Indonesia

Indonesian police name 14 more suspects in daycare abuse case, bringing total to 27

Police raided the daycare center in late April and said they found dozens of children aged between two and six years old with their hands and feet tied. Some children were tied to doors.

Police tape cordons off an area at a childcare centre, as Indonesian police investigate allegations of physical abuse involving young children, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, April 30, 2026.
A road is blocked near the collapsed building after a magnitude 7.8 quake in General Santos, Philippines, June 8, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone.

Powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake, tsunami strikes Philippines, killing at least 15

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto looks on before he delivers his annual State of the Nation Address, ahead of the country's Independence Day, in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 15, 2025.

Indonesia belongs in the Abraham Accords - the time has come for normalization - opinion

An illustrative image of a shadowed figure on a smartphone.

The Instagram bots of Indonesia and the antisemitism game making Jews feel unsafe online - opinion


Indonesian rabbi reflects establishing community as son celebrates bar mitzvah - interview

"All Jews are responsible for one another," said Baruch, adding that since October 7 it was important to remember that "We are one people, one faith."

Indonesian Rabbi Yaakov Baruch celebrates his son's bar mitzvah at the Kotel.

Israel boycotts hit Unilever's Indonesia business as market share drops

About 87% of Indonesia's population of 280 million is Muslim, and pro-Palestine groups and apps have emerged urging people to boycott brands, including those made by Unilever.

 Demonstrators chant slogans during a pro-Palestinian rally in front of the US embassy during a rally in support of the Palestinian people in Jakarta on October 25, 2024.

Indonesia's National Museum opens 'Oldest Civilization' exhibit with Homo erectus fossils

Indonesia's Minister of Culture Fadli Zon emphasized the region's "important part of the grand narrative of human evolution" in his speech at the exhibition's opening.

 Java man figures of Sangiran Museum in the Sangiran Early Man Site, Central Java, Indonesia.

Some researchers think Indonesian pyramid could rewrite human history, dating back to 25,000 BC

Experts argue there is no clear evidence that the site's buried layers were built by humans.

 Man-made, or natural? The pyramid at Gunung Padang.

ISIS attack on Pope Francis in Jakarta thwarted: Indonesian police detain terror org. members

Detachment 88 has been commended for its efforts in thwarting numerous terrorist plots and making key arrests across the country.

 Pope Francis is taken past a guard of honour ahead of his departure from Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Indonesia, Friday, Sept. 6, 2024.

Strategist: Emerging markets are welcoming gold production

With gold still not on the list of critical minerals in many Western nations, gold producers embrace operating in smaller markets

 Strategist: Emerging markets are welcoming gold production

Over 40 Indonesian agencies hit by cyberattack on data centers

44 government agencies, including key ministries, were targets of the ransomware attack, said an official from the communications ministry.

 Indonesia's flag (illustrative).

Prabowo says Indonesia willing to send peacekeeping troops to Gaza

Prabowo Subianto said a comprehensive investigation into the humanitarian disaster in the Rafah area of Gaza was needed as well as a "just solution" to the situation in "Palestine."

Indonesia’s Defence Minister and President-elect Prabowo Subianto arrives to speak at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore June 1, 2024.

Voices from the Arab press: Iran is at the forefront, and Gaza is being sidelined

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

 PALESTINIAN GUERRILLAS patrol the Amman streets in Sept. 1970, after a civil war – known as Black September – broke out between the Jordanian army and various Palestinian forces.

Indonesian volcano eruption forces evacuations, airport closure

Indonesia has shut down an airport and has evacuated hundreds of people near Ruang volcano.

 Hot lava flows from Mount Ruang volcano during an eruption in Sitaro, North Sulawesi province, Indonesia, April 17, 2024.