The Latest Breaking News from Indonesia

The BRICS trade boom has a $226 billion hole for India

The dynamics of India's trade with BRICS nations have transformed, with imports outpacing exports and causing the trade deficit to reach $226.1 billion in FY2026. BRICS countries now represent over 41% of India's merchandise imports, although their export share has slightly diminished. With China, UAE, and Russia leading the surge,…

The Economic Times · Sep 10

Japan sends military helicopters to Indonesia to fight Borneo wildfires

This is the first known overseas firefighting mission by Japan’s SDF as toxic haze spreads across neighbouring countries

The Independent UK · Sep 10

India launches trafficking investigation after five baby orangutans found abandoned in forest

Orangutans are found in the wild only in Indonesia and Malaysia

The Independent UK · Sep 10

Anak Krakatau is erupting. In 1883, Krakatau was devastating – could that happen again?

Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau has erupted again this week, sending plumes of volcanic ash high into the sky and disrupting hundreds of flights. More than 300,000 passengers have been affected.

The Conversation · Sep 9

Paul Keating’s AUKUS hostility reflects his passion for hard-nosed realism over subservience

There have been two topics on which former Australian prime minister Paul Keating has been a persistent, passionate commentator in the three decades since his retirement. One was intensely local: Sydney urban planning. The other was as wide as the world: the global order and Australia’s place in it.

The Conversation · Sep 8

Market case file: Arfadia's Indonesia data and what it signals for Australian brands selling into Asia

Arfadia research across 127 Indonesian businesses finds a six-fold gap between companies using AI and companies preparing to be found by it.

inkl · Sep 8

Orangutans, found only in Indonesia and Malaysia, spotted nearly 4,000 km away in Odisha jungle. Govt probing how five primates reached India

Five orangutans were rescued from the Bichitrapur forest area in Odisha’s Balasore district after villagers spotted the unusual animals near Badapahi village. Forest officials have launched an investigation to determine how the orangutans, which are not native to India, reached the coastal state. The animals will undergo veterinary examinations before…

The Economic Times · Sep 8

Why does Southeast Asia keep breathing the same haze — and can ASEAN do more to stop it?

Southeast Asia has spent decades trying to tackle haze from forest fires. Yet every few years, the region finds itself breathing it again.. The transboundary environmental problem has become a recurrent phenomenon in the region.

The Conversation · Sep 8

Flights gradually resume in Indonesia after volcanic eruption forced two-day suspension

Indonesia has more than 120 active volcanoes and frequently experiences eruptions due to its location along the Pacific "Ring of Fire," the ring of seismic faults around the Pacific Ocean where most global seismic activity occurs.

Euronews · Sep 8

Indonesia reopens airports after volcanic eruption strands 350,000 travellers

Anak Krakatau’s continuous eruption, marked by lava fountains and loud booms, ended on Sunday, but the volcano remained active into Tuesday morning

The Independent UK · Sep 8