JAVA EARTHQUAKE KILLS AT LEAST THREE PEOPLE AND DAMAGES BUILDINGS

A powerful earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Java has killed at least three people and caused damage to hundreds of buildings... READ MORE›

THIS MUSEUM DIDN'T THINK ITS HITLER STATUE WAS A PROBLEM -- UNTIL THE COMPLAINTS STARTED.

But bowing to international outrage, the museum has removed one historical wax figure from its menagerie of selfie-ready celebrity statues Adolf Hitler... READ MORE›

ANALYSIS | IN INDONESIA, THE 'FAKE NEWS' THAT FUELED A COLD WAR MASSACRE IS STILL POTENT FIVE DECADES LATER

Early on the morning of Oct. 1, 1965, members of Indonesia's armed forces kidnapped and killed six high-ranking generals in Jakarta... READ MORE›

FLIGHT OF PEOPLE FROM NEAR BALI VOLCANO CONTINUES

More than 75,000 people evacuated from areas near Indonesia's Mount Agung volcano amid warnings its eruption is imminent... READ MORE›

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FOREIGN AID CUTS TO CONTRACEPTIVES IN TRUMP'S BUDGET HURT MILLIONS OF WOMEN

Melinda Gates Foreign aid cuts to contraceptives in Trump's budget hurt millions of women... READ MORE›

MUSLIM CHALLENGE TO ISIS IN INDONESIA

Indonesian Islam blended with local religious beliefs and traditions, creating a pluralistic society despite having a Muslim majority... READ MORE›

SUPERMOON: WORLD'S SKYWATCHERS SEEK CLEAR SKIES FOR RARE SIGHT

Skygazers took to high-rise buildings, observatories and beaches to get a glimpse of the closest supermoon to Earth in almost seven decades, and snap dramatic pictures... READ MORE›

BALI NINE DUO ANDREW CHAN AND MYURAN SUKUMARAN TO BE TRANSFERRED TO NUSAKAMBANGAN ON WEDNESDAY

Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will be transferred to the execution island of Nusakambangan on Wednesday, it has been announced... READ MORE›

ETHNIC CHINESE STILL GRAPPLE WITH DISCRIMINATION DESPITE GENERATIONS IN INDONESIA

An ethnic Indonesian-Chinese devotee burns joss-sticks at a temple in Surabaya, eastern Java island, on the eve of the Lunar New Year... READ MORE›

BALI NINE EXECUTIONS: INDONESIAN MINISTER THREATENS TO RELEASE 'HUMAN TSUNAMI' OF ASYLUM SEEKERS

If Canberra keeps doing things that displease Indonesia, Jakarta will surely let the illegal immigrants go to Australia, Mr Tedjo said on Metro TV... READ MORE›

PHILIPPINES PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE 'WILL NOT INTERFERE' OVER EXECUTION OF MARY JANE VELOSO

Well, I may just have to ask Indonesian President Joko Widodo in a most respectful and in very, very courteous way... READ MORE›

GOVT WELCOMES PLAN TO DEVELOP DISNEYLAND IN BOYOLALI

"If a Disneyland really is to be developed, it is great news and it will be a large investment," Pramono added... READ MORE›

BALI NINE: MEGAWATI TELLS JOKO WIDODO NOT TO GRANT CLEMENCY

Ms Megawati is the mentor of President Joko Widodo and the leader of his party, the Indonesian Party of Struggle PDI-P ... READ MORE›

HIGH HEELS AND HIJABS TRANSGENDER RIGHTS IN INDONESIA

Photo AAP Indonesia's waria hit the headlines in Australia when Marcus Volke murdered his transgender girlfriend Mayang Prasetyo in Brisbane, before taking his own life... READ MORE›

BALI NINE EXECUTIONS: INDONESIA CAN'T BE SURE IT WILL BE THIS MONTH AS OTHER DRUG FELONS APPEAL

The action is the second attempt to challenge the rejection of Bali nine drug smugglers clemency pleas by Mr Joko... READ MORE›

BALI NINE DUO TO BE TRANSFERRED TO INDONESIA'S ALCATRAZ

President Joko Widodo and Attorney General Prasetyo have repeatedly claimed that other countries must respect Indonesian law, the lawyers said... READ MORE›

INDONESIA'S SECRET DOSSIER TO SUPPRESS PAPUAN INDEPENDENCE MOVEMENT

Jakarta Indonesian authorities compiled a secret dossier of prominent Papuans that details their weaknesses... READ MORE›

BALI NINE: EXECUTIONS COULD BE DELAYED MONTHS AS JUDGES RE-EXAMINE FILIPINA MAID'S CASE

Indonesian authorities would wait on the result of all legal processes lodged by the felons on death row before proceeding with the executions... READ MORE›

BALI NINE LAWYER JOINS INDONESIANS WARNING AGAINST RETURN TO SUHARTO CENSORSHIP

We don't want that, we fully support the festival, Mr Farman said... READ MORE›

BALI NINE EXECUTIONS: ISOLATION CELLS ON INDONESIA'S ALCATRAZ READY BY SATURDAY

Mr Suhendro assumed the police supplied the clothes in which he dressed the prisoners because they were brand new... READ MORE›

ANTISMOKING COALITION GIVES BIG TOBACCO A FIGHT IN INDONESIA

But Nahdlatul Ulama, which does not view smoking as forbidden in most circumstances, receives funding from the foundation wing of Djarum, Indonesia's third-largest tobacco company... READ MORE›

BALI NINE DUO TO BE TRANSFERRED TO INDONESIA'S ALCATRAZ

Bali nine ringleaders Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran have been ordered to transfer to the penal island dubbed Indonesia's Alcatraz ahead of their executions... READ MORE›

BALI NINE DUO RECEIVE NEW HOPE AS TRANSFER TO INDONESIA'S 'ALCATRAZ' POSTPONED

Both Atlaoui and Veloso are on a list of 11 death row inmates scheduled for imminent execution that was drawn up last month by Indonesian authorities... READ MORE›

Mr Suhendro assumed the police supplied the clothes in which he dressed the prisoners because they were brand new... READ MORE›

'THIS IS A PROBLEM': INDONESIA HOSTS SUMMIT TO ADDRESS EXTREMISM IN ISLAM

This syncretism is part of what gives the Islam of Indonesia, known as Islam Nusantara, its unique flavour... READ MORE›

BALI NINE DUO ANDREW CHAN AND MYURAN SUKUMARAN TO BE TRANSFERRED TO NUSAKAMBANGAN ON WEDNESDAY

Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran will be transferred to the execution island of Nusakambangan on Wednesday, it has been announced... READ MORE›

LIAM DAVIES' LEGACY: THE FIGHT TO COMBAT KILLER COCKTAILS IN INDONESIA

We have heard 10 Indonesians a day are dying of methanol poisoning but these incidents generally go unreported, says the Methanol Institute's LaVigne... READ MORE›

INDONESIA CRACKS DOWN ON 'DEVIANT SECT' GAFATAR AFTER VILLAGE BURNED DOWN BY MOB

While there is no proof to link Gafatar with acts of terrorism, many Indonesians are suspicious... READ MORE›

COMMUNISM? WHAT COMMUNISM? RUMOURS OF A COMEBACK PROMPTS CRACKDOWN AND RIDICULE

The internet spoofs follow an extraordinary crackdown on anything purported to spread leftist ideology, amid sweeping fears of a resurgence of the Indonesian Communist Party PKI ... READ MORE›

BALI NINE: MEGAWATI TELLS JOKO WIDODO NOT TO GRANT CLEMENCY

Ms Megawati is the mentor of President Joko Widodo and the leader of his party, the Indonesian Party of Struggle PDI-P ... READ MORE›

BALI NINE EXECUTIONS: INDONESIA CAN'T BE SURE IT WILL BE THIS MONTH AS OTHER DRUG FELONS APPEAL

The action is the second attempt to challenge the rejection of Bali nine drug smugglers clemency pleas by Mr Joko... READ MORE›

BALI NINE EXECUTIONS: INDONESIAN MINISTER THREATENS TO RELEASE 'HUMAN TSUNAMI' OF ASYLUM SEEKERS

If Canberra keeps doing things that displease Indonesia, Jakarta will surely let the illegal immigrants go to Australia, Mr Tedjo said on Metro TV... READ MORE›

BALI NINE DUO RECEIVE NEW HOPE AS TRANSFER TO INDONESIA'S 'ALCATRAZ' POSTPONED

Both Atlaoui and Veloso are on a list of 11 death row inmates scheduled for imminent execution that was drawn up last month by Indonesian authorities... READ MORE›

INDONESIA WELCOMES 1.14 MILLION FOREIGN TOURISTS IN APRIL

Indonesia saw 1.14 million tourist arrivals in April, a 7.09 percent increase from March, according to a report from the Central Statistics Agency BPS ... READ MORE›