The Latest Breaking News from Indonesia

With digital attacks on journalists increasing, Indonesia's press council formed a task force in response. But could the country's laws be part of the problem?

Indonesia’s high-speed train project connecting the country’s capital Jakarta and West Java’s capital, Bandung, has encountered another stumble. Following accidents, including one in December that claimed two lives, the China-backed project has hit financial problems. As a result, the cost of the project has swelled by US$ 1.2 billion from…

A further 363 Indonesian citizens evacuated from Sudan arrived home on Sunday on a second flight by the country's flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, the country's foreign ministry said.

An Australian man is facing more than a year in jail after allegedly spitting in the face of an imam at an Indonesian mosque.

Indonesian police say 47-year-old Brenton Craig Abbas Abdullah McArthur spat in the face of Imam M Basri Anwar to complain about the noise of Koran recitations coming through loudspeakers from a mosque, and could face more than a year in prison if convicted.

He claims he only had one shot of vodka on the night.

Queenslander Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones is accused of going on a naked drunken rampage in Indonesia's most conservative province. So, what laws apply and what punishment does he face if found guilty?

In continuation of the evacuation efforts exerted by Saudi Arabia under the directives of the Kingdom’s Leadership, more than 190 evacuees arrived in Jeddah Friday Sudan. The new arrivals are from Pakistan, Palestine, Thailand, Mauritania, Sri Lanka, USA, Poland, India, UK, Austria, Indonesia, Canada, Iraq, Egypt, Australia and Syria. They…

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty assured themselves of a medal at the Badminton Asian Championships in Dubai on Friday. It will be India's first medal in men's doubles after 52 years. Attacking relentlessly, the duo ousted higher ranked Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan of Indonesia 21-11, 21-12 in the men's…