Tag: "Jakarta"
Indonesia's delayed new capital risks 'white elephant' status
World 11:05 08/09/2025Nusantara (Indonesia) -- A year after it was inaugurated, Indonesia's would-be new capital Nusantara attracts tourists and construction workers, but most of its architecturally arresting presidential palace and freshly built avenues sit silent.
3 dead as Indonesian protesters set fire to regional parliament building
World 16:03 30/08/2025MAKASSAR, Indonesia -- Three people died and five were injured in Indonesia after protesters set fire to a regional parliament building, authorities said on Saturday, as demonstrations pose the first major test to President Prabowo Subianto's government.
Fire kills 41 in overcrowded Indonesia prison block
World 17:50 08/09/2021A fire killed 41 inmates in an overcrowded prison block in Indonesia's Banten province on Wednesday, a government minister said, injuring scores more in a blaze that police said may have been caused by an electrical fault
