Indonesia’s top security minister has announced his resignation from the Cabinet to focus on his vice presidential bid. Mohammad Mahfud M.D. cited political developments as the reason for his resignation. Some believe Mahfud resigned due to discomfort over criticisms of President Joko
Rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua province killed a construction worker and seriously injured three others in an attack at a construction site, police said Friday. Nineteen other workers were unharmed “but experienced trauma” from the attack, which occurred on Thursday, according to
A powerful earthquake and two strong aftershocks rocked Indonesia’s resort island of Bali and other parts of the country early Tuesday, causing panic but no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude
An earthquake shook Indonesia’s easternmost province Monday, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 5.4 quake was centered 83 miles southwest of Abepura, a subdistrict in Jayapura, the capital of Papua
A strong earthquake shook parts of Indonesia’s main island of Java and tourist island of Bali on Friday, causing panic but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 7.0 quake was centered
Ten people were killed and more than 20 others wounded in a riot in Indonesia’s Papua province, police said on Friday. The riots began Thursday afternoon in Wamena town in the Jayawijaya district of Papua, the country’s easternmost province, amid reports of