Jakarta, Indonesia News

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Tree-lined Cendana street in an upscale neighborhood in central Jakarta has not changed much in recent decades, save for the demolition of a few Dutch colonial homes in favor of modernist villas.

Leave it to the sun: Fabrics are spread to dry after they are boiled. Photo by Fahmi Anhar/The Jakarta Post The hand-painted batik designs of Lasem, a small district in the coastal regency of Rembang in northern Central Java, may not be as popular as those of Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Pekalongan, Cirebon or Madura.

The death toll from an accident at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.'s mine in Papua province rose to 11 as Chief Executive Officer Richard Adkerson arrived in Indonesia.

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Indonesia's public health industry is being pushed to the brink of collapse as the government tries to implement universal healthcare.

Voters in the Philippines appear to have delivered a resounding victory to President Benigno Aquino in midterm elections.

A BRITISH woman could face the death penalty in Indonesia after being arrested for allegedly smuggling crystal methamphetamine into the country from China, an official said.

THE coalition says it would consider reversing a decision by the federal government to cut the number of Australian Federal Police officers in Jakarta.

JAKARTA: An Indonesian court has ruled indigenous people have the right to manage forests where they live, a move which supporters said prevents the government from handing over community-run land to businesses.

Indonesian photographer Hengki Koentjoro spends hours underwater armed with a digital SLR and a pair of flippers but his love of photography began on land with the spectacular American vistas captured by Ansel Adams .

In Indonesia, the boutique east coast resort of Alila Manggis has appointed Putu Susenayasa as General Manager.

A proposed bill regulating the state apparatus would allow the government to fire poorly performing civil servants after four years, an Indonesian deputy minister has said.

Rev. Franz Magnis Suseno, a philosopher and renowned Jesuit priest, has sent a letter to the Appeal of Conscience Foundation , objecting to its plans to bestow the World Statesman Award to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono for promoting religious tolerance in Indonesia.

Malaysia's new cabinet line-up -- unveiled by Prime Minister Najib Razak on Wednesday -- marks an opportunity to improve bilateral relations with Indonesia, said observers.

Bali's current governor and his estranged deputy were almost evenly tied against each other in a heated election for the top job on the island province, an outcome that signals the waning influence of Indonesian Democratic Party - Struggle there ahead of national elections next April.

The elites of Indonesia's Prosperous Justice Party finally allowed the Corruption Eradication Commission on Wednesday to confiscate five cars believed to be connected to a money laundering case allegedly involving the party's former chairman Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq.

Top 10 bedding producer Kingsdown is entering the growing Indonesian market with a licensing deal with the Massindo Group, a large Indonesian mattress and furniture producer.

In a Jakarta club, where the local authorities admit that the drug problem is spiralling out of control, music is throbbing.

JAKARTA, Indonesia A preliminary report into last month's Lion Air plane crash into the sea off Bali urges the budget carrier to immediately address safety concerns by providing training for pilots during critical landing times.