The Latest Breaking News from Indonesia

A side of Indonesia most tourists don't see: In Trunyan, the dead decay under a sacred tree; in Tana Toraja they sleep with the family. What can we learn from witnessing death this way?

US President Joe Biden tells leaders of 10-member ASEAN bloc that summit in Washington, DC marks ‘new era’ in relations.

Stricken skipper Erhan Seckal was found frantically waving his arms after falling overboard off the coast of Bali, Indonesia and says he can't remember how it happened

Indonesia impounds at least 81,000 litres of cooking oil bound for East Timor, seeking to enforce a ban on exports of crude palm oil and its derivatives.

The Jakarta Composite Index slumped to around 3,900 in March 2020 – when the first COVID-19 cases were detected in Indonesia – compared to 6,300 at the beginning of the year.

'Bongbong" Marcos didn't just win the presidential election in the Philippines this week. He won it by a two-to-one landslide, despite the fact that he is the extremely entitled son of a former president who stole at least US$10 billion and a mother who spent the loot partly on the…

Vets and industry experts say the risk of the devastating disease spreading to Australia is high as Indonesia grapples with a major outbreak.

Australia is facing its biggest biosecurity threat to animal agriculture in decades, the country’s chief veterinarian has warned.

A section of the water slide at Kenjeran Park, known as Kenpark, in the city of Surabaya in Indonesia collapsed and riders plummeted from a height of around 33 feet to the hard ground below injuring 16 people who were taken to nearby hospitals

An investigation is underway into whether a shipment of drugs discovered near a dead diver in the Port of Newcastle this week is linked to Indonesia's biggest seizure of cocaine on record.

Today and tomorrow will see US President Joe Biden host meetings with the leaders of Asean. Eight out of 10 leaders of the bloc's member countries will be there, including Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha of Thailand and President Joko Widodo of Indonesia.