JAKARTA, Oct. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhu, vice chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, led a delegation to the 8th Group of 20 (G20) Parliamentary Speakers' Summit held here till Friday and delivered a keynote speech. Chen said...

New Delhi [India], October 7 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed a plea by sacked Mumbai top cop Sachin Waze challenging a sanction order to prosecute him under UAPA in relation to the Antilia bomb scare case and said it has no territoria...

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 7 (ANI): Veteran actor Arun Bali is no more. Known for his various performances in Bollywood films, Arun Bali breathed his last in the wee hours at 4:30 am on Friday. He was 79. While more details are awaited in ...

Jakarta [Indonesia], October 7 (ANI): Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha, Harivansh met his South Korean counterpart, Kim Young Joo, in Indonesia's Parliament while attending the 8th G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit in Jakarta. As per the statement of ...

The US president made a cryptic remark about the upcoming G20 summit US President Joe Biden may or may not meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in...

The US president made a cryptic remark about the upcoming G20 summit US President Joe Biden has refused to rule out meeting his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the G...

The U.N. Human Rights Council called on Sri Lanka to get a grip on its economic crisis and prosecute corruption by public officials, in a resolution passed Thursday.The United Nations' top rights body voted 20-7 to keep up its focus on the South Asia...

Moscow remains ready to look for a political solution to the conflict with Kiev, Valentina Matvienko saysThe head of Russia's Federation Council, Valentina Matvienko, has called on the Ukrainian parliament to immediately engage in peace talks with a ...

Jakarta [Indonesia], October 6 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday said that the Russia-Ukraine crisis has adversely affected food and energy security in the world and India firmly believes that such conflicts should be resolved through mut...

MANILA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Digital skills are increasingly in demand in Asia-Pacific, with 75 percent of employers in four countries reporting a rise in demand for new hires with digital skills over the last five years, according to a new joint repor...

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Due to rising transportation costs after a fuel price hike, Indonesia's inflation rate in September surged to its highest level since October 2015, Statistics Indonesia data reported this week.In September, the annual inflation ra...

JAKARTA, 5th October, 2022 (WAM) -- During a meeting held today at the Indonesian parliament's headquarters, Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Feder...

Bali [Indonesia], October 5 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who is currently in Indonesia to attend P20 Summit, visited Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park (GWK) in Bali on Wednesday. Situated at Garuda Vishnu Kenkana Cultural Park, the gigantic Ga...

KABUL -- Four people were killed and 25 others wounded after a bomb explosion ripped through a mosque next to Afghanistan's Interior Ministry here on Wednesday. "A blast occurred at a mosque near the Ministry of Interior on Wednesday. Four worshipper...

Jakarta [Indonesia], October 5 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday reached Jakarta to attend the 8th G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit. Birla is leading the Indian delegation of the P-20 conference (organization of the parliaments of G-20...

JAKARTA, Oct. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian police confirmed on Wednesday that a total of 131 people have died in a stampede last weekend after a football match in the country's province of East Java. Earlier, police said that the number of deaths in ...

At least 125 people lost their lives during violent scenes after police fired tear gas at football fans The Kanjuruhan Stadium disaster in Indonesia which led to the death...

RODRIGO DUTERTE set a record as President by making 19 foreign trips in his first year in office. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has made three so far in one m

MALANG, INDONESIA - An Indonesian police chief and nine elite officers were removed from their posts Monday and 18 others were being investigated for responsibility in the firing of tear gas inside a soccer stadium that set off a stampede, killing at...

The Coalition Government's last year in office saw wealth shift further from the poor to the rich, as Alan Austin reports.THE WHOLE WORLD became richer through 2021 as the recovery from the COVID recession gathered pace. Australians participated in t...

The police chief and at least eight other officers in the Indonesian city of Malang, where a stampede at a football stadium left 125 people dead, have been suspended, a national police spokesman said Monday."Based on the investigation carried out... ...

JAKARTA, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian authorities have formed an independent fact-finding team to investigate Saturday's deadly stampede that occurred after a football match in East Java province, Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal and Se...

JAKARTA -- The Indonesian authorities have formed an independent fact-finding team to investigate Saturday's deadly stampede that occurred after a football match in East Java province, Coordinating Minister of Political, Legal and Security Affairs Ma...

An Indonesian football club president said ?lives are more precious than soccer? after the stadium disasterArema FC president Gilang Widya Pramana has said he is ready to accept the blame for the Kanjuruhan Stadium tragedy in East Java, Indonesia, wh...

An Indonesian football club president said "lives are more precious than soccer" after the stadium disaster Arema FC president Gilang Widya Pramana has said he is ready to...

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - Gaining the right to host next year's Under-20 World Cup was a major milestone in Indonesia's soccer development, raising hopes that a successful tournament would turn around long-standing problems that have blighted the sport in...

JAKARTA, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's inflation in September reached 1.17 percent, the highest since December 2014, as a result of fuel price hikes in the country, Statistics Indonesia (BPS) said on Monday. The annual inflation rate rose to 5.95 pe...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Group C winner Iran, seeking a 13th title, will face Group D runner-up Vietnam in quarterfinals round of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup Kuwait 2022 on Tuesday. - Sports news - The defending champion defeated Lebanon 9-0 on Sunday to end...

By Amit KumarNew Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh will be participating in the 8th G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit in Jakarta. Om Birla will be leading the Indian delegation to Ja...

New Delhi [India], October 3 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has expressed condolences to the families of victims who lost their lives during a stampede at a football match in Indonesia that killed 174 people. "Deeply saddened by the tr...

JAKARTA -- As of Sunday, 125 people were confirmed dead from a stampede after a football match in Indonesia's East Java province, with more than 320 others injured, Indonesia's National Police Chief, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, said Sunday. Previou...

Reforming the Indonesian police needs to be driven from the bottom up by civil society groups. A fatal oversight in Indonesia's history of political reform is the absence of efforts to reform Indonesian police. The militaristic nature of the police ...

Indonesia's constitution separated the military from civilian politics after the fall of Suharto in 1998. But the police didn't get the memo. There's a joke in Indonesia: NKRI, the widely used acronym for the republic, in fact stands for Negara Kepo...

At least 125 were crushed to death on SaturdayFIFA president Gianni Infantino has released a statement on the tragic stadium crush in Malang, Indonesia on Saturday night, which resulted in the deaths of at least 125 football fans.The tragic incident ...

WASHINGTON - At least 125 people have died in a stampede at an East Java, Indonesia, football stadium Saturday night. Another 180 people were injured.East Java Police Chief Nico Afinta told reporters that two members of the police force are among the...

© Provided by Xinhua MALANG, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) --The death toll in a crowd stampede at a football match in Indonesia's East Java province has reached 174 as of Sunday afternoon, according to the province's deputy governor Emil Dardak.The tragedy occ

JAKARTA -- As of Sunday, 125 people were confirmed dead from a stampede after a football match in Indonesia's East Java province, with more than 320 others injured, Indonesia's National Police Chief, General Listyo Sigit Prabowo, said Sunday. Previou...

New Delhi - The queues outside petrol pumps in Sri Lanka have lessened, but not the anxiety.Asanka Sampath, a 43-year-old factory clerk, is forever vigilant. He checks his phone for messages, walks past the pump, and browses social media to see if fu...

London [UK], October 2 (ANI): FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Sunday said that the riot and ensuing stampede at a football match in Indonesia that killed 174 people is a "dark day" for the sport. The violence broke out at a stadium in East Java du...

JAKARTA, Indonesia, 2nd October (WAM/ANTARA) - Indonesia President Joko Widodo has instructed National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabow...

Surat (Gujarat) [India], October 2 (ANI): Badminton star HS Prannoy showed he means business as he marked his return to court after a month's break with a 21-11, 21-9 demolition of Orijit Chaliha to star in Kerala's 3-1 victory over Assam in the Nati...

Istanbul [Turkey], October 2 (ANI): A massive protest by Turkish Uyghurs was staged in Istanbul on Saturday to protest grotesque human rights violations by China on the occasion of its 73rd National Day. Uyghur NGOs and the Uyghur community in Istanb...

WASHINGTON - At least 174 people have died in a stampede at an East Java, Indonesia, football stadium Saturday night. Another 180 people were injured.East Java Police Chief Nico Afinta told reporters that two members of the police force are among the...

An Indonesian league football match erupted in clashes and deadly stampede At least 125 fans and two officers have reportedly been killed amid chaos at a football game in ...

JAKARTA, 1st October, 2022 (WAM) -- An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Indonesia's Northern Sumatra province on Saturday, killing one, said...

SHARJAH, 21st September, 2022 (WAM) -- The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) organised today a seminar to explore investment opp...

ABU DHABI, 14th September, 2022 (WAM) -- The UAE has always believed that global challenges can only be resolved through inclusive global solu...

BADUNG, Bali, 13th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia will invite G20 nations at the Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting (LEMM) to develop...

BADUNG, Bali, 13th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia will invite G20 nations at the Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting (LEMM) to develop ...

MADRID, 11th September, 2022 (WAM) -- The countdown to World Tourism Day 2022 is now underway, with every part of the sector invited to be an ...

MADRID, 11th September, 2022 (WAM) -- The countdown to World Tourism Day 2022 is now underway, with every part of the sector invited to be an a...

JAKARTA, 10th September, 2022 (WAM) -- An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck the region of Papua in Indonesia on Saturday and has no potential...

JAKARTA, 6th September, 2022 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has taken part in the 3rd G20 Health Working Group (HWG3) ...

JAKARTA, 6th September, 2022 (WAM) -- The World Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) supports the government of the Republic of Indonesia ...

JAKARTA, 3th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia has a viable path to reaching its target of net zero emissions by 2060, bringing major benefit...

JAKARTA, 29th August, 2022 (WAM) -- An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck West Sumatra near Pariaman, Indonesia, on Monday, Reuters quoted the...

DENPASAR, 22nd August, 2022 (WAM) -- A 5.8-earthquake rocked the Indonesian tourist island of Bali on Monday, Reuters reported. The earthquak...

JAKARTA, 20th August, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia has confirmed its first monkeypox infection, detected in a person who had returned from an unide...

JAKARTA, 18th August, 2022 (WAM) -- The Government of Indonesia has set its economic growth target at 5.3% next year, President Joko Widodo sa...

ABU DHABI, 17th August, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to President ...

JAKARTA, 17th August, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia plans to raise the number of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) entering the digi...