Hasyimi, 43, a local fisherman of Lamno, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, cannot forget how a massive tsunami had ruined the lives of people in the province on Dec. 26, 2004.

The selection committee tasked to select a new Constitutional Court justice began scrutinizing the five remaining candidates on Tuesday, in a thorough interview aimed at drawing out their respective stances on constitutional rights and religious freedom.

The government is set to announce new fuel prices on Wednesday, according to Coordinating Economic Minister Sofyan Djalil.

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo met global financier and philanthropist George Soros on Tuesday at the Presidential Office in Jakarta, in a courtesy call.

The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) has confirmed that the debris it discovered earlier on Tuesday southwest of Pangkalan Bun in Central Kalimantan is from the wreckage of an aircraft, suspected to be the ill-fated AirAsia flight QZ8501.

Air Force Hercules C130 copilot Lt. Tri Wibowo, who flew on Tuesday over waters near Pangkalan Bun in Central Kalimantan in the search for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, said that he saw dozens of floating bodies as well as bags and aircraft debris.

Air Force Operations Commander (Pangkoopsau 1) Air Commodore Agus Dwi Putranto said that they spotted about 10 objects in one of AirAsia jet search mission areas.

The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) chief, Air Chief Marshal FH Bambang Soelistyo, said that the agency would expand search areas on Tuesday to locate missing AirAsia flight QZ8501.

President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo said on Tuesday that he aimed to build Indonesia’s military and defense capability, not to merely meet Minimum Essential Force (MEF) targets, but also to transform it into a well-respected force.

Indonesia has formally asked for the help of the US in locating the AirAsia Indonesia jet that went missing on Sunday morning carrying 162 people, the US State Department said.

Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has warned that Indonesia is on the brink of a cyber war and should prepare infrastructure and human resources to survive it.

Two conflicting factions in the United Development Party (PPP) remain reluctant to reconcile while waiting for a verdict from the Jakarta State Administrative Court (PTUN) that will rule on the party’s leadership.

Culture and Primary Education and Secondary Education Minister Anies Baswedan said that he expects the Indonesia Smart Card (KIP) program to reach 19 million students next year.

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) on Monday slapped a money-laundering charge on former Bangkalan Regent Fuad Amin, arrested for accepting bribes earlier this month, for allegedly laundering billions of rupiah when he was in office between 2003-2013.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has said that he has instructed all relevant ministries, departments and stakeholders to search for missing AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501 since the very first day.

Vice President Jusuf Kalla said that Indonesian search and rescue teams would need to verify suspicious objects near Nangka Island, about 160 kilometers southwest of Pangkalan Bun in Central Kalimantan, which were detected by an Australian Orion aircraft.

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) head, Adi Eka Sakya, says that the weather for Dec. 30 and 31 in the Bangka Belitung area where missing AirAsia Indonesia flight QZ8501 last made contact will be clear.