Indonesia

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.

Sadhna Yadav Apr 06, 2022

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

Sadhna Yadav Feb 22, 2022

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

Tanya Diente Aug 31, 2021

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

Christine Caparras Feb 19, 2021

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.

Nina Siena Dec 14, 2020

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.

Nina Siena Nov 23, 2020

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

Agrima Tikader Nov 06, 2020

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

Agrima Tikader Oct 14, 2020

The singing canines sound like humpback whales and possess flexible joints that enable them to jump and leap like cats.

Nina Siena Sep 01, 2020

Superstitious locals insist on burying the body and head of the crocodile separately alongside a special ritual believing it is an evil spirit

Nina Siena Aug 11, 2020

The Frenchman allegedly took his own life before he was convicted for his perverted crimes.

Agrima Tikader Jul 14, 2020

Villagers tried to save the boy by hacking the seven-meter long snake with machetes.

Agrima Tikader Jun 17, 2020

Superstition and an alleged affair led to the young girl's murder in front of her whole family.

Agrima Tikader Jun 02, 2020

90% of the zoos in Indonesia do not have the infrastructure required to house any kind of animals.

Agrima Tikader Nov 05, 2019

Steve Irwin's family has fulfilled his wish of opening an elephant hospital in Indonesia to help conserve endangered Sumatran elephants.

Agrima Tikader Oct 04, 2019

Forest fires in Indonesia has spread toxic smoke all over the country and nearby territories.

Agrima Tikader Sep 18, 2019

Video on social media shows people screaming and fleeing in panic and a mosque among the buildings damaged.

Staff Reporter Sep 28, 2018

. More than 1,000 orangutans living in the region have been threatened by illegal actions in the forest

Staff Reporter Jun 09, 2018

Indonesian central government has agreed to block the mobile internet ahead of Bali's annual Day of Silence, or Nyepi.

Neil Murphy Mar 13, 2018

Residents of Hatupangan in North Sumatra killed the animal despite warnings by authorities not to touch it.

Neil Murphy Mar 06, 2018

Two Christians were flogged in public for playing a children's game in Aceh province.

Staff Reporter Feb 27, 2018

Heavy rains caused a landslide at a garbage mound in Mozambique which crushed seven houses and killed at least 17 people.

Lara Rebello Feb 20, 2018

People burn incense at temples to pray for good health and fortune and flock to temple fairs to watch dragon dances and Chinese opera.

David Sim Feb 16, 2018

Proposal is part of a series of reforms to the nation's criminal code being considered by parliament.

Dan Cancian Feb 01, 2018

Two Indonesian men arrested for shooting a critically-endangered orangutan multiple times before beheading the animal, have said they were acting in self-defence.

Ben Skipper Feb 01, 2018

More than 10 transgender women arrested by Aceh police and forced through masculine "training" regime.

James Hetherington Jan 29, 2018

The visiting US Secretary of Defence was also treated to a range of martial arts skills by Indonesian soldiers.

Vasudevan Sridharan Jan 24, 2018

The Bornean orangutan, which is one of man's closest living relatives, is under threat from deforestation and poaching.

Jan 16, 2018

A crocodile was spotted in Indonesia with a tyre stuck around its neck. The animal has difficulties breathing. It's believed the animal has been living like this for two years

Claire Toureille Jan 12, 2018

A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale has rocked Indonesia's main island of Java leaving one person dead and sparking fears of a tsunami.

William Watkinson Dec 15, 2017