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Several hundred stranded on Lombok volcano after earthquake
Efforts were underway on Monday to rescue several hundred trekkers stranded on Mount Rinjani on Indonesia’s Lombok Island, a day after a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck the popular tourist destination.
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Powerful quake kills 14 on Indonesian tourist island Lombok
An emergency tent was set up on a street in Sembalun to treat the injured because the local hospital was damaged, and those in a critical condition were taken to other hospitals.
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Powerful quake hits Indonesia’s Lombok
The quake hit Lombok island early in the morning when many people were still sleeping.
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Indonesian villagers kill nearly 300 crocodiles in revenge attack
Photographs released by Antara news agency showed bloodied carcasses of the crocodiles in a large pile in the Sorong district of the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua.
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Captain of sinking Indonesian ferry sails onto reef; 31 dead
The latest ferry disaster in Indonesia, which happened on Tuesday near Sulawesi island, came two weeks after an overcrowded ferry sank on Lake Toba in Sumatra.
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Indonesia agency revises number of missing in Sumatra ferry sinking to 180
Budiawan, head of the National Search and Rescue Agency in Medan, said 18 survivors were found and two bodies had been recovered on Monday evening.
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Search resumes after 18 rescued from Indonesia ferry sinking
An estimated 18 people had been rescued and one passenger was confirmed dead after the ferry sank on Monday evening.
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Indonesia police shoot dead four men after sword attack on Riau HQ
The men had driven their car into the police yard before getting out to stage the attack, Setyo Wasisto, national police spokesman, told a briefing.
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Vehicle explodes in Indonesia's Surabaya, several police wounded
The blast had occurred at 8.50am at their police office, East Java police spokesman Frans Barung Mangera told a briefing.
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Suspected IS-inspired suicide bombers attack Indonesian churches, over 9 dead
Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, has seen a recent resurgence in homegrown militancy inspired in part by Islamic State.
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Indonesia police say hostage crisis at high-security jail resolved
Police have resolved a hostage crisis at a high-security jail on the outskirts of the capital, Jakarta, after nearly all the Islamist prisoners involved had surrendered.
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Dozens dead in Indonesia after drinking bootleg liquor
Police have detained at least 12 men in the capital, Jakarta, and a neighbouring province on suspicion of making and selling the liquor.
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Toxic gases from Indonesian volcano send 30 to hospital
Nearly 200 people living on the slopes of Mount Ijen in East Java province were forced to evacuate.
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Indonesia landslide on Java island kills five, over a dozen missing
Indonesia suffers regular landslides, particularly during the monsoon season, sometimes exacerbated by forest clearance.
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[WATCH] Indonesia's Mt Sinabung erupts
Indonesia's Mt Sinabung erupted on Monday spewing a thick cloud of ash. CNN reports.
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UN rights chief slams Indonesia proposal to outlaw gay, extramarital sex
Activists have raised concerns that, if approved, the new rules could violate basic rights and be misused to target minorities.
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Thousands evacuated in Indonesian capital over floods
The torrential rain had also caused landslides in satellite cities around Jakarta, with eight people missing after two landslides around the city of Bogor, police said.
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Draft proposals in Indonesian Parliament aim to ban extramarital sex
The parliamentary committee drawing up recommendations to change the Dutch colonial-era criminal code has still to finalise its proposals.
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Indonesian office workers flee as quake shakes capital
The relatively shallow quake of magnitude 6 struck off the island of Java, the US Geological Survey said, and authorities ruled out the risk of a tsunami.
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Around a dozen injured in structure collapse at Indonesia Stock Exchange
Dozens of police officials were cordoning off the two-tower, multi-storey complex as many people ran away and others were seen sitting on steps outside the lobby.
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Indonesian police probe foreign ‘orders’ for child pornography
At least seven people have been arrested on suspicion of violating child protection and pornography laws and could face up to 15 years in prison.
