Indonesia

On 4 June 2025, a young couple in Aceh, Indonesia, were publicly flogged 100 times after being found guilty of engaging in sex outside of marriage—a punishment carried out under local Sharia law. Aceh remains the only province in Indonesia that enforces Sharia-based criminal legislation, a policy that continues to draw international condemnation for its harsh and public corporal punishments.

A Thai influencer on the run for fraud was arrested in Indonesia after failing to pose as a local by not knowing the national anthem or Pancasila.

A man's lookalike brother exploited SoFi's ID verification system to fraudulently secure a $52K loan in his name, only to lose the entire amount in a cryptocurrency scam.

The developers meticulously created this vision by developing 26 premium villas designed to provide a unique blend of luxury, comfort, and investment potential.

Indonesia's President-elect Prabowo Subianto pledges to maintain the economic stability achieved under President Jokowi.

Indonesia builds new smart capital Nusantara on Borneo to escape Jakarta sinking. First residents are set to move by the end of 2024.

Senegal and Indonesia are currently undergoing major political change, and the outcome will have far-reaching consequences for the citizens of each country.

World Bank's Indonesia rep faces backlash for opposing President-elect's plan for free school lunch and milk ('makan siang gratis').

We had a chance to sit down with Adi Marsiela, coordinator at CekFakt for a conversation about disinformation, the upcoming Indonesian elections and expected challenges.

Bali is one of the most famous tourist hotspots across Asia.

The pilot was working to provide air links and supplies to remote communities at the time of his capture.

Bali is one of the most popular tourist destinations across Asia.

The tourist is yet to be arrested by the authorities in Bali.

Indonesia's geophysics agency has said that the country's glaciers may vanish by 2026 or sooner.

Bali is one of the most popular holiday destinations among tourists across the globe.

Bali is one of the most-visited destinations across the globe.

Indonesia has suspended visa-free services for 159 countries.

A 15-year-old boy was mauled to death by a giant crocodile near a lake in Ternate City, Indonesia

A cannibalistic tribe in New Guinea is infamous for its grisly rituals that involves killing an enemy for a community feast of their head.

At least 14 people lost their lives and 19 were left injured after the tourist bus they were travelling in crashed into a billboard in Indonesia's main island of Java on Monday morning.

A 65-year-old British woman, who was sentenced to death in 2013 for smuggling 10.6lb of cocaine from Thailand into Indonesia, is now awaiting her execution.

Indonesia's parliament has finally managed to pass the bill against sexual violence that had been in discussion for six years.

An Indonesian court has sentenced the principal of a school to death for raping thirteen students over the period of five years and impregnating at least eight of them.

The Indonesian man eaten alive by a 13-foot-long crocodile while bathing in river

The stick pierced his genitalia and missed his testicles by millimeters.

The mother claims that she got pregnant and gave birth in the same afternoon.

SpaceX has had prior working experience with Indonesia in 2018, when the company launched Telkom Indonesia's Merah Putih satellite into orbit, using its Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

There are more than 130 threatened bird species found inhabiting the vast jungles of Indonesia, which is more than any other country except for Brazil.

The story of the Indonesian couple has gone viral after they ignored the 61-year age gap to get married last month.

Police were able to track down and arrest the suspect who has a previous murder conviction.