Asia Indonesia A 5.6-magnitude earthquake in the town of Cianjur, about 75 km (50 miles) south of Jakarta, killed at least 300 people under landslides and collapsed buildings, and left thousands sheltering in tents
Asia Indonesia The country, the world's largest nickel producer, is studying the creation of a metal trade cartel similar to Opec, confirmed by the investment minister, for metals such as nickel and cobalt
Asia Indonesia Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin emphasised the need to provide adequate education to the community so that they are not afraid to undergo breast cancer screening at health facilities to enable early diagnosis
Asia Indonesia The death of nearly 100 children in Indonesia has prompted the country to suspend the sale of all syrup and liquid medicines, which comes shortly after a similar incident in Gambia
Asia Indonesia Ministry of Health will work with a number of Japanese partners to develop the pharmaceutical and medical device industry domestically under the agenda of the "Indonesia-Japan Trade Forum on Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices"
Asia Indonesia A stampede at a soccer stadium in Malang, East Java, has killed 125 people and injured over 320 after police police used tear gas to curb protests, in one of the world's worst stadium disasters
Asia Indonesia The Indonesian government has contributed $15,5 million to the global effort to eradicate tuberculosis, malaria and HIV/AIDS under the auspices of the Global Fund
Asia Indonesia Ministry of Social Affairs disbursed fuel cash assistance to 16.243.960 beneficiary households as of Saturday evening, in 494 cities and districts; the target is to assist 20.650.000 beneficiary households
Asia Indonesia There is hope that the tourism and creative economy department would provide funds for training where the elder can pass on knowledge to young craftsmen, so that wayang kulit - the traditional art of making puppets for the shadow teather - can continue
Asia Indonesia State-owned postal company PT Post Indonesia has added 27.600 delivery points to enable the public and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises to make deliveries across the country
Asia Indonesia The Indonesian Navy has launched a hospital care ship named KRI Dr. Radjiman Wedyodiningrat-992
Asia Indonesia The country has temporarily opened access to online payment company PayPal to allow users to access their money, after the blocking of some online services and games triggered a wave of protests
Asia Indonesia The country, which has about 115 million motorbikes on its roads, has an ambitious plan to convert them to electric, as rising energy prices could push motorists to switch to electric vehicles