Jan 15 At least 42 dead as Indonesia quake topples homes, buildings By Associated Press A strong, shallow earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least 42 people. More than 600 people were injured by the magnitude 6.2 quake that struck just after midnight Friday and sent… Continue reading
Jan 13 Indonesia starts mass coronavirus vaccinations over vast territory By Associated Press Indonesian President Joko Widodo received the first shot of a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine Wednesday after the government authorized it for emergency use and began efforts to vaccinate millions. Continue reading
Jan 12 26 missing, at least 13 dead in Indonesia landslides By Associated Press Rescuers are searching for 26 people still missing after two landslides hit a village in Indonesia's West Java province over the weekend, officials said Tuesday. Continue reading
Jan 10 Indonesian divers find parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea By Victoria Milko, Edna Tarigan, Associated Press The head of Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency, Bagus Puruhito, said officials believe they identified the location of the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder — the so-called black boxes — because emergency signals transmitted by the devices… Continue reading
Jan 09 Indonesia jet carrying 62 goes missing on domestic flight By Niniek Karmini, Edna Tarigan, Associated Press The airline said in a statement that the plane was on an estimated 90-minute flight from Jakarta to Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan province on Indonesia’s Borneo island. The plane was carrying 50 passengers and 12 crew members, all… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 4:33 News Wrap: Congress inches closer to a possible stimulus deal In our news wrap Friday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell have agreed that a bipartisan relief bill worth $900 billion is a starting point, the House of Representatives voted to decriminalize marijuana at… Continue watching
Nov 19 AP report: Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands By Margie Mason, Robin McDowell, Associated Press On vast plantations across Indonesia and Malaysia, an Associated Press investigation has found that women are burdened with some of the most dangerous duties in the production of palm oil, which is contained in almost three out of every four… Continue reading
Oct 08 Protests against new labor law turn violent across Indonesia By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press Protests in many Indonesian cities turned violent Thursday as thousands of enraged students and workers criticized a new law they say will cripple labor rights and harm the environment. Continue reading
Aug 27 How nations are going back to school — or not By Associated Press Governments around the world are taking different strategies toward the new school year, depending on how many infections they're seeing, the state of their health care systems and political considerations. Continue reading
Apr 21 After denial, Indonesia sees mounting coronavirus deaths By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press The government of the world’s fourth most populous nation insisted that everything was fine. The country now has the the highest death toll from the virus in Asia after China. Continue reading