Indonesia

Human hand outline may be oldest rock art in the world, researchers say

The 67,800-year-old reddish-colored stenciled image has become faded over time and is barely visible on a cave wall, but nonetheless embodies an early achievement of human creativity.

THE FAINT image of a hand stencil, a negative outline of a human hand created by placing a hand against a rock wall surface and spraying pigment paint around it, that has been dated to 67,800 years ago, in a limestone cave called Liang Metanduno on Muna.
People wait use a rope ferry to cross the Peusangan River following flash floods that destroyed adjacent villages in Bireuen district, Indonesia's Aceh province on January 5, 2026.

Flash floods in Indonesia's North Sulawesi kill 14, four still missing

Two schoolgirls (front) wade through a street flooded by high tide in Muara Baru, Jakarta on December 6, 2025.

Central Indonesia cancels New Year fireworks, celebrations as nation mourns Sumatra flood victims

RABBI MARC SCHNEIER attends the 2016 Friends Of The Israel Defense Forces Gala at The Waldorf Astoria on March 15, 2016 in New York City.

‘I’d rather be envied than erased’: NY Rabbi says Israel gives Jews power - interview


Southeast Asia storm deaths near 800 as scale of disaster revealed

At least 176 have been killed in Thailand and three in Malaysia, while the death toll climbed to 604 in Indonesia on Monday, with 464 missing, according to official figures.

A drone view shows an area hit by deadly flash floods following heavy rains in Padang, West Sumatra province, Indonesia, November 30, 2025.

Death toll hits 212 as Sri Lanka struggles with Cyclone Ditwah impact

Dozens of families are trapped in their homes by flood waters in the commercial capital of Colombo, which is one of the worst affected places.

People ride on a boat belonging to Sri Lanka's army at a flooded area following Cyclone Ditwah in Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, November 30, 2025.

Rescuers step up recovery operations as Southeast Asia flood deaths reach 321

Large parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have been stricken by cyclone-fueled torrential rain for a week, with a rare tropical storm forming in the Malacca Strait.

People use boats to move on a flooded street as others stand around, following heavy rainfall in Malwana, Sri Lanka, November 29, 2025.

Indonesia races to evacuate stranded residents as flood death toll hits 28

Torrential rains and a rare cyclone triggered deadly floods and landslides in North Sumatra, killing 28, isolating towns and forcing thousands to evacuate.

A man and a woman carry their belongings as they wade through the floodwaters on an inundated street following heavy rain at a residential area of Darul Imarah on the outskirts of Banda Aceh on November 27, 2025.

Blocking anti-Israel forces in Gaza: Why Indonesia’s ‘peacekeepers’ must stay home - opinion

The bottom line is clear. Indonesia is the wrong country to provide troops in Gaza.

INDONESIAN VICE PRESIDENT Gibran Rakabuming Raka attends a G20 summit in Johannesburg this past week. Indonesia doesn’t recognize Israel, and consistently votes against Israel at the UN, the writer states.

Indonesia walks a tightrope, emerging as key player in Gaza’s postwar security plan

Indonesia assesses that it can contribute to combating religious extremism in Gaza by offering an alternative model to Hamas’s Islamist ideology, in addition to peacekeeping troops.

People take part in a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza on the second anniversary of the war that began after Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 7, 2025

Indonesia's biggest Islamic group asks chief to resign over invitation to pro-Israeli speaker

Staquf has apologized for the invitation and called it an oversight as he had not carefully checked Berkowitz's background, adding that he condemned Israel's "brutal genocidal acts in Gaza."

Women from the Indonesian Islamic organization Nahdlatul Ulama attend the 'Eid on the Square' celebrations in Trafalgar Square, London, Britain, June 8, 2025.

Indonesia welcomes UN Security Council's adoption of Trump's Gaza plan, FM says

"Indonesia will always support an independent and sovereign Palestinian nation," says foreign ministry spokesperson Yvonne Mewengkang. German FM says UN Res. to end the Gaza war is "good news."

Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, US, September 23, 2025.

Breaking: Indonesia Tariffs Gold Exports (So it Begins)

Indonesia will impose a new gold export duty by late next year, aiming to boost local refining and processing. The announcement sent gold-related stocks sharply lower.

Breaking: Indonesia Tariffs Gold Exports (So it Begins)

Indonesia landslide kills 11 in Central Java, official says 12 missing

The landslide in the city of Cilacap buried a dozen houses in Cibeunying village.

Indonesian rescue members search for victims at the site of a landslide, which hit Cibeunying village on November 13, in Cilacap, Central Java province, Indonesia, November 15, 2025.