Indonesia, U.S. forces hold joint combat drill

Indonesia, U.S. forces hold joint combat drill

Military officers from the United States and Indonesia as well as a dozen other countries including Japan and Canada pose for photos during the opening ceremony of the annual joint military exercise Super Garuda Shield in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Aug. 25, 2025.

Independence Day Celebration - Indonesia

Independence Day Celebration - Indonesia

Indonesian Air Force's aircrafts fly in formation over the Garuda Palace during Independence Day celebration in Nusantara, Indonesia, Aug. 17, 2024. Indonesia celebrated its 79th Independence Day on Saturday. Photo by Xinhua/Zulkarnain/ABACAPRESS.COM

INDONESIA-BALI-BALI ARTS FESTIVAL

INDONESIA-BALI-BALI ARTS FESTIVAL

(240701) -- BALI, July 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Dancers perform Kecak Dance during the Bali Arts Festival 2024 at Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park in Bali, Indonesia, June 30, 2024. This year's Bali Arts Festival is held from June 15 to July 13. (Photo by Dicky Bisinglasi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

INDONESIA-BALI-BALI ARTS FESTIVAL

INDONESIA-BALI-BALI ARTS FESTIVAL

(240701) -- BALI, July 1, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Dancers perform Kecak Dance during the Bali Arts Festival 2024 at Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park in Bali, Indonesia, June 30, 2024. This year's Bali Arts Festival is held from June 15 to July 13. (Photo by Dicky Bisinglasi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

INDONESIA-BALI-NEW YEAR-CELEBRATION

INDONESIA-BALI-NEW YEAR-CELEBRATION

(240101) -- BALI, Jan. 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fireworks are set off during New Year's Eve celebration at Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park in Bali, Indonesia, Dec. 31, 2023. (Photo by Dicky Bisinglasi/Xinhua)

New presidential palace in Indonesia

Video taken on Nov. 2, 2023, shows Indonesia's new presidential palace under construction in Sepaku, East Kalimantan. (Kyodo)

INDONESIA-BALI-NEW YEAR-CELEBRATION

INDONESIA-BALI-NEW YEAR-CELEBRATION

(230101) -- BALI, Jan. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch fireworks during New Year's Eve celebration at Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park in Bali, Indonesia, Dec. 31, 2022. (Photo by Dicky Bisinglasi/Xinhua)

INDONESIA-BALI-NEW YEAR-CELEBRATION

INDONESIA-BALI-NEW YEAR-CELEBRATION

(230101) -- BALI, Jan. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People watch fireworks during New Year's Eve celebration at Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park in Bali, Indonesia, Dec. 31, 2022. (Photo by Dicky Bisinglasi/Xinhua)

Indonesia lifts COVID-19 related public mobility restrictions

STORY: Indonesia lifts COVID-19 related public mobility restrictions DATELINE: Dec. 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:38 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Joko Widodo's speech (courtesy of BPMI) 2. various of the Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park in Bali, Umbul Square in East Java, Cilegon in Banten, a train station, a port and a traffic center (courtesy of Antara) 3. various of vaccination 4. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian): JOKO WIDODO, Indonesian President STORYLINE: The Indonesian government has decided to lift COVID-19 related public activity restrictions nationwide, President Joko Widodo announced on Friday. The decision was made based on the latest infection figures, the president said at the presidential palace in Jakarta. After more than 10 months of deliberation and consideration of the numbers available, the government has decided to put an end to the public mobility restriction protocol, locally known as PPBM, Widodo said. SOUNDBITE (Indonesian): JOKO WIDODO, Indonesian President "Ther

Garuda purser died serving his passengers, his Japanese wife says

Garuda purser died serving his passengers, his Japanese wife says

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Fatima Miki Yamamoto, Japanese wife of Wiranto Wooryono, an Indonesian purser who died in a Garuda 737-400 crash at Yogyakarta airport in central Java, poses with her son Mikan holding his father's photo at their house in Jakarta on March 10.

Garuda Indonesia resumes Denpasar-Fukuoka route

Garuda Indonesia resumes Denpasar-Fukuoka route

FUKUOKA, Japan - People line up at Fukuoka airport on July 3 to board a Garuda Indonesia's Airbus A330 for Bali's capital Denpasar. Garuda Indonesia resumed regular services between Denpasar and Fukuoka the same day. The route was suspended in May 1998 due mainly to Indonesia's political instability.

Families of 1996 plane crash victims settle with airline

Families of 1996 plane crash victims settle with airline

FUKUOKA, Japan - Akihiko Okuda (L), a relative of one of two victims of a 1996 Garuda Indonesia Airways plane crash, speaks at a press conference in Fukuoka on March 26 after six family members of the two -- Masakatsu Okuda and Masatoshi Yosida -- settled with the airline on condition Garuda pay them compensation. In a suit filed with the Fukuoka District Court in May 1998, they demanded a total of 249 million yen in compensation from the airline.

INDONESIA-BALI-SCENERY

INDONESIA-BALI-SCENERY

(220713) -- BALI, July 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit Garuda Wisnu Kencana cultural park in Bali, Indonesia, July 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

INDONESIA-BALI-SCENERY

INDONESIA-BALI-SCENERY

(220713) -- BALI, July 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit Garuda Wisnu Kencana cultural park in Bali, Indonesia, July 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

INDONESIA-BALI-SCENERY

INDONESIA-BALI-SCENERY

(220713) -- BALI, July 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit Garuda Wisnu Kencana cultural park in Bali, Indonesia, July 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

INDONESIA-BALI-SCENERY

INDONESIA-BALI-SCENERY

(220713) -- BALI, July 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit Garuda Wisnu Kencana cultural park in Bali, Indonesia, July 10, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

Garuda purser died serving his passengers, his Japanese wife say

Garuda purser died serving his passengers, his Japanese wife say

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Fatima Miki Yamamoto, Japanese wife of Wiranto Wooryono, an Indonesian purser who died in a Garuda 737-400 crash at Yogyakarta airport in central Java, poses with her son Mikan holding his father's photo at their house in Jakarta on March 10. (Kyodo)

Preparations for funeral of Thai king

Preparations for funeral of Thai king

Craftsmen carve a sculpture of Garuda, the national emblem of Thailand, in a workshop in Nakhon Pathom Province, central Thailand, on May 26, 2017, for use in the funeral of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej. The funeral is scheduled to be held for five days from October 25. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Garuda Indonesia resumes Denpasar-Fukuoka route

Garuda Indonesia resumes Denpasar-Fukuoka route

FUKUOKA, Japan - People line up at Fukuoka airport on July 3 to board a Garuda Indonesia's Airbus A330 for Bali's capital Denpasar. Garuda Indonesia resumed regular services between Denpasar and Fukuoka the same day. The route was suspended in May 1998 due mainly to Indonesia's political instability.

Families of 1996 plane crash victims settle with airline

Families of 1996 plane crash victims settle with airline

FUKUOKA, Japan - Akihiko Okuda (L), a relative of one of two victims of a 1996 Garuda Indonesia Airways plane crash, speaks at a press conference in Fukuoka on March 26 after six family members of the two -- Masakatsu Okuda and Masatoshi Yosida -- settled with the airline on condition Garuda pay them compensation. In a suit filed with the Fukuoka District Court in May 1998, they demanded a total of 249 million yen in compensation from the airline.