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As sea engulfs coastline, Indonesians pay high price to shield homes

Willy Kurniawan, Reuters
Posted at Dec 01 04:56 PM

Indonesia, an archipelago of thousands of islands, has about 81,000 km (50,300 miles) of coastline, making it particularly vulnerable to climate change along with neighbors like the Philippines.   Read more »

Blast hits Indonesian police warehouse holding World War II munitions

Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 12:32 PM

JAKARTA - An explosion went off on Saturday in an Indonesian police evidence warehouse containing munitions dating from World War II, injuring one officer and prompting the evacuation of nearby residents, police said. Read more »

22 missing after Indonesia ferry fire

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 23 08:13 PM

Nearly two dozen people are missing from the carcass of a ferry that went up in flames off Indonesia's Java island, a port official said Friday. Read more »

Indonesia deploys more troops as Papua hit by fresh unrest

Robert Marin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 21 04:49 PM

Indonesia's Papua was hit by fresh unrest Wednesday as more than 1,000 security personnel were sent to the restive region after violent protests that saw buildings torched and street battles between police and demonstrators. Read more »

Tsunami warning after strong quake off Indonesia's Sumatra, Java

Reuters
Posted at Aug 02 08:58 PM

Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency said on its Twitter feed that residents on the Banten coast should "immediately evacuate to higher ground". Read more »

Indonesia says 17 dead after motorboat sinks in bad weather

Reuters
Updated as of Jun 18 05:18 PM

JAKARTA - At least 17 people, including four children, died after a motorboat sank in choppy waters off the Indonesian island of Java, a government official said on Tuesday. Read more »

Bangayan ng bus driver, pasahero nauwi sa aksidente sa Indonesia; 12 patay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 04:12 PM

Labindalawang tao ang napatay habang nasa 40 ang nasugatan sa isang aksidente sa Indonesia noong Lunes nang subukang agawin ng pasahero ang manibela mula sa driver matapos silang magtalo, sabi ng pulisya. Read more »

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 »

OPINION: In Bekasi and Indonesia, a house divided?

Karim Raslan - Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Apr 03 04:55 AM

On April 17, 2019, Indonesia will be going to the polls. West Java, the country’s most-populous province with 48.6 million inhabitants, is the preeminent electoral battleground. Read more »

Family of Lion Air co-pilot sues Boeing in Chicago over fatal crash

Reuters
Posted at Dec 29 10:34 AM

The family of the Indonesian co-pilot of a Lion Air flight that crashed in October, killing all 189 on board, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Boeing Co in Chicago, adding to litigation piling up against the manufacturer in its hometown. Read more »

Indonesian rescuers struggle against heavy rain to reach tsunami-hit villages

Fergus Jensen, Reuters
Posted at Dec 26 05:08 PM

Heavy rain lashed fishing villages along the coast, muddying roads and holding up convoys delivering heavy machinery and aid to isolated areas. Read more »

Death toll from Indonesia tsunami surpasses 400, with more than 150 missing

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 25 05:28 PM

Indonesia's top disaster-mitigation agency said the casualties could increase, because some districts affected by the tremor could still not be reached. Read more »

Indonesian rescuers use drones, sniffer dogs as tsunami death toll rises

Fergus Jensen, Reuters
Posted at Dec 25 03:39 PM

The vast archipelago, which sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", has suffered its worst annual death toll from disasters in more than a decade. Read more »

Hunt for Lion Air jet's black box delayed by bad weather

Cindy Silviana, Reuters
Posted at Dec 17 04:13 PM

A renewed search for the cockpit voice recorder of a Lion Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea on Oct. 29 has been delayed for two days due to bad weather hampering the arrival of a specialized ship, the airline said. 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 »

Last day of search for victims of Indonesia disaster; 3 dead in Java quake

Rozanna Latiff, Reuters
Posted at Oct 11 02:35 PM

Rescue workers scoured the rubble of devastated communities on Indonesia's Sulawesi island on Thursday, the last day of the search for victims of a 7.5 magnitude quake and tsunami that killed more than 2,000 people two weeks ago. Read more »

6.0-magnitude quake rocks Indonesia's Java, Bali

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 11 04:34 AM

A shallow 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Indonesian islands of Java and Bali early Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, causing panicked people to flee their homes.   Read more »

Indonesia's regional elections: All eyes on West Java

Karim Raslan -- Ceritalah ASEAN
Posted at Jun 26 04:32 PM

Nonetheless, if you want to get a sense of where Indonesia is heading politically: keep an eye on West Java. Read more »

Indonesia's growing thirst for coffee drains premium bean supplies

Fransiska Nangoy and Marcy Nicholson, Reuters
Posted at Jun 22 08:45 AM

PANGALENGAN, Indonesia/NEW YORK - For decades, Indonesia has supplied coffee roasters worldwide with prized beans that give a distinctive taste to brews favored by connoisseurs. Most locals, however, preferred tea. 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 »