The Latest Breaking News from Jakarta

Jakarta (AFP) - Former Inter Milan owner Erick Thohir was named Indonesia's football association chief on Thursday, several months after one of the worst stadium disasters in the sport's history.

An Indonesian court on Monday sentenced a former police general to death for orchestrating the murder of his bodyguard, in a case that has gripped the Southeast Asian country for months.

Jakarta (AFP) - One of Indonesia's most senior police officers was sentenced to death on Monday over the murder of his bodyguard.

JAKARTA: An Indonesian court on Monday sentenced a former police general to death for orchestrating the murder of his bodyguard, in a case that has gripped the country for months.

Traffic jams cost the world’s economies billions of dollars every year. These cities are exploring new ideas to help traffic flow more smoothly.

Congestion charging might be unpopular, but other cities have shown it works to get traffic moving. The Indonesian government could take note.

The relaxation of COVID policies adds momentum to tightening Jakarta’s traffic policy. Parking management might help if the public plays along.

Philip Mehrtens, a Kiwi pilot, was kidnapped on Tuesday by insurrectionists from the West Papua National Liberation Army, considered a terrorist organisation by Jakarta.

JAKARTA: Separatists in Indonesia's breakaway eastern region of Papua have taken a New Zealand pilot hostage after attacking a small passenger plane and setting it on fire at an airport in a remote mountainous area, officials and a rebel group said.

A series of Netflix Originals is helping cinema from Southeast Asia’s largest nation win global appreciation.

Southeast Asian ministers at the end of two-day talks in Indonesia on Saturday urged Myanmar's junta to implement a five-point peace plan agreed two years ago to create a path towards ending the country's political crisis. Indonesia -- Southeast Asia's biggest economy -- is the chair of the 10-member Association…