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The men, who were not identified, were whipped with a rattan by a masked sharia officer

Indonesian gay couple whipped for Sharia-banned sex

A gay couple were flogged in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province today, justice officials said, in a public spectacle lambasted by human rights groups.

World • 28 Jan 21

A survivor is pulled out of the ruin of a collapsed building following a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia

Indonesia quake kills at least 42, injures hundreds

A powerful earthquake has killed at least 42 people and injured hundreds on Indonesia's island of Sulawesi.

World • 15 Jan 21

The flight recorder of the tragic Sriwijaya Air flight was found today

Indonesian crash plane's black box retrieved from sea

A Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the sea three days ago had passed an airworthiness inspection last month, Indonesia's transport ministry said today.

World • 12 Jan 21

Officials from the National Transportation Safety Committee conducting identification of the wreckage

Crew on crashed Indonesia jet did not declare emergency

The crew of an Indonesian passenger jet that crashed off Jakarta at the weekend with 62 people aboard did not declare an emergency or report technical problems before it suddenly plunged into the sea, an investigator said today.

World • 11 Jan 21

Sailors recover a piece of wreckage during recovery operations near Lancang Island

Indonesia authorities locate black box recorders

Indonesian authorities have said they have located black box recorders from the Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed yesterday shortly after take-off with 62 people on board.

World • 10 Jan 21

Airport staff set up a crisis centre for Sriwijaya Air flight SJY182 at the Soekarno-Hatta international airport in Tangerang near Jakarta

Indonesia plane feared crashed after losing contact

An Indonesian budget airline jet is feared to have crashed into the sea after the Boeing 737 lost contact with air traffic control, with flight tracking data showing the plane plunged into a steep dive several minutes after take-off.

World • 09 Jan 21

Abu Bakar Bashir left prison near the capital Jakarta

Indonesia frees radical cleric linked to Bali bombing

A radical cleric linked to the Bali nightclub bombings has been freed from prison, causing grief and anger among victims nearly two decades after more than 200 people, mostly foreign tourists, were killed in Indonesia's worst terror attack.

World • 08 Jan 21

Mount Ili Lewotolok spouted a thick tower of debris 4km into the sky

Thousands flee as Indonesian volcano erupts

Thousands of people have been evacuated as a rumbling Indonesian volcano burst to life for the first time in several years, belching a massive column of smoke and ash.

World • 30 Nov 20

Indonesia faces a shortage of ventilators needed to treat people with the pandemic disease

Indonesian team designs $1,000 ventilator

A team of Indonesian engineers working around the clock says it has produced a compact ventilator to sell at a fraction of the usual cost, hoping to accelerate the fight against east Asia's second-deadliest Covid-19 outbreak.

News Lens • 07 May 20

The death toll in Jakarta and surrounding areas rose to 43 as of today

Indonesia seeds clouds to prevent further flooding

Indonesia's air force has seeded clouds with salt to try to stop rainfall reaching the slowly sinking capital after deadly flash floods and landslides triggered by some of the heaviest rain ever recorded.

World • 03 Jan 20

Rescuers retrieve a body from a river at the scene of the crash

At least 25 killed in Indonesia bus crash

At least 25 people have died and 14 others were injured after a bus plunged into a ravine in Indonesia, according to rescuers.

World • 24 Dec 19

The painting depicts wild animals being chased by half-human hunters (All images courtesy of Griffith University)

World's oldest artwork found in Indonesian cave: study

An Indonesian cave painting that depicts a prehistoric hunting scene could be the world's oldest figurative artwork dating back nearly 44,000 years, a discovery that points to an advanced artistic culture, according to new research.

Asia • 12 Dec 19

Mukhlis (C) was caught with a married woman last month

Man who helped set adultery laws flogged for adultery

An Indonesian man working for an organisation that helped draft strict religious laws ordering adulterers to be flogged was himself publically whipped after he was caught having an affair with a married woman.

World • 01 Nov 19

Australian national carrier Qantas became the latest airline to ground the 737NG

Boeing grounds 50 more planes over cracks

Boeing has announced up to 50 of its popular 737NG planes had been grounded after cracks in them were detected, in another blow to the US aircraft maker following two deadly crashes.

World • 31 Oct 19

Weeks of protests broke out across Papua after the mid-August arrest and tear-gassing of dozens of Papuan students

Death toll from Indonesia's Papua riots reaches 32

Most of the 32 people killed in riots that have paralysed Indonesia's restive Papua region this week died of stab wounds, blunt force trauma or burns, police have said, after one of the deadliest eruptions of violence in years.

World • 25 Sep 19

Skies over Indonesia turn 'Mars' red after forest fires

Afternoon skies in Indonesia's Jambi province of central Sumatra turned "Mars" red as a result of haze caused by worsening forest fires in the surrounding region.

News Lens • 24 Sep 19

Some of the victims are said to have died in deliberately set fires

Indonesia's Papua unrest death toll reaches 26

At least 26 people have been killed in fresh unrest in Indonesia's Papua region, as thousands fled to shelters following a day of violence that saw victims burned alive in buildings set ablaze by protesters.

World • 24 Sep 19

A fireman inspects burned land in Kampar, Riau province, Indonesia

Fires destroying forests from Amazon to Indonesia

With fierce fires raging in jungles from the Amazon to Indonesia, concerns are mounting about the impact as rainforests play a vital role in protecting the planet against global warming.

News Lens • 13 Sep 19

Illegal blazes to clear land for agricultural plantations have been raging on Sumatra and Borneo islands

Indonesia, Australia fires stoke global warming fears

The number of blazes in Indonesia has jumped sharply, while bushfires are also sweeping across eastern Australia in an unusually early start to the wildfire season, adding to concerns about the impact of increasing wildfire outbreaks worldwide on global warming.

World • 12 Sep 19

Firefighters battle to put out a burning building that demonstrators set it on fire

Indonesian protesters set fire to state buildings

Protesters in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua set buildings on fire today, forcing the state power firm to cut off electricity in some districts.

World • 29 Aug 19

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (C) said the relocation will begin in 2024

Indonesia picks site on Borneo island for new capital

Indonesia plans to move its capital to Borneo island from Jakarta, a crowded, polluted city on the north coast of Java island which is slowly sinking, the president said.

World • 26 Aug 19

Indonesia's government shut off the internet after unrest in Papua

Indonesia shuts internet as tension rises in Papua

Indonesia has blocked internet access in in the province of Papua over fears that a stream of offensive and racists posts online will spark more violent protests in the region, the government has said.

World • 22 Aug 19

Indonesia's government has called for calm in Papua following riots

Indonesia deploys troops to West Papua following unrest

Indonesia's Papua region was hit by fresh unrest as more than 1,000 security personnel were sent to the region after violent protests that saw buildings torched and clashes between police and demonstrators.

World • 21 Aug 19

The blaze happened in Binjai in North Sumatra, about 70km west of provincial capital Medan

30 killed in Indonesia matchstick warehouse fire

At least 30 people, including several children, were killed when a fire ripped through a home that doubled as a matchstick factory in Indonesia, authorities said.

World • 21 Jun 19

A FAA spokesman defended the agency's practice of designating Boeing and other companies with key roles in certification

US aviation chief faces grilling over Boeing

The head of the US Federal Aviation Administration has faced another grilling in Congress following revelations that pilots complained to Boeing about the 737 MAX aircraft in the aftermath of a deadly crash last year.

World • 15 May 19