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


Israel and Indonesia? Expanding Abraham Accords to Asia - opinion

Can Israel and Indonesia normalize diplomatic relations? It would be an Asian game-changer.

 UAE PRESIDENT Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed is greeted by Indonesian President Joko Widodo at the beginning of the G20 Summit last month, in Bali.

Indonesia raises volcano warning to highest after Semeru erupts - media

Indonesian authorities have distributed masks to local residents. The volcanic activity is at the highest level of warning, at level IV.

 An aerial view shows Mount Semeru volcano as seen from Pronojiwo village, Lumajang, East Java province, Indonesia December 6, 2021, in this photo taken by Antara Foto

WATCH: Monkey attacks Miss Peru after she poses for a photograph

It's not the first time something like this happened: A model posed next to a macaque monkey, but it got a bit too fascinated by her strapless dress.

Macaque at Sacred Monkey Forest, Bali, Indonesia

An Israel-Indonesia friendship would unleash great potential - opinion

Turning its attention to Asia, the Israeli government has been actively trying to thaw relations with Muslim-majority nations, especially Indonesia.

PARTICIPANTS RAISE an Indonesian flag at a training center in Rumpin, Indonesia, last June.

Russia's Foreign Minster Lavrov hospitalized in Bali, Moscow denies

Russia's Foreign Ministry slammed reports that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was hospitalized in Bali ahead of the G20 summit as being "the height of fakery."

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, August 3, 2022.

Russia's Lavrov: West seeking to militarize southeast Asia

Russian leadership questions the goals of US and other western nations in G20 summit.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, August 3, 2022.

Indonesian children's medicine contains ingredients linked to fatal kidney injury 

Indonesia has temporarily banned sales of all syrup-based medications as it investigates a spike in cases and 99 child deaths this year.

 A cameraman takes visuals outside the office of Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd. company, in New Delhi, India, October 6, 2022

Indonesia to demolish soccer stadium where stampede killed over 130

The president said he had agreed with Infantino on significant changes to how the sport was managed in Indonesia.

 Football club supporters carry candles during a vigil at the Jatidiri Stadium, after a riot and stampede following a soccer match between Arema vs Persebaya, in Semarang, Central Java province, Indonesia, October 2, 2022.

Representing Israel at the Jakarta stamp championship in Indonesia

An official invitation to Israel was extended to me, even though Indonesia – the world’s most populous Muslim country with a population of over 275 million – does not have ties with Israel.

 Indonesian schoolchildren pose for a photograph with the writer.

17 children among the 125 people killed in Indonesia soccer stampede

"My family and I didn't think it would turn out like this" an older sister of two boys killed in the stampede while watching the match said.

 Arema football club supporters take part on a vigil outside the Kanjuruhan stadium to pay condolence to the victims, after a riot and stampede following soccer match between Arema vs Persebaya outside in Malang, East Java province, Indonesia, October 2, 2022