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Jakarta governor faces blasphemy charges for allegedly insulting the Koran
Basuki Tjahaja Purnama is the first ethnic Chinese and Christian to have assumed the governor's role in the Muslim-majority nation.
Indonesia: Police arrest 5 people after Molotov cocktail attack on church kills toddler
Possible links to the Islamic State extremist group are being investigated, police say.
At least 5 crew members of Vietnamese ship abducted from Abu Sayyaf stronghold of Basilan Island
It is not yet clear if the Islamist group Abu Sayyaf is behind the latest kidnapping.
Duterte shows softer side crooning Wind Beneath My Wings at state dinner
Duterte sang the 1980s classic at a state dinner in Malaysia with Prime Minister Najib Razak.
Students and activists in Indonesia blast 'doorless dormitories' proposal by social affairs minister
Khofifah Indar Parawansa had recommended the removal of doors at college dormitories to prevent sexual promiscuity.
Indonesian woman lashed for standing too close to her boyfriend in violation of Sharia law
Public caning is common in Banda Aceh, the only province in Indonesia to have implemented Sharia law in full.
Baby orangutan left chained to wall in Indonesia for 'family's entertainment'
The owner will not face prosecution as he received the orangutan as a gift.
Asian sailors held hostage by Somali pirates ate rats to survive
The seamen were captured close to the Seychelles in 2012.
Indonesia: Isis bombmaker smiles as he is sentenced to 10 years for role in Jakarta attacks
In accepting the verdict, Dodi Suridi, 23, said that it was 'the risk of being a terrorist'.
Indonesian police shoot suspected Islamist militant after attack on officials
Police said three officers including a local police chief were injured after the machete-wielding attacker stabbed them.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo defends chemical castration of paedophiles
Widodo says there is no compromise when it comes to sexual crimes.
Nine dead including three children near Bali after bridge collapses
'Too many people were crossing the foot bridge during a religious ceremony,' a police officer said.
Gay couple in Indonesia face jail time for posting 'kissing' photo on Facebook
The arrest follows criticism over a government posting for a youth ambassador, which stressed that candidates should not be from the LGBT community.
Indonesia: Paedophiles can now be chemically castrated or executed after parliament adopts new law
New law was proposed by President Joko Widodo after gang rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl
Indonesian prosecutors demand 20-year jail term for Jessica Kumala in alleged cyanide coffee murder case
Kumala, 27, allegedly killed her friend Wayan Mirna Salihin by slipping cyanide into her coffee.
Indonesia seizes fertiliser-laden ship suspecting it of carrying bomb-making materials
Authorities are trying to determine if the material was for terrorists in Sulawesi.
Queen Máxima stuns in Valentino to meet Indonesian president but her agenda is finance, not fashion
Dutch monarch keenly expressed her views on the country's strategy for inclusive finance.
Murder suspects re-enact killing for police and the world's media
Cameras flashed as David Taylor and Sara Connor were posed in a series of violent – yet static – scenes on Kuta Beach.
Suicide bomber's attack on Indonesian church fails after his backpack bomb catches fire
Bomber planned to target worshipers at Sunday mass in Medan, North Sumatra.
145-year-old Mbah Gotho from Indonesia says he can't wait to die
Lonely veteran has outlived four wives, 10 siblings and his own children.
Singapore chokes on smoke from Indonesia's slash-and-burn fires
Fires in Indonesia cause an annual crisis that blankets large parts of the region in choking smog.
British DJ accused of murdering policeman on Bali beach 'admits bludgeoning victim'
On 17 August, Wayan Sudarsa's body was discovered on Kuta Beach with 17 head and neck wounds.
Indonesian police arrest man with Isis links allegedly planning attack on Bali
The man, known only as DA, was first arrested in connection with another terror attack.
Missing Malaysian oil tanker hijacked and taken to Indonesian waters, authorities say
MT Vier Harmoni, carrying diesel, was sailing from Tanjung Pelepas port in Malaysia.
Gay community in Indonesia under unprecedented attack, says Human Rights Watch
A report has accused the Indonesian government of 'stoking flames of hatred and intolerance'.
Baliem Festival 2016: Tribes perform mock war in Indonesia's beautiful Papua highlands
Three-day celebration of the spirit, power and culture of tribes that have been practised for generations.
Malaysia to foreign diplomats: Isis threat against country 'contained' for now
Malaysian counter-terrorism official says most attack plotters were working without coordination from Syria.
Indonesia foils plot to launch terror attack on Singapore's Marina Bay
Isis-linked suspects are believed to have planned to launch a rocket from the Indonesian island of Batam.
Amid fight to end drug trafficking, Indonesia cuts funding for rehabilitation
Out of nearly six million drug users in Indonesia, less than 1% received treatment in 2014.
7 detained in Indonesia after attacks on Buddhist temples in Sumatra
North Sumatra Police spokeswoman said no one was injured in the Friday night attacks.