indonesia

‘Oldest human aged 146’ dies in Indonesia

An Indonesian man who claimed he was 146 years old - which makes him the oldest living human ever - has died, reports say.
2 May 2017

Football: Ronaldo's Indonesian protege hit by injury

An Indonesian tsunami survivor and Cristiano Ronaldo protege has been forced to take a break from his football career over a knee injury, he told AFP on Tuesday.
21 February 2017

Football: Vietnam apologises for Indonesia team bus attack

Vietnamese football authorities apologised on Thursday after fans hurled stones at the Indonesian team bus shortly after their Suzuki Cup semi-final tie in Hanoi, breaking a window and injuring two of the visiting team's staff.
8 December 2016

Hockey team content with European tour

Bangladesh is seemingly taking this month's 5th Men's AHF Cup in Hong Kong as preparation for the World Hockey League Round-2, which will be held in Dhaka in March next year.
6 November 2016

Google may face over $400 million Indonesia tax bill for 2015

Indonesia plans to pursue Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google for five years of back taxes, and the search giant could face a bill of more than $400 million for 2015 alone if it is found to have avoided payments.
19 September 2016

Santoso: Indonesia police 'kill most wanted militant'

Indonesian police say they believe they have killed Santoso, the country's most wanted militant, in a jungle gun battle in Central Sulawesi.
19 July 2016

24 dead, 26 missing in Indonesian floods, landslides

Flash flooding and landslides in Indonesia kills 24 and left more than two dozen missing, an official said on Sunday (June 19), with mud avalanches burying people inside their homes.
19 June 2016

Likely ancestor of mystery 'hobbit' found

Half-sized humans who lived 700,000 years ago were almost certainly the ancestors of enigmatic "hobbits" whose fossils were found on the same Indonesian isle in 2003, scientists stunned by their own discovery reported Wednesday.
9 June 2016

Villages in ashes after deadly Indonesia volcano eruption

Indonesian rescuers searched for survivors in scorched villages and devastated farmlands after a volcano erupted in clouds of searing ash and gas, killing seven and leaving others fighting life-threatening burns.
23 May 2016

7 killed as Sumatra volcano erupts

Seven people are killed after a volcano in western Indonesia erupted, blasting clouds of volcanic ash 3km (2 miles) into the sky.
22 May 2016

FIFA lifts ban on Indonesia

FIFA on Friday lift Indonesia's year-long ban from international competitions but confirmed the suspensions of Kuwait and Benin over government interference in the sport.
14 May 2016

Bangladesh among nations most prone to malware attacks

Bangladesh including Pakistan, Indonesia, Palestine and Nepal attract the highest rates of attempted malware attacks, according to Microsoft.
6 May 2016

At least 30 passengers injured in Etihad turbulence

More than 30 people are injured as an Etihad Airways flight hit "severe and unexpected turbulence" flying into Indonesia, the airline says.
5 May 2016

Indonesian villagers 'mistook sex toy for angel'

Indonesian villagers thought they had been blessed by an angel fallen from heaven when a beautiful doll washed up on a beach -- only to discover it was an inflatable sex toy.
3 May 2016

Two aeroplanes collide at Jakarta airport

Two planes collide at an airport in Indonesia's capital Jakarta, resulting in a wing bursting into flames.
5 April 2016

Thrilling find in Borneo - a rhino species long thought gone

For the first time in 40 years, a species of rhino has been seen in Kalimantan, the Indonesia part of Borneo.
25 March 2016

Indonesian village becomes anti-smoking champion

In remote central Indonesia, Bone-Bone looks like any other rural hamlet in the archipelago, but it is an unlikely champion in the fight against smoking in one of the world's most tobacco-addicted countries, after it became the first village in Indonesia to impose a total ban on smoking.
11 March 2016

Powerful quake rattles Indonesia, tsunami alert

A 7.9 magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of western Indonesia, USGS reports, no immediate reports of damage.
2 March 2016

Netflix blocked by Indonesia in censorship row

Indonesia's biggest internet service provider blocks Netflix, upsetting its move into the country.
28 January 2016

Jakarta attackers identified

Police in Indonesia have identified four out of five of the Jakarta attackers, including two previously convicted militants.
15 January 2016