Indonesia announces world's biggest manta ray sanctuaryIndonesia on Friday became home to the world's biggest manta ray sanctuary covering millions of square kilometres, as it seeks to protect the huge winged fish and draw more tourists to the sprawling archipelago.
21 February 2014
Husband joins search in Bali for missing Japan diverThe husband of a Japanese diver missing off Bali since last week joined the search for his wife Wednesday, following the dramatic rescue of five others in the group and the death of a sixth.
Indonesia orders 200,000 to evacuate as volcano eruptsHundreds of thousands of Indonesians were ordered to evacuate and three international airports were closed Friday after a volcano on the main island of Java erupted spectacularly, hurling red-hot ash and rocks.
14 February 2014
Big money awaits Australian drug mule CorbyHigh-profile Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby could earn millions of dollars for a tell-all story if she is released from an Indonesian jail Friday, with a bidding war reportedly in full swing.
6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia's JavaA 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's main island of Java on Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported, but local officials said there was no risk of a tsunami.
Indonesia jails mastermind of Myanmar embassy bomb plotAn Indonesian court Tuesday jailed the mastermind of an Islamic extremist plot to bomb the Myanmar embassy for seven-and-a-half years, but the militant pledged to "continue fighting the enemies of Islam".
21 January 2014
Italian violinist strikes a chord with street kidsA leading Italian violinist has swapped gilded concert halls for audiences of street children around the world, using music therapy to help those less fortunate.
18 January 2014
Australia sorry for Indonesia intrusion but vows to stop boatsThe Australian government apologised unreservedly to Jakarta on Friday after its navy "inadvertently" violated Indonesian waters during border security operations, but vowed to pursue its policies to halt asylum-seeker boats.
17 January 2014
Lion found hanging in cage at Indonesia 'death zoo'A young African lion has died after getting its head caught in cables in its cage at an Indonesian zoo notorious for hundreds of animal deaths in recent years, it was announced Thursday.
09 January 2014
Indonesian volcano erupts 30 times as 20,000 displacedAn Indonesian volcano that has erupted relentlessly for months shot volcanic ash into the air 30 times on Saturday, forcing further evacuations with more than 20,000 people now displaced, an official said.
05 January 2014
Slain Indonesian terror suspects planned US embassy attack: policeSix suspected terrorists killed in a New Year's Eve police raid near Jakarta had planned to carry out a string of attacks targeting the US embassy, a church and Buddhist temples, police said Friday.
04 January 2014
Indonesia sharia stronghold bans New Year's festivitiesIslamic police in Indonesia's sharia stronghold seized thousands of firecrackers and cardboard trumpets after the city administration banned New Year's Eve celebrations for the first time, an official said Tuesday.
31 December 2013
19,000 Indonesians flee erupting volcanoMore than 19,000 people have been displaced by a volcano in Indonesia that has been erupting for months and shot lava into the air nine times overnight, an official said Tuesday.
31 December 2013
Wine dealer 'lied over fake vintages': US trialRenowned wine collector Rudy Kurniawan forged some of the finest vintages in the world, a series of French experts told his New York fraud trial Thursday.
13 December 2013
Star wine dealer goes on trial for fraud in NYCStar Indonesian-born wine dealer Rudy Kurniawan went on trial in New York Monday, accused of blending ordinary wines into fake vintages in his California kitchen to sell to wealthy collectors.
10 December 2013
Coal rush ravages Indonesian BorneoBarges loaded with mountains of coal glide down the polluted Mahakam River on Indonesian Borneo every few minutes. Viewed from above, they form a dotted black line as far as the eye can see, destined for power stations in China and India.
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