Indonesia Prepares for Wild Fires Ahead of El Ni?o Season
The government has declared 16 provinces across the country as prone to forest and land fires ahead of the upcoming...
Jakarta LRT To Begin Operations in March
Jakarta’s light rapid transit (LRT) is now scheduled to begin commercial operations at the end of March, pending approval from...
Man Encouraged to Jump by Onlookers Commits Suicide
A young man, identified as TSR, died after jumping from the roof of a supermarket in Bandarlampung in the Indonesian...
“Best Islands in the World” List Includes Lombok, Bali, Java Island
New York-based Travel and Leisure Magazine has included Lombok, Bali, and the Java Islands in its article entitled “The 15...
World’s Largest Bee Rediscovered in Indonesia
The world’s largest bee, last seen by a scientist in 1981 and was thought to have gone extinct, has been...
Indonesia Submits Bid To Host 2032 Olympics
Indonesia has submitted a bid to host the 2032 Olympics following the success of last year’s Asian Games. State news...
Convicted Terrorist and Brother of Radical Cleric Abu Bakar Ba’asyir Released from Prison
Indonesian terror convict and younger brother of jailed cleric Abu Bakar Ba’asyir, Noim Ba’asyir, has been released from prison after...
Land Inspection Unearths Mass Grave Containing Hundreds of 2004 Tsunami Victims
A mass grave containing the remains of hundreds of victims of the devastating 2004 tsunami has been unearthed near Banda...
Mount Bromo Erupts, Visitors Told to Stay Outside 1km Radius
Mount Bromo in East Java erupted on Monday Morning, emitting a 600-metre-high ash column into the air, the Volcanology and...
Police Find 1,300 Marijuana Plants in a Field in Purwakarta
Officers from the Purwakarta and Yogyakarta Police found a 1.5-hectare marijuana field in Sukasari district, Purwakarta regency, West Java, on...
Indonesia Now Recognises Bitcoin as a Trading Commodity
Indonesia has introduced a new legislation that recognises Bitcoin (BTC) as a trading commodity. Indonesia’s Commodity Futures Trading Regulatory Agency,...
Lion Air Plane Skids Off Runway
A Lion Air passenger plane skidded off a runway outside a city on the Indonesian island of Borneo on Saturday...
Two Children Die After Playing With Old Grenade
Two children died on Thursday from a grenade explosion in Cibungbulang village, Bogor regency, West Java, while a third is...
New Airport in Jakarta to Begin Construction in 2021
Angkasa Pura II, Indonesia’s largest airport operator is looking to spend billions of dollars to build a new airport in...
Four Arrested For Placing Fake GoJek Orders
Four people have been arrested by the Jakarta Police for allegedly placing fake orders on ride-hailing app GoJek over the...
A Day Trip to Mauk
Past the main road near Kronjo which leads you to the northernmost tip of Tangerang, a small and quiet village...
12 Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Jakarta
12 Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Jakarta With Valentine’s Day coming up, the pressure is on to find the...
Five Tips for Dating in the Age of the App
Despite Vanity Fair’s article in 2015 claiming society is on the brink of a “dating apocalypse,” dating apps have continued...
1kg of Meth Found in Tanzanian Man’s Stomach
A Tanzanian man was arrested in Bali after more than a kilogram of methamphetamine was found inside his stomach, Indonesian...
Nine People Sentenced to Death for Drug Trafficking
Nine people have been sentenced to death by the Palembang District Court in South Sumatra on Thursday after finding them...
Basuki Tjahaja Purnama Joins President Jokowi’s Political Party
Former Jakarta governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, who was recently released from jail has joined the political party of President Joko...