Indonesia

Indonesia ranks 96th out of 180 countries on Transparency International's 2017 corruption index

An oil spill sparked a huge fire about 1:30am (1830 GMT Tuesday) in a residential area on Sumatra Island

Setya Novanto, once among the country's most influential politicians, had been accused of taking millions in...

A Facebook official apologised to Indonesian members of parliament this week at a public hearing

Victims were either killed or injured by falling of buildings in an attempt to escape

Local govt confab kicks off in capital, UCLG leaders hope conference sensitizes govt on SDGs

At least nine people have been arrested as of Tuesday, but authorities are still looking for major distributors

Eman Sulaeman has no feet but continues to play football and garner fans

The fire was quite big, about two kilometres high

Thursday is World Water Day, a UN initiative which this year focuses on "nature-based" solutions

Hospitals, banks, and certain public places will not be included in the cellular restriction

Yusra Effendi received fatal wounds to his neck

The state university has been instructed to spread moderate islam

Says students using the full veil would be offered counseling sessions and ultimately asked to take off the veil

Doctors are puzzled by his condition, saying its 'impossible' for eggs to form inside the human body

Faced with health emergency, Jakarta undertakes seemingly impossible goal; make Citarum River water drinkable by 2025

Gathering part of a broader deradicalisation push by authorities in the world’s biggest Muslim-majority country

An avalanche of mud and rock cascaded down a steep slope burying victims as they worked their rice fields

All those taking part have served their prison terms but many have trouble readjusting to life outside jail

About a dozen amorous couples detained in country's second-biggest city Surabaya during raid on Valentine's Day

Police are investigating the cause of the collision but said they suspect the vehicle's brakes failed to work

Under the new alert level, the no-entry zone has been reduced to four kilometres from Agung's peak

Preferential trade agreement between the two has yielded one-sided benefits so far

Indonesian police official says Ulema have approved their action

MoUs will boost bilateral trade ties between both countries

Exports of the citrus fruit expected to increase to 60,000 tons

The visiting dignitary will address joint session of Parliament today

Foreign Office spokesperson also said issue is being raised on every forum

Those hurt mostly sustained injuries to their legs and arms, Jakarta police spokesperson Argo Yuwono said

police are still searching for the captain, who reportedly survived but went missing

Boat was on its way from Tanjung Selor to Tarakan when it overturned

Nearly 450 couples gathered in a large tent in the city center just hours before midnight

In January-September, Bali received 4.5 million foreign tourist arrivals

Christmas is widely celebrated across Indonesia and holiday decorations are ubiquitous

Delegation acknowledges efforts to make environment investment-friendly

Magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck near south coast of Java

Court narrowly rejects petition to make extramarital sex illegal

Foreigners are regularly arrested for drugs offences on Bali

Diphtheria is a bacterial infection that spreads through close physical contact or through the air and can be fatal

Some 28,000 people have been displaced by the storm, which hit Indonesia's most populous island last week

Air Chief Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto has close ties to the president

Top politician vows to clear name after arrest

Disaster agency warns of 'imminent' risk of major eruption

The tornado, with wind speeds of 70 km per hour, carved a path of destruction in the Sidoarjo area

The KPK has remained one of Southeast Asia's most effective and independent agencies

The public caning was carried out by an algojo - a Sharia law executor

Religious teacher Arif Nuh Safri says, 'if we talk about religion but don’t respect humanity, it’s no use'

Killings from 1965 and 1966 have never been officially investigated and perpetrators have never faced justice

Historians have blamed poor schooling for the lack of awareness and sensitivity about the Holocaust in Indonesia

Activists welcomed the moveas a "new chapter for religious freedom"