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![]() Monsoon floods hit Indonesian capital, forcing 1,300 to evacuate Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:36Published | |
![]() Indonesia's 'silver people' perform to make ends meet Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:18Published | |
![]() Sriwijaya Air plane black box arrives in Jakarta Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:58Published | |
![]() Indonesia searches for flight recorder of crashed plane Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:19Published | |
![]() Search for Sriwijaya Air's black boxes underway Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:03Published | |
![]() Indonesian jetliner crashes after taking off from Jakarta Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 02:16Published | |
![]() Indonesia suspects signals from crashed 737 jet Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:28Published | |
![]() Indonesian divers find parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:09Published | |
![]() Rescue boats search for Indonesia airliner Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:02Published | |
![]() Rescue boats search for Indonesia airliner crash Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:02Published | |
![]() Sriwijaya Air plane loses contact after taking off from Jakarta Credit: Bleacher Report AOL Duration: 00:47Published | |
![]() Indonesian airliner carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:47Published | |
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PM Modi condoles loss of lives in Indonesia plane crashThe plane lost contact soon after the takeoff, has crashed in water not far from Jakarta on Saturday, Xinhua reported citing local TV.DNA - Published | |
Cops raid instant loan app offices in Gurugram, Hyderabad; link traced to JakartaIndiaTimes - Published | |
Jakarta's motorcycle taxis get backpack shield for virus battleJakarta's motorcycle taxi drivers have a new weapon in the battle against the coronavirus - a plastic shield they can strap on backpack-style to isolate them from passengers.Reuters - Published | |
Jakarta mosques host Friday prayers for first time in two monthsIndonesians in Jakarta returned to mosques on Friday for prayers after the city relaxed rules on attending places of worship as part of a loosening of restrictions in place since late March to contain..Reuters - Published | |
Indonesia capital conditionally eases some coronavirus restrictionsThe governor of Indonesia's capital said on Thursday that movement restrictions to stem the spread of the coronavirus would be extended in Jakarta, but June would be a transition period with some rules..Reuters - Published | |
Indonesia's COVID-19 battle faces crucial test over Eid holidayThousands of Indonesians made a late dash to leave Jakarta for their hometowns this week, even as authorities sought to stem the traditional mass exodus at the end of the Muslim fasting month to limit..Reuters - Published | |
Indonesia's capital extends coronavirus measures until June 4Indonesia's capital city Jakarta on Tuesday extended its large-scale social curbs until June 4, maintaining restrictions that limited public transportation and gatherings in a bid to contain the spread..Reuters - Published | |
Snaking queues at Jakarta airport as crowds ignore distancing rulesThousands of travellers queued cheek by jowl at an airport terminal in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday, ignoring regulations on social distancing and despite an official lockdown slated to..Reuters - Published | |
Burial numbers in Jakarta indicate coronavirus toll is higher than officially reportedBurials in Jakarta remained close to record highs in April, official data showed on Friday, indicating there may have been many more deaths from COVID-19 in the city than have been officially recorded.Reuters - Published | |
Indonesian doctor's death exposes heartbreaking risks of coronavirus battleWhen Indonesian doctor Ratih Purwarini was buried at dusk in a Jakarta cemetery, only her son Firos saw her plastic-wrapped coffin used for coronavirus victims lowered into the grave.Reuters - Published | |
Indonesian capital Jakarta to close schools, workplaces to curb coronavirus outbreakAuthorities in the Indonesian capital Jakarta will impose large-scale social restrictions including closures of schools and workplaces to curb the spread of the new coronavirus in the hardest hit area..Reuters - Published | |
Indonesia approves large-scale social restrictions for Jakarta: mediaIndonesia's health ministry has approved a request by the government of Jakarta to impose large-scale social restrictions in the city to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, media on Tuesday cited a..Reuters - Published | |
Exclusive: Jump in Jakarta funerals raises fears of unreported coronavirus deathsThe number of funerals in Jakarta rose sharply in March, a development the governor of Indonesia's capital city said suggested that deaths from the new coronavirus may be higher than officially..Reuters - Published | Indonesia to give Jakarta aid to limit exodus amid COVID-19 outbreak: ministerIndonesia plans to give special assistance to residents of Jakarta within two weeks to limit the exodus from the capital during the Ramadan holiday period amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the social affairs..Reuters - Published |
Indonesia invokes emergency measures in Jakarta, bonuses for doctorsIndonesia's capital Jakarta shut cinemas and other public entertainment on Monday at the start of a two-week emergency period to try to slow the accelerating spread of the coronavirus in Southeast..Reuters - Published | Indonesia transport minister confirmed to have coronavirus as cases climbIndonesian Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has been hospitalized in Jakarta after he contracted coronavirus, a government official said on Saturday, the most high-profile case so far to be..Reuters - Published |
Indonesia transport minister has coronavirus - government officialIndonesian Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi has been hospitalized in Jakarta after he contracted coronavirus, a senior government official told a news conference on Saturday.Reuters - Published | Indonesia capital shuts schools as coronavirus cases spreadIndonesia's capital city will close all schools and order remote teaching for at least two weeks to curb the spread of coronavirus, Jakarta's governor said on Saturday, as the first cases were also..Reuters - Published |
Indonesian capital closes schools for two weeks due to coronavirus concernsIndonesia's capital city will close all schools and ordered remote teaching for at least two weeks starting next week to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan told a..Reuters - Published | Postcards from Asian airports as coronavirus tightens its gripFrom Beijing to Jakarta, many usually bustling Asian airports have become eerily empty and quiet as coronavirus tightens its grip over the region where the outbreak first began late last year.Reuters - Published |
Jakarta hit by serious flooding for second time this yearTorrential rain brought floods to Indonesia's capital on Tuesday, paralyzing large parts of the city as rescue workers used boats to navigate streets turned into murky, brown waterways to get people to..Reuters - Published | Pope plans Indonesia trip to promote inter-religious dialoguePope Francis will promote inter-religious dialogue this year during a trip to the world's biggest Muslim country Indonesia and make the first papal visit to mainly Catholic East Timor since it won..Reuters - Published |
Indonesia's 'minority within a minority' celebrate Lunar New YearAs he does every year, ethnic Chinese Indonesian Purnama celebrated Lunar New Year on Saturday at a dinner with his extended family of more than 50 in Jakarta where they exchanged traditional red..Reuters - Published | Indonesia deploys fighter jets in stand-off with ChinaIndonesia's air force deployed four fighter jets to the South China Sea on Tuesday in a stand-off with Beijing after Jakarta protested over a Chinese violation of its exclusive economic zone.Reuters - Published |
Indonesia plans cloud seeding to halt rain, floods death toll rises to 43Indonesia will carry out cloud seeding on Friday in a bid to prevent further rainfall over the capital Jakarta, after deadly flash floods and landslides following some of the heaviest rains ever..Reuters - Published | Flood death toll rises to 26 in Jakarta, tens of thousands evacuatedTens of thousands of people were evacuated in Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Thursday after flash floods and landslides killed up to 26 people amid some of the heaviest rain in more than 20 years, with..Reuters - Published |
Flood death toll rises to 21 in Indonesian capitalThe death toll from flash floods and landslides in and around Indonesia's capital Jakarta reached at least 21 on Monday, with more heavy rain forecast, authorities said.Reuters - Published | Six charged with treason in Indonesia after Papua protestAn Indonesian prosecutor charged five men and a woman with treason on Thursday, accusing them of organizing a protest in Jakarta demanding independence for the easternmost province of Papua.Reuters - Published |
Indonesia president seeks to speed up 'Silicon Valley'-like capitalIndonesian President Joko Widodo said on Wednesday he had ordered his cabinet to speed up a $33 billion project to move the capital city from Jakarta to forested Borneo island so that the new "Silicon..Reuters - Published | Shouting match: Indonesians given stage to dish out advice to communityDozens of Indonesians have taken part in a shouting competition in the capital Jakarta, given five minutes on stage to belt out advice on issues such as health, education and child protection to a..Reuters - Published |
Crumbling seawall heightens worries over flood threat to Indonesian capitalWhen part of a seawall protecting Jakarta collapsed last week near fisherman Awing Takalar's shack it brought back bad memories of when another levee burst in 2007 and all his belongings were washed..Reuters - Published | Suspected smoke grenade blast near Indonesia's presidential palace hurts twoA suspected smoke grenade exploded on Tuesday at a park near Indonesia's presidential palace in the capital Jakarta, injuring two military personnel who were jogging, the city's police chief said.Reuters - Published |
Apparent smoke grenade blast at Jakarta park injured two: policeAn explosion on Tuesday in Indonesia's National Monument park that injured two military personnel appeared to have been caused by a smoke grenade, Jakarta police chief Gatot Eddy Pramono told a..Reuters - Published | Blast at Indonesia's national monument park in central Jakarta: mediaAn explosion has occurred at Indonesia's National Monument park, near the presidential palace in central Jakarta, according to media reports citing police on Tuesday.Reuters - Published |
Indonesia barred Cambodia's Rainsy from flight to Jakarta: airlineMalaysia Airlines said on Wednesday it had barred veteran Cambodian opposition figure Sam Rainsy from a flight from Kuala Lumpur to the Indonesian capital Jakarta on the instruction of Indonesian..Reuters - Published | PM Modi congratulates Joko Widodo for his re-election as Indonesian PresidentPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Joko Widodo for his re-election as the President of Indonesia and expressed confidence in his "dynamic leadership" which would further help in..IndiaTimes - Published |
Indonesia ramps up Pacific diplomacy with aid fundIndonesia launched an international aid agency on Friday to strengthen its regional diplomatic relations, some of which have been strained by Jakarta's approach to the restive Papua region.Reuters - Published | Indonesia police fire tear gas as rallies over new laws turn violentIndonesian police fired tear gas in several areas of Jakarta on Monday as a protest against legal reforms descended into running battles, causing traffic gridlock and chaotic scenes in parts of the..Reuters - Published |
Indonesia's Habibie, president during transition to democracy, dies at 83Thousands of people gathered in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday to mourn the death of former president B.J. Habibie, who came to power as the nation endured a turbulent transition to..Reuters - Published | Delhi, Jakarta call for global anti-terror fightIndiaTimes - Published |
Indonesia pledges $40 billion to modernize Jakarta ahead of new capital: ministerThe Indonesian government is not abandoning Jakarta after announcing plans to move the country's capital, its planning minister said, pledging to spend $40 billion to save the slowly sinking city in..Reuters - Published | Indonesia set to move new capital to jungle-clad Borneo island as part of shift away from sinking city JakartaIndonesia will move its capital to the eastern edge of jungle-clad Borneo island, President Joko Widodo said MondayFirstpost - Published |
Indonesia unveils site of new capital on Borneo islandIndonesia on Monday revealed the long-awaited site for its new $33-billion capital on the forested island of Borneo to replace the crowded, polluted megacity of Jakarta, which is slowly sinking into..Reuters - Published | Indonesia arrests 34, blocks internet in Papua to help curb violent protestsJAKARTA, Aug 22 - Indonesia has cut off internet access in eastern Papua to prevent provocative posts online from fuelling violence, after protesters torched buildings, a market and a prison over..Reuters - Published |
Experts warn Jakarta could be submerged by 2050; Indonesia to make Borneo its capital, says Joko WidodoEnvironmental experts warn that one third of Jakarta, Indonesia could be submerged by 2050 if current rates continue. Decades of uncontrolled and excessive depletion of groundwater reserves, rising..Firstpost - Published | Indonesia president proposes to move capital to BorneoIndonesia's president on Friday proposed to move the capital from Jakarta, a crowded, polluted city of 10 million people, to the island of Borneo, though he left Indonesians guessing as to the exact..Reuters - Published |
Indonesia president bashes state power company over blackoutsIndonesia's state power company PLN should have had plans in place to prevent a major electricity blackout that affected 21 million customers in Jakarta and neighboring provinces, President Joko Widodo..Reuters - Published |