Bandung: Gay Couple Arrested for Running LGBT Facebook Page
The Police have arrested a man and his partner for allegedly running a Facebook page for the gay community in...
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Jakarta Plans to Replace Transjakarta Buses with Trams
The Greater Jakarta Transportation Agency (BPTJ) plans to substitute Transjakarta buses with trams in anticipation of an increase in the...
Go-Jek Vice President’s Post Supporting LGBT Rights Gets Backlash
LGBT people in Indonesia are facing renewed pressure after a ride-sharing company’s message of support triggered an anti-gay response in...
Australian Man Dies After Crashing Motorbike into a Church Wall in Bali
An Australian man has died in a motorbike crash after he smashing into a church’s brick wall while he was...
KPK Raids James Riady’s Home as part of Lippo Group Bribery Investigation
The Corruption Eradication Commission, known as KPK, said on Thursday it had raided 10 locations, including the home of the...
7 Year Old Sulawesi Earthquake Survivor Raped by Teen Boy
A 14-year-old boy has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl earthquake survivor in Makassar, South Sulawesi. The...
Official Says Only Five Percent of Jakarta’s Children are Physically Fit
Jakarta’s children face high health risks, as only 5 percent are deemed to be physically fit, a youth official has...
Bali Beauty Pageant Promoting Equality, HIV Education Forced to Cancel
A Bali beauty pageant promoting HIV education and equality has been called off after mounting pressure from hardline anti-LGBT groups....
Lippo Group Executive Arrested for Bribery
The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has apprehended Billy Sindoro, an executive of diversified conglomerate Lippo Group, after naming him a...
UN Chief Visits Palu as World Bank Announces Financial Aid
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has visited the Indonesian city of Palu to assess the impact of the earthquake and tsunami,...
Facebook Post Saves Lives of Tourists Who Crashed Scooter in Bali
Facebook friends may have saved a pair of travellers’ lives after their scooter skidded off a roadway in Ubud, Bali...
Billionaire Jack Ma Wants to Set Up Institute to train Indonesians on E-commerce
Mr Jack Ma, co-founder of the Chinese tech giant Alibaba, who is retiring as its executive chairman next year, has...
Missing Students in North Sumatra Flash Flood Rescued
A search and rescue team has rescued 17 school students who went missing after a flash flood inundated a school...
Flash Flood in North Sumatra Kills 19, Dozens Still Missing
At least 11 students have died while another 10 are missing after a flash flood inundated a school building in...
Indonesians Arrested for Selling Babies on Instagram
Four people have been arrested after allegedly selling babies via Instagram in Indonesia, according to local police who say they...
6.0 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Sumenep and Shakes Bali
An earthquake collapsed homes on Indonesia’s Java island, killing at least three people, and shook the tourist hotspot of Bali...
Jakarta to become World’s Most Populous City by 2030
According to a report by Euromonitor International, Jakarta will take Tokyo’s spot as the world’s most populous city by the...
President Jokowi Signs Law Rewarding Corruption Informants up to Rp200 Million
The administration of President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has signed a regulation to give informants financial rewards for blowing the whistle...
Foreign Aid Workers in Sulawesi Ordered to Leave
Indonesia has ordered independent foreign aid workers to leave the earthquake zone and said foreign groups with staff in the...
Sulawesi Eartquake,Tsunami Death Toll Nears 2,000
Nearly 2,000 bodies have been recovered from Palu since an earthquake and tsunami struck the Indonesian city, an official said...
Activist Who Lied About Assault Detained by Police
The anti-government activist who lied about being assaulted to cover up cosmetic surgery was detained by Jakarta police last Friday...