Indonesia

Waters had receded in many areas and power, which had been shut off across many districts, was being restored. (AFP)

Indonesia flood rescuers hunt for missing after 43 killed

Some 400,000 residents have been evacuated to temporary shelters with many unable to return to their waterlogged homes.

03 Jan 2020 10:59 AM

In October, Aceh officials announced that poachers who threaten endangered orangutans, tigers and other wildlife could receive up to 100 lashes under new rules. (Representational Image)

Indonesian man faints during flogging for pre-marital sex, revived to finish punishment

Aceh is the only region in Indonesia, the world’s biggest Muslim-majority country that imposes religious law.

06 Dec 2019 10:36 AM

Jujun Junaedi spends his free time in a backyard tinkering with his project, guided by instructional videos, as he dreams of flying above the snarled roads of his hometown Sukabumi. (Photo: AFP)

Indonesia man's solution to beat traffic - a homemade helicopter

His quest may seem a flight of fancy, but Junaedi is not the first person to try and build an artisanal aircraft.

28 Nov 2019 4:08 PM

Foreign heads of state, lawmakers and political rivals looked on as Widodo, 58, and Vice President Ma'ruf Amin, 76, read an oath to start a five-year tenure leading the world's biggest Muslim-majority nation. (Photo: File)

Joko Widodo sworn in as Indonesia's President for second term

Jokowi's inauguration comes a little over a week after the country's chief security minister was stabbed in an attack.

21 Oct 2019 9:22 AM

The death toll from a powerful earthquake that rocked Indonesia's remote Maluku islands has risen to 23, the disaster agency said Friday, as more than 15,000 people were evacuated to shelters. (Representational Image)

Indonesia quake death toll rises to 23: official

Among the confirmed dead was an infant, with many killed by falling debris in and around quake-struck Ambon city.

27 Sep 2019 1:04 PM

A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the remote Maluku islands in eastern Indonesia Thursday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. (Representational Image)

Strong 6.5 magnitude quake strikes eastern Indonesia: USGS

Last year, a 7.5-magnitude quake and a subsequent tsunami in Palu on Sulawesi island left more than 4,300 people dead or missing.

26 Sep 2019 10:24 AM

Eka Wulandari, from the Mekar Sari village in Jambi province, captured the blood-red skies in a series of photos taken at around midday on Saturday. (Photo: Social Media)

Sky in Indonesia turns blood red as massive wildfires haze crisis worsens

This year's haze levels have been some of the worst in years.

24 Sep 2019 3:12 PM

Cole won the 1990 World Press Photo award for his picture of a man in a white shirt, carrying a shopping bag in each hand, striding out into the road the day after troops killed hundreds of pro-democracy protesters in the heart of Beijing. (Photo: Social Media)

Photographer who shot iconic Tiananmen Square 'tank man' dies at 64

American authorities confirmed the death of 64-year-old Charlie Cole in Bali, where the Texan had been a long-time resident.

14 Sep 2019 1:55 PM

A deal would see Singapore-based Grab buy a majority interest in Ant-backed DANA from Indonesian media conglomerate Emtek.

Grab in talks to merge Indonesian payment firms to overtake Gojek: sources

Grab and Gojek are the top-two startup brands in Southeast Asia, valued at USD 14 billion and USD10 billion.

11 Sep 2019 11:57 AM

Massive jungle areas in Sumatra and Borneo island are ablaze as thousands of personnel battle to quell the fires, frequently started to clear land for crop plantations. (AFP)

Hundreds of schools shut as forest-fire haze blankets SE Asia

Air quality has dropped to 'unhealthy' levels in and around Kuala Lumpur.

10 Sep 2019 2:59 PM

Residents of a village in Bali got a shock when they spotted a two-headed snake in their midst -- a rare find in the wild. (Photo: YouTube/ video screengrab)

Rare of its kind, two-headed snake spotted in Indonesia

The reptile was seen slithering in the central part of the Indonesian holiday island last week.

06 Sep 2019 2:53 PM

The two sides talked about the common challenges faced by their countries, as well as their mutual support for principles of territorial integrity. (Photo: ANI)

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar holds talks with Indonesian counterpart Marsudi

Jaishankar’s ongoing visit is his first to an ASEAN member state after assuming charge.

05 Sep 2019 6:38 PM

In the viral video, the groom can be seen fumbling with his vows and gets it right the second time around. (Photo: Facebook)

Two much? Relcutant to hurt any of his girlfriends, Indonesian man marries both

Apparently, the two women get along with each other and even posed together for pictures.

27 Aug 2019 1:33 PM

Jakarta is one of the world's most densely populated cities, home to more than 10 million people and three times that number when counting those who live in surrounding towns. (Photo: AFP)

Indonesian President plans to move its capital to Borneo island

President Widodo said it was urgent that relocation plans commence, although capital would not physically begin to be relocated until 2024.

26 Aug 2019 3:14 PM

Decades of uncontrolled and excessive depletion of groundwater reserves, rising sea-levels, and increasingly volatile weather patterns mean swathes of it have already started to disappear. (Photo: AP)

Find out where Indonesia is moving its capital from Jakarta

Environmental experts warned that one third of it could be submerged by 2050 if current rates continue.

17 Aug 2019 10:43 AM

Indonesian authorities on Friday urged people living near the coast to move to higher ground, after issuing a tsunami warning in the wake of a magnitude 7 earthquake off the islands of Sumatra and Java. (Representational Image)

Tsunami warning after 7 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia

There were no immediate reports of casualties, but strong tremors were felt in Jakarta prompting people to run out of office buildings.

02 Aug 2019 6:59 PM

The six men and five women -- all in their late teens and early 20s -- were rounded up by religious officers who caught them behaving amorously, a crime under local law. (Photo: AP | Representational)

11 flogged in Indonesia for breaking Islamic law, indulging in Sharia-banned romance

Aceh is the only region in the world's biggest Muslim-majority country that imposes Islamic law.

01 Aug 2019 7:05 PM

He walks backwards with the help of a headpiece built with plastic pipes, fixed with a rear-view mirror which allows him to walk backwards. (Photo: Screengrab/Metro TV)

Man walks 800 km backwards in protest against deforestation: Indonesia

According to Bastoni, walking backwards is a metaphor for looking back at the past, and he wanted to pay homage to the country's history.

30 Jul 2019 6:41 PM

Parliament's approval was met by loud applause as the tearful mother of three who was in the chamber covered her face with her hands before kissing the ground. (Photo: AFP)

Indonesian woman jailed for reporting harassment from boss, pardoned

President Joko Widodo had granted an amnesty to Baiq Nuril Maknun after she had exhausted all other legal avenues in the controversial case.

25 Jul 2019 6:04 PM

The pair face a maximum 12 years in prison and an 800 million rupiah (USD 57,000) fine if found guilty. (Representational Image)

2 Australian clubbers arrested for cocaine possession, paraded in front of media

William Cabantog, 36, and David Van Iersel, 38, were nabbed Friday night at a nightclub in Canggu.

23 Jul 2019 3:03 PM