Trial opens for daycare workers accused of child abuse
A local court began a trial for 11 daycare staffers alleged to be involved in a high-profile case of abuse against children in their care, as the chairperson of the daycare faced a separate hearing.
Children haunted by deadly quake
Thousands of people remained displaced on the Indonesian island of Flores three days after a powerful earthquake killed at least 70 people, injured more than 200 others and damaged thousands of homes. The disaster left many children struggling with fear and trauma.
Left shaken on country’s 81st birthday
Residents of villages in the eastern region hit by a deadly earthquake that killed at least 54 people were awaiting aid as rescuers prepared to comb through collapsed buildings in search of people trapped beneath the rubble.
Thousands await aid after deadly quake
Help started arriving for thousands of evacuees on Indonesia's Flores island after a powerful earthquake killed 48 people, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of houses and buildings.
Flores residents recall panic over weekend temblor
Melania Nius was at her husband's hospital bedside on Flores island when a powerful quake shook their town to its core, sending patients fleeing into the chaos outside.
‘Like we were on a trampoline’
Rescuers are searching and combing through debris for survivors after a powerful earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia yesterday, killing at least 47 people and sending thousands fleeing.
‘Unproductive’ firms face the axe
The president floated creating a special court to investigate "unproductive" boards reporting "made up" profits, as he pledged to close 750 state-owned enterprises by year-end.
Tax officers named in pulp producer fraud case
The Attorney General's Office (AGO) has accused two tax officers of accepting bribes from a listed pulp producer to facilitate under-invoicing, causing state losses of around two trillion rupiah (RM457.3mil), an official said.
Search goes on for five missing in ferry blaze
Rescuers combed the Lombok Strait off Indonesia's Bali island for five people declared missing after a ferry fire that killed one and sent dozens of passengers scrambling overboard, officials said.
172 rescued from Lombok ferry fire
Crews rescued 172 people and recovered the body of a passenger from a ferry that caught fire in rough seas near the Indonesian tourist island of Bali, authorities said.
