Indonesia

Time-lapse video shows volcano erupting in Indonesia

Mount Sinabung has been active since 2013

30 September 2017

Indonesia

Bali volcano evacuees prepare for eruption

130,000 people on the Indonesian island of Bali are now in makeshift evacuation centres

30 September 2017

Indonesia

Thousands flee volcano on Bali

Mount Agung has been spewing white smoke and sending tremors through the surrounding area, causing authorities to recommend evacuation.

29 September 2017

Indonesia

Bali evacuations amid fears of volcanic eruption

Bali's rumbling volcano has sparked travel warnings from Britain, Australia and Singapore

25 September 2017

Saudi Arabia

Muslims celebrate feast of the sacrifice

Muslims from around the world have been celebrating the feast of the sacrifice, or Eid al-Adha.

1 September 2017

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Flexing muscles in West Java

12 August 2017

Economy

Telegram messaging app to remove terrorist-related content

The Indonesian authorities blocked access to the platform saying many forums were "full of radical and terrorist propaganda".

17 July 2017

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Indonesia begins Ramadan

More than 200 million of Muslims in Indonesia have started fasting on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan.

28 May 2017

Indonesia

Deadly blasts rock Jakarta

24 May 2017

Indonesia

Two men caned 83 times in Indonesia for gay sex

Two men yesterday were caned by religious police in Indonesia for gay sex.

23 May 2017

Indonesia

LGBT community under increasing attack in Indonesia

LGBT community in Indonesia face growing prejudice

22 May 2017

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Indonesia: Rare albino orangutan recovering

Following her emergency rescue on April 29 from a village in the central Indonesian island of Kalimantan, the albino orangutan is recovering at the Borneo Orangutan Survival (BOS) Foundation’s Orangut

10 May 2017

Indonesia

Christian governor of Jakarta imprisoned for blasphemy

Outgoing governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama - known as Ahok - was sentenced to two years on accusations of insulting Islam.

9 May 2017

Indonesia

Indonesian authorities hunt inmates after mass jail break

Indonesian authorities have been hunting around 200 prisoners who broke out from an overcrowded jail on Sumatra island.

6 May 2017

Indonesia

'World's oldest man' laid to rest in Indonesia

An Indonesian man, who claimed to be the world’s oldest person, has been laid to rest.

2 May 2017

Indonesia

Search resumes for Indonesia ferry fire victims

The search has resumed for 17 people reported missing after a ferry fire off the coast of Indonesia. At least five ships and a number of smaller craft have been deployed in the search, according to of

2 January 2017

Indonesia

Court rejects dropping of blasphemy charges against Jakarta governor

Basuki Purnama is accused of insulting the Koran in a case that's divided opinion in Muslim-majority Indonesia

27 December 2016

Indonesia

Searching for survivors: more than 1,000 rescue workers deployed after Indonesia earthquake

Over a thousand rescue workers are searching for survivors a day after a magnitude 6.

8 December 2016

Indonesia

Death toll rises in Indonesia 'quake, with dozens feared trapped

At least 97 people have died in the magnitude 6.5 tremor, the Army says, while hundreds are reportedly injured.

7 December 2016

Indonesia

Jakarta's Christian governor faces blasphemy probe

The Christian and ethnic Chinese governor of Jakarta, Indonesia, is to be investigated on allegations of blasphemy.

16 November 2016