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.

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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

Heavy rain early on Monday triggered flash floods, destroying hundreds of houses, bridges, and government buildings, North Sulawesi governor Yulius Selvanus said.

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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

Several governments and police forces have said they will not allow firework displays out of respect for the victims on Sumatra, where floods and landslides have killed over 1,100 people.

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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

Rabbi Marc Schneier sat down with The Media Line to discuss antisemitism, Israel’s changing place in the world, and the political shifts reshaping Jewish life in New York and beyond.

|ByFELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE

Hamas must step down to allow a new dawn for the Middle East - editorial

The plan unveiled by Trump and embraced by Jerusalem on Monday could indeed signify a new dawn for the Middle East, one of peace, prosperity, and security for all the peoples of the region.

OCTOBER 1, 2025ByJPOST EDITORIAL
US President Donald Trump seen with a Hamas terrorist (illustrative)

Relatives weep for scores of missing children after deadly Indonesia school collapse

Parents search desperately as 91 remain missing after an Islamic boarding school in East Java collapsed during prayers, trapping scores under concrete.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2025ByREUTERS
Search and rescue officers search for victims amidst the rubble of a collapsed building after a hall collapsed while students were praying at the Al-Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, East Java, Indonesia, September 29, 2025.

Java Man return to Java: Netherlands to return Dubois Collection of 28,000 fossils to Indonesia

A Dutch commission ruled the haul, which includes the Java Man skull cap, was seized 'against the will of the local population', clearing the way for its unconditional repatriation.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Java Man return to Java: Netherlands to return Dubois Collection of 28,000 fossils to Indonesia.

Indonesia ready to send 20,000 troops to Gaza to defend peace, president says at UNGA

Indonesia is the world's largest Muslim country and has no diplomatic relations with Israel.

SEPTEMBER 24, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, US, September 23, 2025.

Over 800 Indonesian students suffer mass food poisoning from gov't free meals

One case affected more than 500 and was the biggest outbreak yet under President Prabowo Subianto's flagship program.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2025ByREUTERS
Students attend a free boarding school, on the launch of the Sekolah Rakyat flagship education initiative program by the administration of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta, Indonesia, July 14, 2025.

Islamic court sentences two men to be publicly caned after they were caught kissing

The two men, aged 20 and 21, were sentenced at the Islamic Shariah District Court in August in Banda Aceh, the provincial capital.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
An Indonesian man convicted for having gay sex is publicly caned by Sharia Law official in Banda Aceh, Aceh, Indonesia, August 26, 2025.

3,000-year-old axe discovered in Indonesia might have come from Outer Space

"In all my years of study, I had never seen a conical axe like this," said an archeologist.

AUGUST 31, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The possibly-meteorite axe.

Three killed in Indonesia after protesters set fire to parliament building

Protests began in Indonesia's capital Jakarta this week over lawmakers' pay, escalating on Friday after a police armored vehicle hit and killed the driver of a ride-hailing motorbike.

AUGUST 30, 2025ByREUTERS
A protester carrying an Indonesian flag walks past the gate of Jakarta police headquarters in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 29, 2025

Indonesia urges TikTok, Meta to act against harmful online content

The Indonesian government urged TikTok and Meta to raise the moderation of harmful content, including disinformation, that is spread on their platforms.

AUGUST 27, 2025ByREUTERS
Facebook, Meta and TikTok logos are seen in this illustration taken February 15, 2022.

Indonesia to begin airdropping aid into Gaza Strip as IDF expands operations

Indonesia, a predominantly Muslim country, will be one of 11 countries to have executed aid drops in Gaza, with the coordination request specifically coming from within the political echelon.

AUGUST 17, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jordanian and UAE planes drop humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip on July 27, 2025. Earlier in the day, Israel announced tactical pauses and its first airdrops of aid.