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JAKARTA, Indonesia (BP)--On the day she almost died, Betty* began to live. The young Indonesian Muslim woman was swimming in the river when three friends on shore fell in. They couldn't swim. Betty lunged toward them to help, but they dragged her under.
JAKARTA, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The United Nations' health agency says Indonesia needs financial help to recover from two earthquakes and prepare for future disasters.
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following stories about Jakarta, Indonesia, are the final installment in "A Tale of Five Cities," a series about the challenge of reaching an increasingly urban world with the Gospel.
Hundreds of Greenpeace activists rallied Saturday in support of a commitment by Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by deforestation.
An Indonesian boy checks out a giant poster of the movie '2012' at a cinema in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Friday. The movie is one of two this holiday season that prominently feature Wyoming. (Irwin Ferdiansyah/AP)
Officials say they have confiscated 75 tons of an explosive material being shipped from Malaysia to Indonesia and are investigating possible links to terrorism.
Jakarta - A group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers were to leave an Australian customs ship moored off Indonesia's Bintan island Wednesday after a three-week standoff, the Indonesian Foreign Ministry said. The 56 migrants are the remainder of a group of ...
In mid-July the European Commission lifted a ban on four Indonesian airlines, including flag carrier Garuda, from entering European airspace. The ban remained in place for other Indonesia-based airlines.
More than 50 Sacramento State students gathered to watch "40 Years of Silence: An Indonesian Tragedy," on Tuesday evening and learned about the mass killings of Indonesia during 1965 with a forum with the film's director.
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Palm oil output and exports from Indonesia, the biggest producer, may increase to a record next year as the global economic recovery stokes demand for the most- consumed vegetable oil, according to industry officials.
I was in the Mentawaiis the day the quake hit. I was traveling throughout Indonesia surfing and doing humanitarian work. As with so many surfers who volunteer every year, the first part of my trip was to consist of a standard boat charter trip with friends through the Mentawaii Islands.
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Palm oil output and exports from Indonesia, the biggest producer, may increase next year as the global economic recovery stokes demand for the world’s most consumed vegetable oil, according to industry officials.
JAKARTA, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Five people aboard an Indonesian rescue helicopter escaped relatively unharmed Wednesday when the aircraft went down in the ocean, authorities said.
JAKARTA -(Dow Jones)- The Indonesian government will remove duties on imports of capital goods related to seven service industries to boost investment in the country, the Finance Ministry said Thursday.
Indonesia still faces a key risk of new militant attacks as Islamic radicals have set up new cells in recent years and some bomb experts remain at large, the head of the country's anti-terrorism unit said on Thursday.
CANBERRA -(Dow Jones)- A month-long standoff between a group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers and Australian and Indonesian authorities ended late Wednesday, with the last 56 refugees agreeing to leave an Australian customs ship moored off Indonesia to have their asylum claims processed there.
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