Indonesia Brings Reformed Militants and Victims Together
This week, the Indonesian government is bringing together dozens of convicted Islamic militants and survivors of attacks in the hopes...
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Indonesian Cemetery Excavated In Search for Remains of Dutch and British WWII Soldiers
A team from the Indonesian foreign ministry have started to excavate part of a cemetery in Brondong, East Java, in...
2019 Indonesia Presidential Race Shaping Up To Be a Jokowi-Prabowo Rerun
The main opposition party for the 2019 Presidential Elections, Gerindra, has indicated that former general Prabowo Subianto will be the...
Jakarta Ranked as 12th Worst Congested City in the World
According to the Inrix 2017 Traffic Scorecard, Jakarta is 12th worst congested city in the world. This is 10 spots...
Indonesia Passes Law Against Criticism of Politicians
The Indonesian House of Representatives has quietly passed a new legislation: the revised Law on Representative Assemblies, also known as...
Thousands to Join Bali Mass Cleanup
This weekend, thousands of people will join in an effort to rid Bali’s beaches, rivers and jungles of rubbish and...
Doctors Stunned When Indonesian Boy ‘Lays’ Eggs
14-year-old Akmal from Gowa, Indonesia has left doctors baffled after he lays an egg in front of them. His family...
Bali Plans to Develop Offshore Airport
Bali plans to develop an offshore airport in the northern part of the island with the name of Bandara International...
Metal Fan Jokowi Buys Back Limited-Edition Metallica Album From The State for Rp 11 million
Indonesian President Joko Widodo, known by the public as Jokowi, paid Rp 11 million out of his own pocket to...
Bali Police Pleading Motorists to Use Alternative Routes to Ease Traffic in Airport Roundabout
Denpasar Traffic Police are pleading with the public to find alternative routes as the roundabout in front of Bali’s Ngurah...
Indonesia Seizes Second Drug-Loaded Boat Falsely Flying Singapore Flag
A boat carrying a record 1.6 tonnes of crystal methamphetamine was intercepted near the Riau Islands by Indonesian authorities on...
Australian Expat in Bali Dies While Cleaning Pool
60-year-old Anthony Gallagher (pictured) from Liverpool, New South Wales, was killed at his rented property in Jimbaran, Bali after he...
Indonesian City To Set Up An LGBT “taskforce”
(Telegraph) The Indonesian city of Depok has announced it will set up a “taskforce” to control the activities of the...
British Firefighter Rescues Woman From Active Bali Volcano
Birmingham firefighter John Conway was on holiday in Bali when he climbed into the active Mount Batur to save a...
Emirates to Launch First Year-Round Direct Flight Between Auckland and Bali
Starting June 14, 2018, Emirates will have a new daily service from Dubai to Auckland via the island of Bali,...
New Web System Blocks 70,000 More Websites in Indonesia
(Reuters) State-run Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (Telkom) launched a new system in January to help purge the internet of harmful material,...
Sumatra’s Mt. Sinabung Volcano Erupts, ‘Red Notice’ Warning Sent to Airlines
By Associated Press Mount Sinabung on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has erupted this Monday morning, February 19, shooting billowing...
Treetop Adventure Course in Indonesia Turned Into Photo Park
(Bloomberg.com) A treetop adventure course built in Menoreh Hills in 2008 has been turned into a photo park after visitors...
Research Reveals More Than 100,000 Orangutans Killed in Borneo in 16 Years
Research has revealed that more than 100,000 Critically Endangered orangutans have been killed in Borneo since 1999, as reported by...
BBC Journalist Ordered To Leave Papua After Her Tweets “Hurt Soldiers’ Feelings”
Australian BBC Journalist Rebecca Henschke was ordered to leave the province of Papua after the Indonesian military said tweets she...
Australian Delays Trial – Transferred to Mental Health Unit
Australian man arrested for allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs into Bali had his lawyers cut a deal with authorities hours...