TEHRAN, May 20 - Police rolled out more barbed wire on Monday to tighten security outside Indonesia's election agency and readied armored trucks and water cannons to quell any civil unrest when official results of a presidential poll are released this week.With the General Election Commission (KPU) set to declare its count from last month's election by Wednesday, authorities have detained dozens of militants suspected of planning attacks to create mayhem during demonstrations.
TEHRAN, May 19 - Poor weather conditions have forced seven French navy fighter jets taking part in a training exercise to make emergency landings in northern Indonesia, an Indonesian air force official said Sunday.
TEHRAN, May 18 -The U.S. embassy in Jakarta has issued a security alert ahead of election results due on Wednesday, as Indonesian authorities have arrested nearly 30 suspected militants, including some who police say are able to detonate bombs using Wi-Fi networks.
TEHRAN, May 15 -Indonesia’s counterterrorism squad has rounded up at least 10 people suspected of planning attacks during next week’s announcement of the results of April’s hotly contested presidential election, police said on Wednesday.
TEHRAN, May 14 -Indonesia’s central bank on Thursday will keep its main interest rate unchanged for a sixth straight policy meeting as rising U.S.-China trade tensions renew pressure on the rupiah, a Reuters poll showed.
TEHRAN, May 09 - The world's largest wood-carved Quran measures 1.77 by 1.40 meters and can be found in the Indonesian city of Palembang, as shown in footage from Thursday.
TEHRAN, May 09 -Mount Sinabung on Indonesia's Sumatra island erupts, sending a massive column of ash and smoke into the air and coating local villages in debris.
TEHRAN, May 04 - Indonesian authorities resumed their tough stance against illegal fishing in the country's waters by sinking 51 foreign ships Saturday, as the government ramps up efforts to exert greater control over its vast maritime territory.
TEHRAN, Apr 30 - Passengers will be allowed to eat and drink inside MRT trains in the Indonesian capital during Ramadan when breaking their fast, an official said.
TEHRAN, Apr 29 -Indonesia's president has decided to move the capital of the world's fourth most populous country away from the crowded main island of Java, but has yet to finalize a new location, the planning minister said on Monday.
TEHRAN, Apr 28 - Ten days after Indonesia held the world's biggest single-day elections, more than 270 election staff have died, mostly of fatigue-related illnesses caused by long hours of work counting millions of ballot papers by hand, an official said on Sunday.
TEHRAN, Apr 25 - Researchers have discovered two new bird species on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The two species belong to the white-eyes family.
TEHRAN, Apr 24 - Indonesia's chief security minister said on Wednesday accusations that the government and security forces conspired with election agencies to conduct systematic fraud during last week's polls are "baseless" and threatened national security.
TEHRAN, Apr 18 - Indonesian President Joko Widodo says he's the winner of the country's presidential election with preliminary results showing he received 54% of the vote.
TEHRAN, Apr 17 -Joko Widodo appeared to be heading for victory in Indonesia’s presidential election on Wednesday as “quick count” results from polling stations were posted, in line with opinion polls that had predicted a second five-year term for the low-key reformist.
TEHRAN, Apr 14 -When Indonesian President Joko Widodo was elected five years ago, the former furniture salesman seemed to offer a clean break from the military and political elite that had clung to power since the fall of strongman ruler Suharto in 1998.
TEHRAN, Apr 13 - South Korea was awarded a $1.02 billion contract to deliver three 1,400-ton submarines to Indonesia, according to multiple press reports.
TEHRAN, Apr 12 - Indonesia's geophysics agency said it has ended a tsunami warning that was triggered by a strong earthquake Friday east of Sulawesi island.