Indonesia’s parliament is fast-tracking amendments to the country’s mining law, in a move that could reshape the country’s mining landscape for the worst, say activists who warn of environmental catastrophe and democratic erosion.

Crushed commuters crammed into a train carriage in Indonesia. The locomotive was jammed with travellers due to a delay at North Bekasi Station in Bekasi, West Java, on the morning of January 15. The train arrived from Cikarang Station and was headed to Kampung Bandan Station.

Nearly three decades after the fall of Indonesia's authoritarian leader, General Suharto, the nation's new president is causing unease among liberals and others by increasingly turning to the once-all-powerful military to carry out his governing vision.

From narrow side streets to packed malls, the traditional music and dance of dragon puppet performances have filled this bustling city south of Indonesia's capital to usher in the Lunar New Year.

The potential US$450 million deal, alongside other defence collaborations, reflects Indonesia’s desire to diversify its partnerships and strengthen its maritime security.

Four men were flogged in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province on Thursday (Jan 30) for engaging in online gambling, local officials said, the first public lashing of the year under the region's strict Islamic law.

IFFR heads of festival talk about festivals as businesses in changing political landscape and nurturing connection with Dutch audiences.

Indonesia and India signed a wide range of agreements on Saturday covering culture, health, maritime, security and digital sectors.

Indonesia has signed a deal to send home an ailing French national on death row for drug offenses. Serge Atlaoui, 61, has spent almost 20 years in an Indonesian prison.

Vietnam and Qatari investors are eyeing Indonesia's cattle farming as the country wants to import live cows to support free meal program.

Dozens of Rohingya refugees who arrived by boat at a tourist beach in western Indonesia have been relocated to a temporary shelter after locals allowed their landing, an official said on Thursday.