The Latest Breaking News from Jakarta

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will call on the Group of 20 (G20) for coordinated action to address international economic instability and the rising cost of living in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, his government said on Monday.

JAKARTA: Indonesian investigators on Thursday blamed mechanical problems and pilot “complacency” for a deadly plane crash last year that killed all 62 passengers and crew.

JAKARTA: Russian President Vladimir Putin may miss next week's G20 leaders summit, his Indonesian counterpart Joko Widodo and host of the bloc of major economies told media on Monday.

JAKARTA: The K-pop band NCT 127 was forced to end their first concert in Indonesia early after 30 people fainted in a crush, police said.

Indonesians are increasingly aware of the need to develop in a more sustainable manner. In October 2022, the Jakarta High Court rejected the government's appeal of a citizen lawsuit that found President Joko Widodo negligent in failing to tackle Jakarta's notorious air pollution. Report after report indicates the rapidly growing…

JAKARTA: A tsunami as high as 34 metres could be triggered by an earthquake with a magnitude of 8.9 in and around Indonesia's Java and Sumatra islands, according to a report recently released by Indonesian researchers, although no timeline was given.

JAKARTA: Indonesian police firing tear gas was the main trigger for a deadly football stampede at a stadium in East Java last month, the country's human rights commission found in a report on the incident released on Wednesday.

JAKARTA: Indonesia's food and drug agency (BPOM) said on Monday it had revoked licenses of syrup-type drug production of two local firms for violating manufacturing rules, as it probes the deaths of more than 150 children due to acute kidney injury (AKI).

JAKARTA: Asean foreign ministers agreed on Thursday to hold Myanmar to a “concrete” but unidentified timeline for making progress on a plan to end violence in the troubled country.