BASED on recent international news and online sources, Indonesia is experiencing significant civil unrest that began in late August 2025, primarily centered around public outrage over lawmakers’ perks ...

JAKARTA – Several Indonesian tycoons have agreed to buy into a special bond issuance that aims to raise up to 50 trillion rupiah (S$4 billion), the first offered by Indonesian sovereign wealth fund ...

Banda Aceh, Indonesia — Two men in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province were among a group of people publicly caned on Tuesday after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them of violating Islamic law ...

JAKARTA: Hundreds of Indonesians took to the streets on Monday (Aug 25) to protest perks such as new and increased monthly allowances for Members of Parliament (MPs) at a time of economic uncertainty ...

SUMENEP, Indonesia (AP) — Hundreds of children in Indonesia lined up for free measles shots Monday as authorities rolled out a vaccination campaign in response to an outbreak that has caused 17 deaths ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia and the United States began annual joint military exercises on Monday together with forces from a dozen other countries, as the U.S. pushes its allies to take threats ...

After 7 months and 7 islands, this is our final ride through Indonesia. Our 4x4’s paperwork is about to expire, and we need to cross the border fast. But first, one last mission, one last island: ...

Ms Sri Lestari left her hometown as a teenager looking for work. Instead, she found a whole new life. In 2000, the then 18-year-old travelled to the quaint town of Sukoharjo in the Central Java ...

JAKARTA/SINGAPORE, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Indonesia plans to build a network of small modular refineries to process U.S. and domestic oil, aiming to reduce gasoline imports, but analysts warn the switch ...

JAKARTA: Every year when we mark Indonesia’s Independence Day, neighbourhoods all across the country buzz with the same joyful chaos: kids face-planting into kerupuk (crackers), uncles tripping in ...

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JAKARTA: Dozens of people were injured after a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck central Sulawesi, Indonesia, early on Sunday (Aug 17), the country's disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said. The quake, ...