Sources: teleSur
Separatist fighters shoot and kill a New Zealander helicopter pilot in Central Papua province, Indonesia, shortly after landing in the village of Alama. The four indigenous Papuans onboard the aircraft are later released. 2024-08-5
Indonesia reports 13,737 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of cases since January 30. 2021-06-20
Indonesia reports a record 14,518 new confirmed cases in the past 24 hours, 4,601 of which are from West Java, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 1,066,313. 2021-01-30
Indonesia reports 3,861 new cases in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide total to 207,203. This is a single-day record high since the pandemic began in the country. 2020-09-10
Protest marches are also held in Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, and Turkey2017-07-21
At least 43,000 have been displaced by Wednesday's earthquake in the Indonesian province of Aceh. 2016-12-10
Approximately 200,000 Muslims protest in the Indonesian capital Jakarta against the Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama for alleged blasphemy. This is the second mass protest in a month against the minority Christian governor. 2016-12-2
Millions of voters in the world's third biggest democracy participated in Indonesia's local elections in 264 regions, just over half of the country's electorates. There is heightened security due to threats by domestic terror groups linked to the Islamic State, as well as increased scrutiny to prevent electoral fraud. Direct elections to choose local leaders were established a decade ago. Official results from the polls will not be available until December 18, 2015. 2015-12-9
Around 10,000 Papuan people demonstrate in support of independence from Indonesia in the Papuan capital of Jayapura. 2011-08-2
At least seventeen people are dead and another 15 remain missing after a speedboat sinks in Banjarmasin, the capital of the Indonesian province of South Kalimantan. 2011-06-6