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Thousands of demonstrators marched through the cities of Indonesia on Tuesday, protesting against the first hike in government-subsidized fuel prices in eight years. The blowback may prove to be the stiffest challenge to President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo’s popularity since his re-election in 2019.

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – Australia’s leader said Friday that it’s upsetting Indonesia has further reduced the prison sentence of the bombmaker in the Bali terror attack that killed 202 people – which could free him within days if he’s granted parole.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo told the South China Morning Post on Thursday that he has reason to believe Chinese dictator Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin would attend the G-20 summit scheduled to take place in November.

The governments of Japan and Indonesia agreed on Wednesday to ramp up coordination across the defense sector in the coming months in an effort to counter Chinese aggression in the Indo-Pacific region, Kyodo News reported.

An Indonesian nightlife venue called Holywings apologized on Thursday for offending religious sentiments in the Muslim-majority country after it offered men named Muhammad free alcohol in a promo.

Indonesia’s government recently announced plans to develop a new “digital nomad” visa program that would allow remote workers to live and work in Indonesia tax-free for up to five years, Fortune reported on Tuesday.

Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed its first batch of foreign Hajj pilgrims since before the Chinese coronavirus pandemic began, the news outlet Middle East Eye reported on Sunday, noting that the Islamic pilgrims hailed from Indonesia.

Indonesia’s largest Muslim clerical body, the Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI), held a meeting of Islamic organizations in Jakarta on Tuesday to discuss solutions to the “problem” of gays and lesbians. 

Mattel recently launched a new transgender Barbie doll to honor trans celebrity Laverne Cox on the occasion of Pride month. But reading the fine print on the box reveals the doll is manufactured in Indonesia, where gay and transgender people still experience widespread discrimination and same-sex marriage is illegal.

The Foreign Ministry of Indonesia issued remarks on Thursday insisting it was not offended that no American government officials greeted President Joko Widodo upon his arrival in Washington on Tuesday.

Indonesian police recently arrested Dirjen Daglu, the director-general of foreign trade at the Indonesian Trade Ministry, for his alleged involvement in a corruption scheme that saw crude palm oil meant for cooking illegally exported out of Indonesia during the nation’s ongoing cooking oil shortage, Indonesian news website Coconuts Jakarta reported on Tuesday.

Indonesia has experienced a shortage of palm cooking oil in recent weeks, caused, in part, by Russia’s latest war with Ukraine, Al Jazeera reported on Thursday.

Muslims across the globe prepared for the start of Ramadan — a month-long holiday during which adherents of Islam participate in a fast from dawn to sunset — on Friday. Islamic faithful observe Ramadan annually as it serves as one of

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison insisted Thursday that if the G20 allowed Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend its next meeting in Indonesia it would be a “step too far,” accusing Moscow of carrying out “war crimes.”

The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, one of Indonesia’s biggest wheat suppliers, has caused a recent shortage of Indomie, a brand of wheat-based instant noodles popular in the Southeast Asian country, Al Jazeera reported Monday.

The newly elected leader of the world’s largest Islamic organization is committed to promoting a moderate form of Islam and now has the potential global voice to do it, asserts a report from the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies.

Rival ethnic tribes in Indonesia’s West Papua province clashed in the early morning hours of Tuesday, sparking a nightclub fire that burned 17 people “alive,” BenarNews reported, adding that an 18th victim died from stab wounds sustained in the fighting.

Indonesia’s parliament approved a bill on Tuesday that initiates a plan to move Indonesia’s national capital from Jakarta to a location on the southeast Asian island of Borneo — which is politically divided between Indonesia, Brunei, and Malaysia — by 2024, Channel News Asia (CNA) reported.

Police in Indonesia have arrested Ferdinand Hutahaean, a Christian politician, for allegedly offending Islam, International Christian Concern (ICC) reported this week.

A survey published by the University of Indonesia on Thursday found coronavirus antibodies in over 85% of the population, due to both vaccinations and natural immunity due to viral infections. Researchers credited this surprisingly high level of antibodies for the relatively low number of cases and fatalities during Indonesia’s Delta variant wave over the summer, and the absence of an Omicron surge today.

An Indonesian man recently claimed to have received 16 doses of Chinese coronavirus vaccines on behalf of 14 people for varying sums of money over the past three months, the online news site Coconuts Jakarta reported Tuesday.

Afghanistan’s Passport Department announced Monday the recent arrest of at least 75 “middlemen” and “dozens of other commission agents” for allegedly selling or attempting to sell “fake” Afghan passports and identification cards to an unknown number of people in Afghanistan.

Pope Francis sent a telegram Tuesday expressing his condolences to victims of the eruption of Mount Semeru, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, which claimed the lives of at least 34 people.

The Australian Border Force (ABF) is cracking down on illegal fishing vessels entering the country’s territorial waters and in some cases is destroying boats by burning them to the waterline after apprehending foreign crew members.

Five staff members of Indonesia’s Ministry of Law and Human Rights oversaw a civil service entrance exam on East Java Wednesday while wearing costumes based on characters from the South Korean Netflix TV show Squid Game, Coconuts Jakarta reported Thursday.

The Chinese government on Tuesday launched a major effort to ramp up coal production and stabilize coal prices ahead of an anticipated surge in electric power demand this winter.

A teenage resident of Indonesia’s Aceh province claimed on Tuesday a local police station refused to accept her report of an alleged rape attempt on Sunday because she was not vaccinated against the Chinese coronavirus, Indonesia’s Coconuts Jakarta news site reported Thursday.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) announced over the weekend that General Min Aung Hlaing, leader of the military junta in Myanmar, will not be invited to the association’s October 26-28 summit. The unprecedented snub of Gen. Hlaing was welcomed by the Burmese opposition, which asked ASEAN to go even further and invite a representative from the civilian shadow government.

Indonesian security forces have neutralized the leader of a local affiliate of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) known for beheading and mutilating Christians, the Jakarta Globe reported Monday.

President Joe Biden and the European Union have agreed to try to reduce global methane emmissions by 2030 mainly by targeting fossil fuels.

The Health Ministry of Indonesia said on Tuesday it was investigating an alleged security breach of its Chinese coronavirus contact tracing app that potentially exposed the personal identification information of more than 1.3 million users.

Indonesian immigration officials recently arrested and allegedly assaulted a Nigerian consular official based in Jakarta, according to a short video clip of the incident which went viral online this week, Nigeria’s Premium Times online newspaper reported Tuesday. The video footage

A video circulating this week in Indonesia showing Christian leaders praying over a bonfire and burning sanitary masks has caused alarm, the Asian outlet Coconuts reported on Wednesday, as one of the men praying can be heard asserting, “we do not believe in vaccines.”

Leaders of Gulingan Village on Bali, Indonesia, threatened to banish a couple in recent days for choosing not to receive Chinese coronavirus vaccinations, local news site Coconuts Bali reported Thursday.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) urged the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) on Thursday to forcefully advocate for the shutdown of live animal meat markets in the interest of public health, particularly in light of ongoing concerns that they may have played a role in the ongoing Chinese coronavirus pandemic.

PARIS (AP) – France will allow international travellers who have had AstraZeneca’s Indian-manufactured vaccine into the country starting Sunday.