Let the panda-monium begin!
THE first giant panda born in Indonesia is growing and thriving ahead of his public debut this month.
Illegal gold mine landslide kills nine
Searchers recovered nine bodies after a landslide hit near an illegal gold mine on Indonesia's Sumatra Island, police said.
Parents spurn measles jab
A surge in measles cases in Indonesia has made stay-at-home mother Fitri Fransiskha uneasy – but not enough to vaccinate her four children against the contagious and deadly virus.
Prison inmates to cook free meals for schoolkids
The National Nutrition Agency (BGN) has announced plans to establish free meal kitchens for schoolchildren in prisons nationwide, with inmates set to take part in operating the facilities.
Search for Mt Dukono hikers ends
A joint search operation for hikers affected by the eruption of Mount Dukono in North Maluku province has ended after all missing victims were found, authorities said.
300 foreign nationals held in gambling crackdown
Authorities have detained more than 300 foreign nationals this week for allegedly running an online gambling ring in the capital Jakarta, police said
Volcano victims found
Rescuers located the position of two missing Singaporeans, although it was not known if they were alive, and confirmed the death of an Indonesian female hiker after Mount Dukono erupted on the Pacific island of Halmahera.
Rising fuel prices strand hundreds of fishermen
Hundreds of fishermen in a coastal town on the island of Java have been forced to stop going out to sea and told reporters their livelihoods are at risk due to soaring fuel prices.
S’porean hikers killed in Dukono eruption
Three hikers, including two Singaporeans, have died following the eruption of the Mount Dukono volcano in North Maluku, Indonesia, local police have said.
Flood victims sue govt to force faster flood relief
Victims of deadly floods and landslides that struck Indonesia's Sumatra island last year filed a lawsuit demanding the government declare a national disaster to speed up reconstruction, the plaintiffs' lawyer said.
