Tag: Indonesia
Plane’s black boxes: Indonesia deploys divers, ‘pinger locators’
Indonesia on Tuesday deployed divers, ‘pinger locators’ in hunt for doomed plane’s cockpit recorders to uncover why an almost-new plane…
Khashoggi Case: Indonesia hopes for ‘transparent, thorough’ investigation
Indonesian President, Joko Widodo, has called for a “transparent and thorough’’ investigation into the death of Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi,…
Indonesia warns Australia against moving embassy to Jerusalem
Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, on Tuesday warned Australia that moving its embassy to Jerusalem could undermine a peace…
Earthquakes: ADB pledges $1bn to rebuild Indonesia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has pledged up to one billion dollars in loans to Indonesia to rebuild areas on…
Trade wars will make nations poorer – Indonesian President
President Joko Widodo of Indonesia has told world leaders that unilateral economic policies and trade wars do not increase the…
Indonesia to call off national search for earthquake victims
The Indonesian government will on Friday call off national search efforts for victims of September earthquake and tsunami, the National…
Indonesia to convert old oil refineries into biofuel plants
Indonesia is looking into the possibility of converting two of the country’s older crude oil refineries into plants, for the…
Death toll rises to 1,200 in Indonesia’s earthquake, Tsunami
The number of people known to have died in Indonesia in Friday's earthquake and tsunami has risen to more than…
President Buhari sympathises with Indonesia over earthquake disaster
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed deep sorrow and sympathy to the government and people of Indonesia over the latest Tsunami…
Indonesia places temporary prohibition on palm plantation permits
Indonesia’s Government has issued a presidential instruction to place a moratorium on new permits for palm plantations for three years,…
Bird flu: Indonesia bans import of poultry from Malaysia
Indonesian Agriculture Ministry has halted shipments of poultry and its derivative products from Malaysia, following the reports of a bird…
83-year-old arrested for keeping girl as sex slave for 15 years
The police in Indonesia confirmed the arrest of an 83-year-old village witch doctor who entrapped a 12-year-old girl and tricked…
Macron offers condolences to Indonesia after fatal earthquake
French President, Emmanuel Macron, on Monday offered condolences to Indonesian people after a strong earthquake jolted Lombok Island in Central…
Update: Death toll in Indonesia earthquake hits 82, hundreds injured
At least 82 people are now known to have died after a powerful earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Lombok…
22 dead as earthquake hits Indonesia
At least 22 people have died after a powerful earthquake hit the Indonesian island of Lombok, officials say.