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Thousands of people gather outside the House of Representatives in Jakarta, Indonesia, as well as in other major cities across the country, to protest attempted changes to local elections law that would benefit the ruling coalition, in defiance of two recent Constitutional Court decisions.
2024-08-22

The Jakarta High Court overturns a lower court's order to delay Indonesia's national elections for two years.
2023-04-11

A Thai foreign ministry spokesman announces that Burmese junta leader Min Aung Hlaing will attend the next ASEAN Summit on April 24 in Jakarta, Indonesia, thereby marking his first foreign trip since taking power in the February 1 coup that deposed Aung San Suu Kyi and Win Myint. Local junta spokespeople refused to comment.
2021-04-17

A Boeing 737 MAX 8, en route from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang, crashes into the ocean near Karawang, Indonesia, killing all one hundred eighty-one passengers and eight crew.
2018-10-29

Eighty-thousand Muslims demonstrate in Jakarta, Indonesia, against the U.S recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.
2017-12-17

An explosion in a fireworks plant located west of the Indonesian capital Jakarta kills at least 47 and injures 35.
2017-10-26

Flooding occurs across parts of Indonesia, including the capital Jakarta, due to torrential downpours over the last few days. Thousands of homes have been flooded and schools were forced to close. However, there are no reports of injuries yet.
2017-02-21

Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, the Christian Governor of the Indonesian capital Jakarta, will face prosecution for blasphemy.
2016-12-27

Police in Indonesia exchange gunfire with suspected militants near Jakarta, killing six people.
2014-01-1

The trial of Indonesian Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Bashir on terrorism charges begins in Jakarta.
2011-02-10