Indonesia
12 Oct
An Indonesian former government minister has been named as a suspect in a corruption probe and accused of pocketing more than $800,000 of public money, a week after resigning his post.
8 Oct
Indonesia, a long-time supporter of the Palestinian cause, said on Sunday it was deeply concerned about the escalation of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians and called for the violence to end. "Indonesia is deeply concerned with the escalation of conflict between Palestine and Israel. Indonesia urges the immediate end of violence to avoid further human…
4 Oct
Indonesia is set to deport two Chinese nationals wanted by Beijing in relation to a murder case, authorities said Wednesday.
26 Sep 2023
Indonesia launched its first carbon exchange on Tuesday, giving companies a chance to offset their emissions as Jakarta pledges to reach carbon neutrality in its power sector by 2050.
22 Sep 2023
Protesters have set fire to a mayor's office on an Indonesian island to demand compensation over a mining company's activity in their area, police said, adding that several arrests had been made.
29 Aug 2023
The Indonesian military has arrested three soldiers on suspicion of kidnapping, torturing and killing a civilian in an extortion plot, officials said Tuesday.
1 Aug 2023
Indonesia has sent emergency aid to its easternmost province of Papua, where a drought has killed six people, including a baby, and left thousands without water since June, officials said Tuesday.
20 Jun 2023
Indonesian police have this month arrested nearly 500 suspects involved in the trafficking of more than 1,500 victims, officials said Tuesday, as Jakarta cracks down on human smuggling.
15 Jun 2023
Indonesia's constitutional court on Thursday shot down a proposed change to the country's electoral system that rights advocates had decried as an attack on democracy, ahead of a vote next year.
11 May 2023
Southeast Asian nations have made "no significant progress" on implementing a peace plan to end the bloodshed in Myanmar, Indonesian President Joko Widodo said Thursday as a summit wrapped up. Violence in junta-ruled Myanmar dominated the three-day meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the Indonesian island of Flores. Since the Myanmar…