Author: Niniek Karmini
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How will Prabowo Subianto, an ex-general who’s never held elective office, lead Indonesia?
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Foreign leaders have congratulated Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto on his apparent victory in Indonesia’s presidential election, while rights activists called him a threat
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Former Indonesian general linked to human rights abuses claims victory in presidential election
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A former general linked to past human rights abuses has claimed victory in Indonesia’s presidential election
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Indonesia’s president, who mingles with people and listens to Metallica, still popular in last term
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Joko Widodo’s phenomenal rise from a riverside slum, where he grew up, to the presidency of Indonesia shows how far the world’s third-largest democracy has veered from a brutal authoritarian era decades ago
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What’s at stake in Indonesia, which is choosing a president and some 20,000 other office holders
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Indonesia has opened polling stations where nearly 205 million eligible voters will choose a new president and some 20,000 other public officials
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Indonesia’s presidential election has high stakes for US and China and their rivalry
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Indonesia’s presidential election Wednesday also has high stakes for the United States and China
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As Indonesia goes to the polls, women and minority candidates face challenges
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As the world’s third-largest democracy prepares for national elections on Wednesday, women and minority candidates face questions about whether voters will accept them
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Tsunami survivors jittery as death toll hits 429
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SUMUR, Indonesia • Panicked residents, police and soldiers in this remote fishing village clobbered by a devastating weekend tsunami ran to higher ground Tuesday, shouting “Water is coming! Water is coming!” and reciting verses from the Quran as emergency messages were broadcast over mosque speakers. It proved to be a false alarm, but a similar…
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Tsunami hits without warning in Indonesia, killing 220
CARITA BEACH, Indonesia • The deadly tsunami struck in the dark, without warning. At least 281 people were killed as waves smashed into houses, hotels and other beachside buildings Saturday night along Indonesia’s Sunda Strait, in a disaster that followed an eruption and possible landslide on Anak Krakatau, one of the world’s most infamous volcanic…
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Divers recover jet flight recorder from Indonesia seafloor
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Divers in Indonesia recovered one of the crashed Lion Air jet’s flight recorders from the seafloor on Thursday, a crucial development in the investigation into what caused the 2-month-old plane to plunge into the ocean earlier this week, killing 189 people. Relatives, meanwhile, buried the first victim to be identified and prayed…
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Plane crash search finds remains, debris at sea
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JAKARTA, Indonesia • Rescuers in inflatable boats retrieved human remains, pieces of aircraft and personal belongings from the Java Sea on Monday after a new-generation Boeing jet operated by an Indonesian budget airline crashed minutes after takeoff, killing all 189 people on board. Distraught family members struggled to comprehend the sudden loss of loved ones…