 »

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 »