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World Published 17 Mar, 2022 02:21pm

Hopes rising for long-awaited sexual violence bill in Indonesia

A sexual harassment victim has become a cause celebre when the Supreme Court jailed her for six months

World Published 05 Mar, 2022 03:00pm

Indonesia, Malaysia to ease Covid curbs on foreign visitors further

Moves follow neighbours the Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand

World Published 15 Feb, 2022 02:10pm

Indonesia court jails madrassa teacher for life for raping students

BANDUNG:Indonesia An Indonesian court on Tuesday sentenced an Islamic school teacher to life in prison for raping 13...

World Published 07 Feb, 2022 11:12am

Indonesia bus crash kills 13, injures dozens

Bus and its 47 passengers were headed from Sukoharjo in Central Java to a family gathering in neighbouring Yogyakarta province

World Published 01 Feb, 2022 11:22am

Ethiopian Airlines to resume 737 MAX flights after 2019 crash

Says decision to resume 737 MAX flights came after 'intense recertification' by regulators in US, EU, China and Ethiopia

World Published 14 Dec, 2021 01:47pm

Indonesian quake rattles residents but only one hurt and minor damage

A powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on Tuesday triggering a tsunami warning and sending...

Business Published 13 Nov, 2021 02:58pm

Indonesian Islamic body forbids crypto as currency

Ulema council body, however, allows trading of cryptocurrencies that meet Islamic rules, have underlying asset, carry clear benefits

World Published 08 Sep, 2021 01:25pm

Fire at overcrowded Indonesian prison kills 41

The fire, the country's most deadly since 47 perished in a firework factory disaster in 2017, broke out in a Tangerang Prison block

Blog Published 21 Aug, 2021 11:54am

Covid in Southeast Asia: much more than a health crisis

COVID-19 cases have risen exponentially in Southeast Asia in the past few months – at one time deaths were...

Life & Style Published 09 Jul, 2021 01:51pm

Indonesia’s minister calls for ban on video game for “blasphemous content”

Indonesia’s Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno on Thursday called for a ban on a popular game...

Health Published 02 Jul, 2021 01:38pm

Indonesia looked to India on lockdown, but didn't adopt its policy

By Tom Allard **The scenes in Indonesia's hospitals in the past week have been eerily similar to those in India two...

Health Published 29 Jun, 2021 02:57pm

Indonesia's COVID-19 situation nears 'catastrophe:' Red Cross

Indonesia's COVID-19 surge is on the edge of a "catastrophe" as the more infectious Delta variant dominates...

World Published 23 Jun, 2021 03:33am

Indonesia becomes 18th country to report over 2 million coronavirus cases

JAKARTA: The fourth most populous country in the world is ravaged by novel coronavirus infection for the past ...

Health Published 17 Jun, 2021 12:14pm

Hundreds of Indonesian doctors contract COVID-19 despite vaccination

By Kate Lamb, Agustinus Beo Da Costa and Stanley Widianto More than 350 Indonesian doctors have contracted COVID-19...

World Updated 03 May, 2021 04:03pm

Indonesia finds cases of Indian COVID-19 variant as officials warn on Eid travel

Indonesia, which has been trying to contain one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in...

World Published 30 Apr, 2021 10:55am

Indonesia approves Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Indonesia's drug regulator on Friday approved the COVID-19 vaccine of China's Sinopharm, which it will use in a...

World Published 05 Apr, 2021 11:16am

Tropical cyclone kills at least 76 in Indonesia, East Timor

JAKARTA: Floods and landslides triggered by tropical cyclone Seroja in a cluster of islands in southeast Indonesia...

World Published 11 Mar, 2021 10:54am

Indonesia bus carrying school children plunges into ravine, killing 27

JAKARTA:A bus carrying school children and some parents returning from an excursion plunged into a ravine on the...

World Published 09 Mar, 2021 11:04am

Indonesia approves AstraZeneca vaccine for emergency use

JAKARTA: Indonesia has approved AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, Penny K. Lukito, the chief of ...