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Jakarta, Aug 19 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale rocked Indonesia's western Bengkulu province on Wednesday, the country's meteorology and geophysics agency said.The quake struck at 5.29 a.m. with the epicentre at 78…

Jakarta, Jan 2 (IANS) Severe flooding in Jakarta has claimed at least 19 lives and forced thousands of people to flee their homes after heavy rains inundated both residential and commercial areas across the Indonesian capital, the…

Jakarta, Sep 23 (IANS) Indonesian investigators have found that the design of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft and oversight lapses were responsible for the October 2018 Lion Air crash that involved the same model, killing all 189 people…

Jakarta, Sep 17 (IANS) Air pollution reached alarming levels on Tuesday across Southeast Asia, where smoke from wildfires in Indonesia affected thousands and led to the closure of dozens of schools, while Vietnams capital Hanoi was engulfed…

Jakarta, Aug 3 (IANS) At least one person was killed, four others injured and 1,000 people were displaced when a 6.9 earthquake struck the strait between the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra, officials said on Saturday.The quake…

Jakarta, May 21 (IANS) Joko Widodo has been re-elected as Indonesia's president after last month's vote, beating former general Prabowo Subianto. The result was released a day ahead of schedule in the early hours of Tuesday, amid fears of…

Mumbai, March 29 (IANS) Actress Roop Durgapal, known for television shows such as "Balika Vadhu" and "Kuch Raang Pyaar Ke Aise Bhi", has shot for an Indonesian TV show."I was in Jakarta for celebrating a television channel's…

Jakarta, March 18 (IANS) The death toll from flash floods and subsequent landslides in Indonesia's Papua province has increased to 79, with search and rescue operations continuing on Monday to locate 43 missing people.Due to the floods…

Jakarta, March 12 (IANS) Indonesian low-cost airline Lion Air has sought to abort its orders of Boeing 737 Max planes and change them with other types following the crash of an Ethiopian Airliner of the same model that killed all 157 people…

Jakarta, Jan 14 (IANS) Indonesian search teams on Monday found the second black box of the Lion Air aircraft which had crashed into the Java Sea in October 2018, killing all 189 people on-board.Director of Data and Information of the…