Earthquake off North Sulawesi topples buildings, kills one person and sets off small tsunami

Onlookers gather as police officers inspect a damaged building following an earthquake in Manado, North Sulawesi, yesterday An undersea magnitude 7.4 earthquake toppled buildings in

Indonesia to deport Scottish crime boss wanted by Spain

A Scottish man identified as Steven Lyons, who is described as a senior figure in an international crime syndicate (center) is escorted by police officers at the regional police

Indonesia starts implementing social media restrictions for children under 16 

Teenage boys use their mobile phone in Jakarta, Indonesia, Mar. 16 Indonesia on Saturday began implementing a new government regulation approved earlier this month that bans children

New trade deal secures fossil fuels, access to minerals

Barges fully loaded with coal are anchored on Mahakam river in Samarinda, East Kalimantan A new trade pact between Indonesia and the United States has recast

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 

A portrait of the late President Suharto is displayed during a ceremony awarding national hero title to ten figures including the former strongman, at the State Palace in Jakarta,

London and Jakarta agree to send home a British woman facing death penalty for drugs

UK Ambassador Dominic Jermey (left) and Indonesia’s minister Yusril Ihza Mahendra show the document arrangement on transfer of sentenced British prisoners in Jakarta, yesterday A British woman will

Rescuers run oxygen to survivors in school building collapse that buried dozens

Rescuers pull out a survivor from a collapsed building at an Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, Monday Rescuers ran oxygen and water to students trapped

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 houses

Indonesian court sentences Ukrainian man to life for producing illegal drugs

Ukraine’s citizen Roman Nazarenko arrives for a hearing at the district court in Denpasar, yesterday A Ukrainian man arrested in Thailand and extradited to Indonesia after seven months

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

US, allies join Indonesia in military drill amid rising concerns over China

  From left, Commander of US Indo-Pacific Command Adm. Samuel Paparo, Deputy Commander of the Indonesian Armed Forces Gen. Tandyo Budi Revita, and Canada’s Chief of the Defence Staff Gen.

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 yesterday on

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 the

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 fuel,

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 yesterday.

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 as

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

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 could carry

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 agreed

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 Prabowo

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 one slow stroke,

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 Bumble

Russia and Indonesia hold talks to strengthen ties on defense and security

Russia and Indonesia took steps yesterday to strengthen their defense ties with a meeting between a top Russian security official and Indonesia’s defense minister in the

Shariah court sentences two men to up to 85 lashes for having gay sex

An Islamic Shariah court in Indonesia’s conservative Aceh province yesterday sentenced two men to public caning for having gay sex. The couple, aged 24 and

Search resumes after deadly flooding and landslides

Indonesian rescuers retrieved two more bodies after they resumed their search yesterday for people missing after floods and landslides on Indonesia’s main island of Java, bringing

Global demand spurring mining boom comes at a cost for many communities

The crystal blue waters that once surrounded Kabaena are murky brown now, and the octopi and colorful fish that locals used to catch nearby to eat

Woman on death row recalls a stunning last minute reprieve and ‘miracle’ transfer

Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso knelt to pray when officers came to take her to an execution site in May 2015, just a

Indonesia arrests a Chinese man wanted by Beijing over money laundering charges

Indonesian authorities have arrested a Chinese man sought by Beijing for allegedly helping transfer and laundering almost $18 million from a criminal online gambling group in

Authorities arrest Filipino fugitive accused of running a $67 million investment scam

Authorities on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali arrested a Filipino fugitive accused of helping scam over $67 million out of clients in the Philippines, officials said yesterday.

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