Outdoor Eco-friendly palm oil 'is a con', says Greenpeace The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil clapped back, saying Greenpeace had 'misunderstood' its methods. 05/11/2019
no comment Police fire water canons as Indonesians rally against new penal code Indonesian police fired tear gas and water cannons in Jakarta to disperse thousands of rock-throwing students protesting a new law that they say has crippled Indonesia's anti-corruption agency 24/09/2019
no comment Burnt forests and consequences of the smoke Indonesia and neighbouring countries in Southeast Asia are regularly hit by smoky haze from slash-and-burn clearances of forests for timber and palm oil plantations. 17/09/2019
Indonesia Watch: Hijab but no helmet for this Indonesian Wall of Death rider Devi Apriliyani wants to show women in conservative Indonesia that they can do anything men can do. 11/09/2019
Indonesia Rare two-headed snakes found in Indonesia and U.S. On two opposite sides of the world, two-headed snakes were recently discovered. 07/09/2019
no comment Container ship crashes into gantry crane in Indonesia Panama-flagged container ship Soul of Luck collided into a gantry crane in Semarang, Indonesia on Sunday 14 July, causing the crane to collapse. 15/07/2019
Indonesia At least seven powerful aftershocks followed An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck the Moluccas islands in eastern Indonesia on Sunday, causing panic among residents, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. 14/07/2019
Indonesia Watch: Indonesia sues government for Jakarta air pollution epidemic UNICEF Indonesia has reported that "air pollution is one of the leading risk factors for death among children under the age of five" in the country. 05/07/2019
no comment Heavy rains in Indonesia hit the city of Samarinda At least 10,300 people were affected by the floods that hit Samarinda, Indonesia, on Sunday. 11/06/2019
no comment Eruption of Indonesia's Sinabung volcano spews 7km ash column Mount Sinabung in Indonesia erupted on Sunday and threw a seven-kilometre ash column at 4:28 local time. The volcano observatory for aviation has placed Sinabung on red alert, which usually means that the eruption is imminent. 10/06/2019
no comment Surfing Bali Stephanie Gilmore and Kanoa Igarashi win in Bali Australia's Stephanie Gilmore and Kanoa Igarashi from Japan were the winners on the third leg of the World Surf League in Bali on Saturday. 25/05/2019
no comment Indonesia: Protesters and police clash amid post-election discontent Indonesian police fired water cannon and rubber bullets at protesters trying to breach barbed wire barricades on Wednesday, May 22 as demonstrations over the outcome of the presidential election hit the capital for a second night. 23/05/2019
Indonesia Six dead after unrest following Indonesia election result Six people have died and 200 were injured in civil unrest in the Indonesian capital, its governor, Anies Baswedan, said on Wednesday. 22/05/2019
Indonesia French national sentenced to death in Indonesia for drug-trafficking The 35 year old was arrested with more than 2 kilograms of drugs in September of last year. 21/05/2019
Indonesia Widodo claims victory in Indonesian poll Indonesia's President Joko Widodo declared victory on Thursday but faced opposition claims of cheating in the election 18/04/2019
Indonesia Indonesia's elections attract some superhero attention Comic book heroes Thor and Spiderman have stepped in to help with security at a polling station in Bali as voting in Indonesia's presidential and parliamentary elections gets underway 17/04/2019
Indonesia Tsunami warning lifted in Indonesia after 6.8 magnitude earthquake A tsunami warning issued after a 6.8 magnitude quake struck off Sulawesi island in Indonesia has been lifted, the country's geophysics agency said. 12/04/2019
Indonesia Watch: Star-gazing technology used to track endangered orangutans Orangutan numbers have dropped two-thirds since the 1970s as agriculture destroys their habitat. 11/04/2019
Indonesia Watch: Baby orangutan rescued from suitcase of would-be smuggler Russian national Andrei could face up to five years in prison for violating the law in relation to endangered animals. 25/03/2019
Indonesia Russian detained after ‘trying to smuggle baby orangutan’ out of Bali The tourist was trying to smuggle the animals out of the country, said police, adding they found the baby monkey sound asleep after it was allegedly been given anti-allergy tablets. 23/03/2019
Indonesia Orangutan blinded after being shot dozens of times with air gun An X-ray showed at least 74 air gun pellets in the orangutan, named Hope, including four in its left eyes and two in the right. 18/03/2019
Indonesia Malaysia drops murder charge against Indonesian woman in Kim Jong Nam case Malaysia drops murder charge against Indonesian woman in Kim Jong Nam case 11/03/2019
Destinations Eco-hotel of the month: Legian Bali This plastic-free paradise is leading the way in sustainability. 02/03/2019
Global Japan The satellite keeping a safe eye on Earth From mapping the planet and tracking climate change to helping with disaster management, Global Japan looks at how Japanese satellite technology is being used to capture changes taking place on Earth. 21/02/2019
Indonesia Papua police apologises after using snake in an interrogation Indonesian police apologised after a video circulating on social media showed officers using a snake to extract a confession from a suspect. 11/02/2019
no comment Deadly Indonesian volcano sinks halfway into the sea The volcano which caused a tsunami that killed more than 400 people last week lost more than two-thirds of its height following the eruption which triggered the killer waves. 19/01/2019
