Indonesia

Former U.S. college basketball player Jarred Shaw could face the death penalty in Indonesia after his arrest for allegedly smuggling cannabis candy drugs.

Roughly 100 Palestinians from Gaza will travel to Indonesia for construction work under a new Israeli pilot program, according to Channel 12 News, which reported the initiative as the first stage of a larger plan to facilitate voluntary migration from the Hamas-run enclave.

WASHINGTON, DC — Israel is considering a proposal to move some of the Palestinian population of Gaza to Indonesia as part of a broader normalization agreement, Breitbart News has learned.

Indonesian Communications Minister Metuya Hafid said on Tuesday that her country will impose a minimum age for social media users, similar to what Australia has done. 

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto published a video of his congratulatory phone call with American President-elect Donald Trump on Monday in which he praised God for protecting Trump from an assassination attempt in July and offered to fly anywhere to celebrate Trump in person.

Indonesian Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur has declined Pope Francis’s appointment to become a cardinal, a highly unusual response to an honor of this type.

An Italian surfer and social media influencer has died after being impaled by a swordfish off the coast of Indonesia, officials said.

Indonesian police arrested seven people allegedly connected to an Islamic terror plot to attack Pope Francis during his visit to the country.

Pope Francis has signed a joint declaration together with Indonesia’s Grand Imam Nasaruddin Umar, in which they denounce the “crisis” of climate change.

For the second time in as many weeks Australia has turned back a boatload of illegal migrants, forcing the intended asylum seekers to return to their port of departure in Indonesia.

The Taiwanese coast guard said on Tuesday that Chinese forces seized a fishing boat operating near Taiwan’s outlying Kinmen Islands.

At least 550 Muslims have died during 2024’s hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, most of them from “heat-related illnesses.”

A missing 45-year-old woman was found dead inside a 16-foot python in Indonesia on Saturday, and video footage shows the moment villagers realized what happened.

A Boeing plane made an emergency landing in Indonesia due to an engine fire as the company grapples with controversy over safety issues.

A Chinese tourist died after tumbling into an active volcano in Indonesia while trying to get a photo of the crater’s mouth.

Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano erupted at least five times, prompting a high-level alert for more eruptions and a tsunami warning.

Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, is reportedly ready to normalize relations with Israel as a condition of OECD membership.

Pope Francis will visit Indonesia, the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, in September, the Vatican has announced.

Indonesia takes some pride in holding the world’s largest single-day election, but the toll this takes on overworked election staffers is severe.

Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto claimed victory in the presidential election on Thursday with 55 percent of the vote.

A video clip shows survivors of the Saturday volcano eruption in Indonesia covered in ash and in desperate need of help.

Arab calls to boycott products associated with Israel, and even companies that merely do business in Israel, have begun hitting major U.S. brands such as McDonald’s and Starbucks.

The Biden administration is trying to piece together a trade deal called the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF).

Dozens of conservative Muslims marched in Indonesia´s capital on Friday, calling for the cancellation of Coldplay´s upcoming concert.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was uncompromising about border control and stopped deadly migrant boats arriving altogether.

The Miss Universe Organization (MUO) announced Saturday it has cut all ties with PT Capella Swastika Karya, the beauty products company that runs the Indonesian Miss Universe Pageant, due to allegations of sexual harassment against contestants.

The Wall Street Journal reports the flow of tourists and business travelers to China has slowed to a trickle.

A 33-year-old Indonesian bodybuilder and influencer died in Bali on Saturday after a tragic weightlifting accident.

A report published by the Business & Human Rights Resource Center (BHRRC) on Wednesday accused Chinese companies of more than a hundred human rights and environmental abuses at the mines where China produces much of the world’s supply of “green energy” minerals, such as lithium, cobalt, copper, and various rare earths.

Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar says Ukraine’s Zelensky will not be invited to the September G20 summit in New Delhi.

An Australian surfer accused of a naked, drunken rampage in Indonesia apologised for the incident Wednesday and said he is looking forward to being sent home and giving his mother a “big hug.”

Indonesia on Monday hosted the first day of the unusual “Komodo” joint naval exercise, in which ships from the rival American, Chinese, and Russian navies practice their responses to humanitarian disasters together. 

The Business and Human Rights Resource Center (BHRRC), a human rights advocacy group based in London with an international research team, published a report last week that warned of human rights violations and environmental damage in the supply chain for electric vehicle (EV) batteries.

The Philippine government hinted on Tuesday that it would welcome a permanent defense attaché from India, a sign of growing military cooperation between the two countries against the common menace of Communist China.

FIFA, has denied Indonesia’s bid to host the Under-20 men’s World Cup due to the predominantly Muslim country’s attacks on Israel.

An investigation by Reuters found that multiple shoes donated to a recycling program later ended up in Indonesia, some having been put up for sale in bazaars, seemingly contradicting the program’s stated purpose.