
Indonesia should probe deaths of election staff, says parliament deputy
Fahri Hamzah says deaths of over 500 officials in this year's Indonesian elections are globally unprecedented.

Fahri Hamzah says deaths of over 500 officials in this year's Indonesian elections are globally unprecedented.


UPDATED 12.45PM | It has yet to be established if anyone had survived the crash, authorities say.

UPDATED 4PM | A tsunami up to six meters high swept through Palu on Friday.

Indonesian police say attacks carried out by 'suicide bombers' and warn that death toll could rise further.

Five of nine judges voted for the case to be thrown out, in a slim victory for rights activists.

Anies Baswedan wins 58 percent of the votes, over Basuki Tjahaja Purnama's 42 percent.

UPDATED 6PM | Anies Baswedan was ahead with 58pct of the votes versus 42pct for Basuki Tjahaja Purnama.

Religious leaders, members of human rights groups, lawmakers and others marched along a central Jakarta street.

