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Indonesian amputees pursue footballing dreams

One-legged Indonesian keeps football dream alive.

31 March 2022

Destinations

Dreaming of the Maldives? These are the 7 best eco-hotels in 2022

Whether you want to stay in the city or travel to a remote desert island, these sustainable hotels have it all.

23 March 2022

Indonesia

Several killed after 6.2 magnitude earthquake on Indonesia's Sumatra

The earthquake sent more than 5,000 people fleeing their homes.

25 February 2022

Netherlands

Dutch leader apologises for 'extreme violence' in Indonesia

A report found that Dutch troops had committed atrocities between 1945 and 1949.

17 February 2022

Culture news

Indonesian war of independence explored in new Amsterdam exhibition

The exhibit is jointly curated by Dutch and Indonesian curators but has already courted controversy over some language used.

10 February 2022

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Indonesian croc freed after five years trapped in tyre

A 5.2-metre-long wild crocodile in Indonesia who was trapped in a tyre for more than five years is freed, freed from its rubber vice by a local resident

8 February 2022

Indonesia

Indonesia is building a new capital because its current one is sinking

"Nusantara" will be built 2,000 kilometres away from Jakarta on an island in Borneo.

18 January 2022

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24,000 evacuated, two dead in Indonesian floods

Heavy flooding on Indonesia's Sumatra island has left two children dead and forced some 24,000 people to flee their homes.

4 January 2022

Scenes

The Indonesian conservationists saving endangered gibbons

In partnership with Media City

“We can now only sometimes hear the sounds of the gibbons in the morning or evening. Before, according to locals, it used to be very noisy.”

3 January 2022

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120 Rohingya refugees disembark in Indonesia port

A group of 120 Rohingya Muslims disembarked from a boat that had drifted for days off Indonesia’s northernmost province of Aceh and was towed by a navy ship into port;

31 December 2021

Culture news

Art Trends 2022: Exploring the outside world and colonial legacies

The European art world is increasingly commissioning content that explores and confronts the continent's uncomfortable colonial legacies.

30 December 2021

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Indonesian community tells the story of Jesus through shadow puppets

A small Indonesian community is celebrating Christmas by performing traditional shadow puppet shows about the birth of Christ as the pandemic shutters most public performances.

25 December 2021

Indonesia

At least 34 dead and scores injured in Indonesia volcanic eruption

The sudden eruption of Mount Semeru on Indonesia’s most densely populated island of Java killed at least 34 people and injured dozens.

5 December 2021

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"Squid game" in a civil service competition in Indonesia.

An unusual antidote to the stress of recruitment exams has been offered to candidates hoping to join a civil service department in Indonesia.

22 October 2021

Residences

Bali: What to do and where to stay in the Ubud jungle district

In the heart of the rainforest, you're never short of activities and delights.

18 October 2021

Climate

Why has Indonesia ended a multi-million euro forest protection deal with Norway?

Indonesia rejects UN-backed deforestation initiative after Norway fails to pay up.

13 October 2021

Ecotech

This exhibition gives you a fish’s eye view of a plastic-filled ocean

An environmental conservation group has built this highly Instagrammable outdoor exhibition to bring attention to the ocean plastics crisis.

7 October 2021

Indonesia

Indonesia prison fire kills 41 drug inmates, 80 hospitalised

A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison near Indonesia’s capital early on Wednesday.

8 September 2021

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Afghan refugees in Indonesia denounce Taliban

Hundreds of Afghan refugees living in Indonesia held a rally condemning the Taliban's takeover of their country and calling for resettlement in third countries. The protestors were mostly members of the Hazara ethnic minority.

24 August 2021

Travel News

Man avoids travel restrictions by dressing up as his wife

The man covered his face and checked in on his wife's ID to board the domestic flight. But his trick was discovered by a flight attendant onboard.

22 July 2021