For decades, locals in East Java in Indonesia have been burning plastic waste but may not have been aware of the health consequences.
Country’s fiercest fires in at least a decade produced toxic smog related to 400,000 respiratory infections
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Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the son of former president Joko Widodo, has faced months of questions about his eligibility for office
Gibran Rakabuming Raka's resignation could spell the end of a political alliance between the president and his predecessor, Joko Widodo.
Raka is the son of former President Joko Widodo. The Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court ruled last month that the documents that Raka submitted regarding his overseas education didn't meet election requirements.
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Gibran Rakabuming Raka, son of former President Joko Widodo, resigns as court questions his overseas education.
Indonesia's vice-president has resigned amid mounting calls for his impeachment. Here's what we know about why he resigned and who could be in the running for the position.
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His resignation offer comes amid a widening political rift between Prabowo and Widodo and a separate investigation into allegations that senior police officials wiretapped the president.
The resignation comes at a turbulent time for Prabowo, who faces a growing rift with his predecessor Joko Widodo.
The pilots remarkably survived the crash after their aircraft nosedived into a river.
An Indonesian crew member is missing after a helicopter plunged into a remote Indonesian river while fighting fires that have raged across the island of Borneo.
An Indonesian crew member is missing after a helicopter plunged into a remote Indonesian river while fighting fires that have raged across the island of Borneo.
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The crash injured two Australian pilots and sparked a search for a third crew member.
An Indonesian crew member was killed, while an Australian and New Zealander were rescued after the crash.
Video shows the helicopter collecting water for water-bombing operations before it loses control and crashes into the river.
After the alleged wire-tapping of the president and some of his most trusted allies, some experts wonder if it signals a growing rift between Indonesia's political heavyweights.
Scandal is driving divisions between President Prabowo Subianto and predecessor Joko Widodo.
The scandal involves senior members of President Prabowo Subianto's government, and hint at growing tensions among its elites.