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At least 60 dead and thousands in shelters as floods hit Indonesia

12:25 | 05/01/2020

Indonesian rescue teams flew helicopters stuffed with food to remote flood-hit communities on Saturday (Jan 4) as the death toll from the disaster jumped to ...

Traffic-choked Jakarta to inaugurate mass rapid transit system

10:51 | 24/03/2019

Indonesia's capital will inaugurate its first mass rapid transit system on Sunday (Mar 24), a US$1.1 billion project seen as crucial to tackling some of ...

Boeing issues advice over sensors after Indonesia Lion Air crash

15:50 | 08/11/2018

JAKARTA: Boeing issued a special bulletin on Wednesday (Nov 7) addressing a sensor problem flagged by Indonesian safety officials investigating the crash of a Lion ...

Traffic saved Indonesian man from doomed Lion Air flight

09:27 | 30/10/2018

JAKARTA: An Indonesian man has described how Jakarta's notorious traffic inadvertently saved his life on Monday (Oct 29) after he arrived too late to catch ...

The curious case of mini marts and convenience stores in Indonesia and Vietnam 1

22:12 | 20/03/2018

VIR's Nam Phuong takes a look whether Hanoi's retail scene will be anything like Jakarta, which is dominated by domestic chains.

Indonesia calls off deadly landslide search, 18 believed dead

09:04 | 01/03/2018

JAKARTA: The search for six people still missing after a deadly landslide in Indonesia has been called off, officials said on Wednesday (Feb 28), bringing ...