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More than 220,000 people dead or missing in Indonesia alone after a powerful undersea earthquake off Sumatra generates massive tidal waves.
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Court finds Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir guilty of conspiracy over 2002 Bali bombings, sentences him to two-and-a-half years in jail. He is freed in June 2006.
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A powerful earthquake off Sumatra kills at least 1,000 people, many of them on the island of Nias. The quake triggers tsunami alerts around the Indian Ocean.
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Government and Free Aceh Movement separatists sign a peace deal providing for rebel disarmament and the withdrawal of government soldiers from the province.
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Airliner crashes on take-off from Sumatran city of Medan, killing more than 100 passengers and around 50 people on the ground.
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Three suicide bombings on the resort island of Bali kill 23 people, including the bombers
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East Timorese report accuses Indonesia of widespread atrocities during its 24-year occupation, holding it responsible for the deaths of more than 100,000 people.
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Deadly protests at a major US-owned gold and copper mine in Papua province follow attempts to remove illegal prospectors from the site.
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A powerful earthquake kills thousands of people on Java.
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A tsunami, triggered by a large undersea earthquake, kills more than 500 people on Java.
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First direct elections held in Aceh province, consolidating the August 2005 peace accord. Former separatist rebel leader Irwandi Yusuf elected governor.
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Police capture the alleged head of the militant group Jemaah Islamiah (JI), Zarkasih, and the leader of the group's military wing, Abu Dujana.
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Alleged JI leader Zarkasih goes on trial in Jakarta.
