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6.9 magnitude quake hits off Indonesia

The quake, which was relatively shallow, hit in the Banda Sea, 151 kilometres (94 miles) east-southeast of the coastal city of Ambon at 1021 GMT, according to the US Geological Survey.
 

Dec 09, 2015, 17:47 PM IST

Indonesians vote in nationwide regional polls

 Tens of millions of Indonesians were voting Wednesday in the country`s first nationwide regional elections, the latest step in years-long efforts to strengthen democracy following the end of authoritarian rule.

Dec 09, 2015, 08:01 AM IST

Indonesia says faulty part, crew action factors in AirAsia crash

Problems with a glitch-prone rudder component and the way pilots tried to respond were major factors in the crash of an Indonesian AirAsia jet last year that killed all 162 on board, investigators said on Tuesday.

Dec 02, 2015, 03:08 AM IST

800 Indonesians joined IS, says official

Security has been beefed all across the country, including in capital Jakarta.

Nov 30, 2015, 21:55 PM IST

Most affordable destinations in Asia: Jakarta tops list

For travellers on a budget, the Indonesian capital is a good bet, having recorded the biggest drop at 32 percent.

Nov 04, 2015, 11:19 AM IST

Have fought terrorism all my life, says Chhota Rajan; will he help India nab Dawood Ibrahim?

The fugitive gangster Chhota Rajan said on Sunday that 'he had fought terrorism all his life'.

Nov 01, 2015, 17:59 PM IST

Indian diplomat meets underworld don Chhota Rajan in Indonesia

Sanjeev Agarwal, First Secretary at Indian Embassy in Jakarta, met underworld don Chhota Rajan on Sunday.

Nov 01, 2015, 08:12 AM IST

Three killed, 9 feared dead, in Indonesia gold mine collapse

The bodies of three men have been recovered from a disused gold mine in Indonesia.

Oct 29, 2015, 13:45 PM IST

Indonesia upgrades death toll from haze to 19

The death toll from acrid haze blanketing parts of Indonesia has climbed to 19, a minister said today.

Oct 28, 2015, 18:37 PM IST

Indonesia's President cuts short US trip due to haze crisis

Indonesia's president Joko Widodo will return early from an official trip to the United States due to a haze crisis caused by raging peat fires in the Southeast Asian country, the government said.

Oct 27, 2015, 15:25 PM IST

Passenger jet with 10 aboard missing in east Indonesia

A passenger plane carrying 10 people on a domestic flight is missing in eastern Indonesia, an official said today.

Oct 02, 2015, 17:41 PM IST

Indonesia arrests seven over SE Asia haze

Indonesian police have detained seven people whose companies are allegedly connected with illegal agricultural fires that have cloaked Southeast Asia in haze, in rare arrests over the annual smog o

Sep 17, 2015, 11:59 AM IST