Valencia Coach’s Family Tragedy as Tourist Boat Sinks in Labuan Bajo
Family members of Valencia CF Femenino B coach Fernando Martin Carreras remain missing after a phinisi boat sank in Komodo...
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Indonesia Officially Selected as Candidate for UN Human Rights Council President
Indonesia has been officially selected by members of the Asia-Pacific group at the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council to...
Tourist Influx Boosts Yogyakarta Hotel Occupancy Ahead of Year-End Holidays
Occupancy at hotels in Yogyakarta has recently reached 61%, with Indonesian Hotel and Restaurant Association (Perhimpunan Hotel dan Restoran Indonesia...
No Fireworks in Jakarta on New Year’s Eve, Governor Announces
Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has recently announced that there will be no fireworks show in Jakarta on New Year’s Eve...
ARYADUTA Bali Presents “Christmas Reverie”
A Magical Ballet & Dining Experience with Royal Ballet School Bali This season, ARYADUTA Bali introduced a new festive highlight...
Top 10 Stories From Indonesia in 2025
Kenneth Yeung looks back at some of the year’s top stories, another year older but no wiser. August Riots Mass...
12 Million Foreign Tourists Visit Indonesia, Generating US$13.82 Billion in Foreign Exchange
The Indonesian tourism sector records double-digit growth in arrivals, further strengthening the country’s foreign exchange earnings for the year 2025....
Starting Next Year, Indonesian SIM Card Registration Will Use Facial Biometrics
The Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Digital, together with the Indonesian Telecommunications Providers Association (Asosiasi Penyelenggara Telekomunikasi Seluruh Indonesia or...
Citilink Launches Direct Jakarta–Bangkok Flight Service
Indonesian low-cost airline Citilink has recently inaugurated a daily direct flight between Jakarta and Bangkok, enhancing air connectivity and catering...
Soekarno-Hatta Airport Prepares 688 Additional Flights During Christmas and New Year
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is preparing 688 additional flights during the 2025 Christmas and 2026 New Year holidays. Angkasa Pura Indonesia...
One Foreigner Dies in Bali Floods, Identification Still Underway
Flooding struck Denpasar City and Badung Regency in Bali on Sunday, the 14th of December, at 2 AM Central Indonesian...
Former Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati to Teach at Oxford
Former Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati will join the World Leaders Fellowship at the Blavatnik School of Government, University...
Penglipuran Village to Present Eco-Friendly Cultural Attractions for Christmas and New Year
Penglipuran Tourism Village in Bangli Regency, Bali, is preparing a series of eco-friendly tourism activities to welcome the Christmas and...
Indonesia AirAsia to Launch Bali–Melbourne Route Starting March 2026
Indonesia AirAsia will open the Bali–Melbourne route on the 20th of March 2026, strengthening the airline’s expansion into the Australian...
Indonesia Repatriates Two Dutch Citizens Convicted of Drug Offences
The Indonesian government transfers two Dutch nationals convicted of drug offences to the Netherlands following a bilateral agreement between both...
British Adult Film Star Bonnie Blue Arrested by Bali Police
Badung Police, Bali, arrested a British adult film star, known by her stage name Bonnie Blue, on suspicion of involvement...
Bali Plans to Shut Down Airbnb Accommodation
Bali plans to halt Airbnb-style accommodations beginning in 2026, citing lost tax revenue and unfair competition from thousands of unlicensed...
New Airline Mukhtara Air to Start Operations in Indonesia Next Year
The Indonesian Minister of Transportation, Dudy Purwagandhi, has announced the launch of a new Middle Eastern airline, Mukhtara Air, which...
DKT Indonesia Calls for Stronger Prevention to Alarming Increase in STIs and HIV Cases
With human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted infections (STI) cases climbing nationwide, health experts have stressed early prevention, consistent...
French and American Nationals Arrested for Suspected Drug Distribution in Bali
Two foreign nationals — a French native with the initials QAAS (37) and a United States native with the initials...
HEI Schools Indonesia Expands Its Presence in Jakarta with the Opening of HEI Schools SPM Menteng
A collaboration with Sekolah Perkumpulan Mandiri to meet rising family interest in Finnish-inspired early childhood education. Following the success of...