Indonesia

Man, endangered elephant killed amid growing human-animal conflict in Sumatra

Environmental changes have forced elephants to shift their roaming patterns, bringing them closer to farms and residential areas.

Jakarta tightens rules as padel boom rattles residential areas

Padel’s popularity in Indonesia has surged in recent years, evolving into a mainstream urban sport largely embraced by middle- and upper-income groups.

Son of Indonesia’s ‘Gasoline Godfather’ convicted in $21b graft case

Riza Chalid is wanted for his alleged involvement in corruption at state-owned oil company Pertamina.

Bacterial contamination of govt-provided meals blamed for food poisoning in North Sumatra

An overall evaluation of the free meals programme in Dairi regency will be held, said the authorities.

TikTok and free durians: What Indonesia is doing to spark Gen Z interest in marriage

Religious affairs offices in Indonesia have been using social media to engage young audiences in conversation about marriage.

Indonesia jails two Britons for drug smuggling

Kial Garth Robinson is one of two British men jailed for smuggling cocaine in Bali.

Medan’s non-halal meat ban draws criticism from impacted traders in Indonesia

Critics condemned the ban on roadside sales of non-halal meat as discriminatory towards non-Muslim vendors.

Man wanted for alleged role in Cambodia-based human trafficking and scam ring arrested in Bali

Rifaldo Aquino Pontoh (second from left) was arrested at I Gusti I Ngurah Rai International Airport in Badung regency, Bali, on Feb 21.

Indonesia deports US man convicted in Bali ‘suitcase murder’

Tommy Schaefer, 32, was released last week from prison on the island of Bali and moved to an immigration detention facility there on Feb 20.

Months after floods, Indonesian survivors frustrated by slow response

A child stands on hardened mud beside the window of a residence damaged by flash floods in Aceh, after devastating floods and landslides struck Sumatra late in 2025.

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