K-Pop Controversy After Independence Day Confusion
Korean girl-band pop giants So Nyeo Shi Dae, better known as SNSD or Girls’ Generation, set Indonesian social media buzzing...
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Drug Convict: A Mastermind Major Drug Trafficking Ring Behind Bars
Local authorities have revealed an inmate in a high-level security prison is the alleged mastermind of a major drug trafficking...
Police Smash Cyber Crime Ring Targeting Foreigners
Police have arrested 92 Chinese and Taiwanese cyber crime suspects after allegedly forming a syndicate targeting other foreign nationals based...
Patriotism Program In Works For Repatriated ISIS Fighters
Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu is set to launch a patriotism training program for repatriated Islamic State supporters and militants as...
End Of The Road For City’ Rundown Metro Mini And Kopaja
Jakarta’s streets will soon be cleared of ageing Kopaja and Metro Mini buses under a plan to ban buses 10...
Malacca Strait Turns North Sumatra Into ?Golden Gate? Of Transnational Drug Smuggling
The Malacca Strait has often been used for transnational drug crimes, prompting the call for greater monitoring by authorities....
Dogged Lies: Bali Official Denies Dog Meat Report
A recent Australian media investigation which reported Bali food vendors are serving unwitting tourists dog meat are just lies designed...
Inul Vizta Karaoke Raid Nets Naked Dancers In East Java
The manager of the Kediri, East Java, Inul Vizta karaoke is likely to face charges under the controversial pornography laws....
Social Media Giants Face Extinction Under Anti-Extremism Push
The government has tipped an outright ban on social media networks as part of a crackdown on radicalisation and communications...
Aceh Canings To Be Conducted In Private
Public caning punishments in the North Sumatra province of Aceh, which practices Sharia law, has long been controversial courting international...
Migrating Birds Threaten Juanda Airport Flights
Migrating birds have flocked to Surabaya?s Juanda Airport causing concerns of the possibility of a major safety incident....
A Users Guide To New Transport Regulations, Tariffs
The Transport Ministry has introduced a slew of regulatory reforms aimed at evening out the public transport industry which has...
Jonan: Prices Steady Amid Strong Supply
A predicted post-holiday fuel increase has been postponed until at least September with Energy Minister Ignasius Jonan spruiking strong fuel...
Indonesia’s Accused Double Killer Shocks Singapore
An Indonesian woman employed as a domestic worker in Singapore is alleged to have murdered her two elderly employees before...
Hoax Or Higher Power? Sulawesi’s ‘Miracle’ Baby
The small town of Karuen in Enrekang district, South Sulawesi, has been divided this week over the apparent miracle virgin...
Is Jakarta Set To Lose Capital City Title In 2018?
Rumours of plans to move Indonesia?s capital from Jakarta to another city in Java or even another region have long...
Tourist Hotspot Crater Eruption Ends In Tragedy
While the eruption recorded no fatalities, the response proved disastrous with Search and Rescue Agency officers killed in a helicopter...
Indonesian Rice Prices Double Global Average
Despite being a major producer of rice, consumers in Indonesia pay over double on average for the food staple....
Barack Obama and Jokowi Dine on Bakso in Bogor
President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo and former US president Barack Obama met Friday, June 30, for lunch in Bogor to mark...
Bank Indonesia Warns Of Fake Cash Across Country
Bank Indonesia has warned that while counterfeit banknotes have dropped in circulation in recent years consumers must stay savvy as...
Barking Mad: Rabies Outbreak In West Kalimantan
West Kalimantan is battling to control a spike in rabies cases with reports in eight regencies increasing to 11 earlier...