Jakarta Post

More than 30 million people live in existing capital Jakarta that suffers from frequent flooding, air pollution, a shortage of drinking water, and traffic.

For the second time in barely more than a year, an Indonesian villager has been swallowed whole by a python.

Social networks are one of the first places people turn to for updates in the wake of tragedies. But Safety Check, a much touted Facebook tool designed to make it easier to tell friends and family members you're OK during a crisis, was not deployed after an apparent terror attack struck the capitol of one of Facebook's largest markets Thursday.

Indonesia, on early Wednesday, executed seven foreign drug convicts including two Australians by firing squad but a Filipina was spared at the 11th hour, local reports said.

Two Islamic parties have proposed legislation that would ban all consumption of alcoholic drinks and bring jail terms of up to two years for offenders in Indonesia, home to the world's largest Muslim population, the Jakarta Post said on Tuesday.

Suresh Kalmadi, who was jailed and later released on bail in connection with the 2010 Commonwealth Games scam, was nominated for the honorary post at the 80th Council Meeting of the AAA in Jakarta on March 12.

The Chief Editor of a leading English-language newspaper in Muslim-majority Indonesia has been named a suspect in a blasphemy case after the publication of a cartoon about the Islamic State group, the police said today.

Indonesia's new president on Sunday appointed professional technocrats to lead the top economic ministries and implement much-needed reforms to deal with costly fuel subsidies, cooling investment and the country's creaky infrastructure.

Australian left-hander Nick Cullen took a four shot lead into the final round of the $1 million Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open after posting a 67 at the Emeralda Golf Club on Saturday.

More than 30 million people live in existing capital Jakarta that suffers from frequent flooding, air pollution, a shortage of drinking water, and traffic.

For the second time in barely more than a year, an Indonesian villager has been swallowed whole by a python.

Social networks are one of the first places people turn to for updates in the wake of tragedies. But Safety Check, a much touted Facebook tool designed to make it easier to tell friends and family members you're OK during a crisis, was not deployed after an apparent terror attack struck the capitol of one of Facebook's largest markets Thursday.

Indonesia, on early Wednesday, executed seven foreign drug convicts including two Australians by firing squad but a Filipina was spared at the 11th hour, local reports said.

Two Islamic parties have proposed legislation that would ban all consumption of alcoholic drinks and bring jail terms of up to two years for offenders in Indonesia, home to the world's largest Muslim population, the Jakarta Post said on Tuesday.

Suresh Kalmadi, who was jailed and later released on bail in connection with the 2010 Commonwealth Games scam, was nominated for the honorary post at the 80th Council Meeting of the AAA in Jakarta on March 12.

The Chief Editor of a leading English-language newspaper in Muslim-majority Indonesia has been named a suspect in a blasphemy case after the publication of a cartoon about the Islamic State group, the police said today.

Indonesia's new president on Sunday appointed professional technocrats to lead the top economic ministries and implement much-needed reforms to deal with costly fuel subsidies, cooling investment and the country's creaky infrastructure.

Australian left-hander Nick Cullen took a four shot lead into the final round of the $1 million Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Open after posting a 67 at the Emeralda Golf Club on Saturday.