Tag: Indonesia
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Jakarta razes luxury facility inside prison for favored inmates
Indonesian authorities on Wednesday ordered the demolition of a luxury compound inside a prison that was allegedly providing preferential treatment for favored inmates. Workers removed furniture ... -
Navy reflags a former Italian warship as its first aircraft carrier
Indonesia’s navy commissioned its first aircraft carrier Thursday after acquiring the former Italian vessel to strengthen its maritime defenses and disaster response. The Italian flag on ... -
Japan deploys equipment to Borneo to help fight wildfires causing toxic haze
A Japanese military transport ship docked on the island of Borneo on Thursday as part of a disaster relief mission to help fight wildfires in Indonesia ... -
Indonesia intensifies aerial firefighting as forest fires scorch provinces
Indonesia yesterday intensified ground and aerial firefighting operations as huge blazes in central and western parts of the country scorched thousands of hectares of forests and ... -
Indonesia and China discuss increasing defense cooperation and energy security
Top ministers for Indonesia and China agreed during meetings in Jakarta on Friday to increase their defense cooperation and strengthen food and energy security. The meetings ... -
Indonesia grants visa-free entry to Macau passport holders
The government of Indonesia has granted visa-free access to the country for holders of Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) passports. The new policy was announced yesterday ... -
Couple caned for kissing on TikTok in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province
A young couple in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province were publicly caned yesterday after an Islamic Shariah court convicted them of violating Islamic law by kissing during ... -
Earthquake off North Sulawesi topples buildings, kills one person and sets off small tsunami
An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in parts of northern Indonesia, sent people fleeing from their homes, killed at least one person and generated a ... -
Indonesia to deport Scottish crime boss wanted by Spain
A Scottish crime boss is to be deported to Spain yesterday after he was arrested on the Indonesian resort island of Bali in connection with large-scale ... -
Indonesia starts implementing social media restrictions for children under 16
Indonesia on Saturday began implementing a new government regulation approved earlier this month that bans children younger than 16 from access to digital platforms that could expose them ... -
New trade deal secures fossil fuels, access to minerals
A new trade pact between Indonesia and the United States has recast their economic ties, binding Jakarta’s resource wealth and energy future more closely to Washington’s ... -
Rescuers intensify search for victims after floods and landslides kill 69 people
Rescuers searched yesterday in rivers and the rubble of villages for bodies and possible survivors after flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island left 69 people dead ... -
Gov’t declares late dictator Suharto a national hero, despite outrage from rights groups
Indonesia declared the former dictator Suharto a national hero yesterday, provoking outrage from rights group who said the move was an attempt to whitewash decades of human ... -
London and Jakarta agree to send home a British woman facing death penalty for drugs
A British woman will avoid execution for drug smuggling in Indonesia under an agreement signed this week between the two nations to repatriate her and another ... -
Rescuers run oxygen to survivors in school building collapse that buried dozens
Rescuers ran oxygen and water to students trapped in the unstable concrete rubble of a collapsed school building in Indonesia, as they desperately worked to free ... -
Earthquake causes scattered damage in Papua region
A magnitude-6.1 earthquake shook Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua early Friday, causing scattered damage in a coastal town. No casualties were immediately reported. At least two ... -
Indonesian court sentences Ukrainian man to life for producing illegal drugs
A Ukrainian man arrested in Thailand and extradited to Indonesia after seven months on the run was convicted yesterday of producing illegal drugs on the Indonesian ... -
Macau to start AFC Qualifiers campaign for Indonesia 2026
The Macau futsal team will start its campaign this week in Group C of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qualifiers. The team is aiming for a ... -
US, allies join Indonesia in military drill amid rising concerns over China
Indonesia and the United States began annual joint military exercises yesterday together with forces from a dozen other countries, as the U.S. pushes its allies to take threats ... -
Rule enforcement for idle Indonesian bank accounts causes havoc among overseas workers
A recent rule enforcement by the Indonesian Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) has caused havoc, particularly among the many Indonesian nationals working abroad. The ... -
Trial opens in Bali for US man charged with receiving illegal ADHD pills
A man charged with importing drugs to Indonesia faces up to 15 years in prison under the country’s tough drug laws in a trial that began ... -
Gov’t suspends search for 29 missing after ferry sinking because of poor visibility
Indonesian authorities deployed navy ships and helicopters Friday in the intensified search for 29 people still missing almost two days after a ferry sank near the ... -
Volcanic eruption in Indonesia forces evacuations and flight cancelations
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted with giant ash and smoke plumes again yesterday after forcing evacuations of villages and flight cancelations, including to and from ... -
Indonesian coal industry risking a tough transition as China demand declines
Indonesia’s coal industry is facing mounting pressure and should diversify as China and India, its biggest customers, cut back on imports of the heavily polluting fossil ... -
Less spending, high prices and fewer animal sacrifices at this year’s Eid al-Adha celebrations
Less spending, higher prices and fewer animal sacrifices subdued the usual festive mood as the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha was celebrated around the world. Eid ... -
Police arrest an Australian man for allegedly smuggling cocaine to Bali
Indonesian authorities arrested an Australian man for allegedly smuggling cocaine on the tourist island of Bali, a charge that could carry the death penalty, officials said ... -
President and Chinese premier meet to discuss expanding trade during US trade war
Chinese Premier Li Qiang met with Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto yesterday to discuss ways to expand trade and investment during the U.S. global trade war and ... -
MGTO organizes a ‘Tourism+MICE’ promotion in Indonesia
The Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) recently hosted the “Macao Tourism+MICE Product Updates Seminar & Travel Mart” in Jakarta, Indonesia. The event aimed to promote and ... -
Briton on trial in Bali for a drug offense pleads for lenient sentence
A British man on trial for drug offenses pleaded for leniency yesterday in a court on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali after a charge that ... -
Thailand, Indonesia announce strategic partnership, vow to boost economic and defense ties
Indonesia and Thailand agreed yesterday to elevate their relationship to a strategic partnership, during the first state visit by an Indonesian president in 20 years and ... -
Bill Gates meets Indonesian leader to discuss health and sustainable development initiatives
Bill Gates arrived in Indonesia yesterday to discuss health and sustainable development initiatives with the leader of the world’s fourth most populous country. Gates met President ... -
Muslims with tattoo regrets flock to a free removal service during Ramadan
Teguh Islean Septura groans in pain as each staccato rat-a-tat-tat of the laser fires an intense beam at the elaborate tattoos on his arm. But the ... -
Crocodile attacks are on the rise, leaving residents on edge
Nearly seven months after a crocodile attack almost took her life, Munirpa walked to the estuary outside her home with her husband and her children, ready ... -
Cocoa farmers work with businesses to fight the bitter impact of climate change
The loud whirr of a chainsaw sounds through the forest as a small group of farmers gathers around a tree filled with red seed pods. With ... -
Fishermen sue Bumble Bee and say the canned tuna giant knew of abuse
Lawyers representing four Indonesian fishermen who say they were beaten and trapped on vessels that were part of the global supply chain that provided tuna to ...
