Todd: Ivan, we are talking about your country, Indonesia. Can you recommend three Indonesian foods for people that visit your country? Ivan: Ooh, that can be a difficult question because we have lots of variety of foods and it depends on your taste....
U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Indonesia and Australia has been postponed a few days. But it is still generating excitement, particularly in Indonesia. Many Indonesians see the U.S. president as a native son because his mother married an Indo...
Indonesian leaders and academics gathered today in Jakarta to discuss how U.S. President Barack Obama's upcoming visit could help build better bilateral relations in areas such as education, climate change and trade. Relations between the United Stat...
Terrorism tied to Islamic fundamentalism seems to be on the rise in many parts of world -- from Yemen and Pakistan to southern Thailand and the Philippine island of Mindanao. But, in Indonesia -- a country that security experts worried might become a...
By Brian Padden Jakatra 12 October 2009 Victims of the recent earthquake that hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra are getting help from their neighbors to the north, survivors of the 2004 tsunami. In addition to providing material support, these gr...
By Chris Simkins Washington 01 October 2009 Indonesian officials say the death toll from Wednesday's powerful earthquake continues to rise, and thousands remain trapped under collapsed buildings on the island of Sumatra. So far at least 770 people a...
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says the two bombs that went off in the Marriott and Ritz Carlton hotels in Jakarta, killing eight people and wounding at least 50 more, are acts of terrorism. Rescuers evacuate the body of a victim of t...
The European Commission has partially lifted a ban on Indonesian airlines entering European air space. The ban was issued two years ago after the International Civil Aviation Authority identified 121 safety problems with Indonesian airlines. Police...
A senior Indonesian delegation is visiting Australia to learn more about fire prevention and conservation strategies. Their country often suffers from massive forest fires that spread smoke and ash around Southeast Asia. A wind change opens up a 10k...
Indonesians voting for president Indonesians are voting in the country's second direct presidential election since the overthrow of the Suharto regime in 1998. Opinion polls have given incumbent President (现任总统) Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono a comf...