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View all search resultsVideos circulating on social media showed dozens of passengers wearing life jackets, panicking as they floated near the vessel. Some were seen sitting along the edge of the burning ship, while others leapt into the water to escape the blaze.
16 hours agoWest Java Police chief said that the wedding celebration had followed standard operating procedures, following an internal meeting with the Garut Police. ...
17 hours agoThe ferry's log had only registered 280 passengers and 15 crew on board. ...
23 hours agoA tiger attacked local livestock in East Aceh regency for the third time in a month, killing a cow on Thursday.
6 months agoYogyakarta police claimed that the victim suffered from chest pain after his arrest.
6 months agoThe two Navy officers have been charged with premeditated murder and dealing in stolen goods over the fatal shooting of a car rental business owner as he was trying to reclaim his vehicle at a rest stop on the Tangerang-Merak Toll Road.
6 months agoMount Ibu, located on the remote island of Halmahera, erupted on Wednesday, sending a column of smoke up to four kilometres (2.5 miles) into the sky.
6 months agoAuthorities say players destroyed plants, dismantled paved pathways and stairs and dug up grass in the parks, creating safety hazards for other visitors.
6 months agoMount Ibu erupted at 07:11 a.m. (2211 GMT Tuesday) for around two minutes, the volcanology agency said in a statement. Clouds of thick grey ash billowed into the sky leaning towards the west, said Muhammad Wahid, the agency's head.
6 months agoThe alleged homicide occurred as the Navy was investigating three other officers in relation to a fatal shooting of a 48-year-old car rental business owner in Banten earlier this month.
6 months agoHundreds of homes in Riau Islands province were hit by widespread flooding over the weekend following heavy rainfall, with disaster authorities recording thousands of people affected by floods and landslides nationwide this month.
6 months agoPolice are investigating two explosions at a local policeman's home in Mojokerto, East Java, that destroyed the structure and killed two relatives in a house next door, with the preliminary probe pointing to a leaking cooking gas canister as a likely cause.
6 months agoA former police officer is believed to be the perpetrator, acting on orders from a rogue faction of Papuan separatists.
6 months agoThere has been no new evacuation order, but visitors and villagers have been told to vacate a zone 4 to 5.5 kilometers from the peak.
6 months agoObservers say the recent accidents highlight a "systemic failure" in the enforcement of the country's transportation laws.
6 months agoThe volcano is currently still on the second highest alert level.
6 months agoThe disease has infected more than 6,000 animals in the province, killing 300.
6 months agoThe 3,676-meter-high volcano has erupted more than 100 times since the beginning of the year, with 43 of those eruptions occurring on Tuesday alone.
6 months agoFMD has spread to at least 30 of the 38 regencies of East Java, the province with the largest cattle population in the country.
6 months agoThe alleged involvement of a Navy officer in a recent shooting in Tangerang, Banten, that resulted in the death of a civilian has sparked fresh concerns about the misuse of firearms and a culture of impunity in the Indonesian Military (TNI).
6 months agoAn outspoken firefighter known for his criticism of alleged corrupt practices and inadequate equipment did not have his contract renewed by the Depok Fire and Rescue Agency.
6 months agoA lawyer killed in a shooting in Bone, South Sulwesi, was handling five land dispute cases and had received threats in the weeks leading up to the shooting.
6 months agoSome Acehnese say their patience have been tested, claiming the Rohingya consume scarce resources and occasionally come into conflict with residents.
6 months agoThe construction of the country's future new capital city Nusantara may be in jeopardy as the government has cut the allocation for the project in the 2025 state budget.
6 months agoAuthorities said the assault took place on Wednesday after a student from the Mamuju branch of the Islamic Student Association (HMI) reprimanded an officer for visiting his girlfriend at a female dormitory late at night.
6 months agoAfif's body was found in a river near the Kuranji Police station in Padang, West Sumatra, on June 9 last year with suspicious blunt impact injuries to his abdomen and chest.
6 months agoIndonesia is one of the world's biggest contributors of plastic pollution and marine debris, with annual monsoon rains and winds sweeping mountains of plastic waste from its cities and rivers into the ocean.
6 months agoTangerang City Police have identified four suspects in a shooting incident at the KM 45 rest area, with one victim dead and another wounded.
6 months agoCorrosive chemicals are sold for less than Rp 100,000 per kilogram at chemical stores and online.
6 months agoObservers call for "massive structural reforms" within the force, such as by revising the prevailing Police Law or putting the police under the supervision of a ministry instead of directly under the President
6 months agoThe Semarang City Police chief has been reassigned to an administrative post following the controversial fatal shooting of a vocational high school student, with Central Java Police saying it was only a normal refreshment of tour of duty for officers.
6 months agoKPK has arrested two suspects in a corruption case related to a 2014 tsunami shelter project at Bangsal Port, North Lombok. The scandal resulted in financial losses of Rp 18.4 billion (US$ 1.14 million).
6 months agoAuthorities have arrested and charged a wealthy entrepreneur from Makassar identified as ASS who they say is the primary actor in a counterfeit money syndicate linked to Alauddin State Islamic University
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