Indonesia

Troy Smith, who was arrested in April after police found methamphetamine in his hotel room in Bali, is sentenced to six-month drug rehabilitation by an Indonesian court.

The violent extremist Indonesian network behind the 2002 Bali bombings, which killed hundreds of foreign nationals including 88 Australians, will be dissolved.

The hackers behind a major cyber attack on the Indonesian government issue a surprise apology and offer to release the stolen data.

The discovery of red pigment paintings daubed on the walls of a secluded Sulawesi cave about 51,000 years ago also provides the oldest evidence of our species, Homo sapiens, in the region, according to a new study.

Foreigners in Indonesia say they are treated "just a little bit better than a tourist" despite having settled there for decades.

The incidence of TB in Australia is low, but experts say we must remain alert to the disease, particularly with the growing threat of drug-resistant TB. This is what you need to know.

Voice of Baceprot are a devoutly Muslim all-female thrash metal band hell-bent on shattering the genre's masculine image and misconceptions about Islam.

Indonesia has the highest crocodile attack rate in the world — but it's likely not for the reason you think.

Prosecutors reduced the initial charge of drug trafficking to the less serious charge of drug use, after police determined he was a drug user.

Indonesia's incoming president wants to deliver more than 80 million free school lunches every day, but that will come with a high price tag.

A film adapted from a true story that has been watched nearly 6 million times appears to have prompted police to pursue the suspects of a murder that happened eight years ago — but the case is far from over.

Police say they will deploy about 1,600 officers as thousands of workers who are against moves to bring in a mandatory deduction from their pay gather in Jakarta to protest against one of the last policies to be enacted by outgoing president Joko Widodo.

Indonesia’s Mount Ibu volcano erupts, sending ash 7km into the air.

Indonesia's Mount Ibu volcano erupts twice in the same day, firing bright red lava and rocks into the night sky, triggering a spectacular display of volcanic lightning.

Livestock groups say they're "disappointed and concerned" to hear news the government has removed biosecurity foot mats from airports and cruise terminals after installing them in 2022 after animal disease outbreaks in Indonesia.

Critics says proposed changes to Indonesia's Broadcasting Law seek to restrict investigative journalism and ensnare journalists, content creators and the public. 

Taiwan's customs officials issue a fine of NT$200,000 ($9,369) to a traveller for attempting to bring a lunch box containing pork into the country.

At a trade conference in Jakarta this week, all eyes were on Indonesia's multi-billion-dollar plan to provide school students with free lunches and milk.

Popular with manufacturers and consumers across South-East Asia, single-use sachets are a nightmare for recyclers and the environment. 

Indonesia has one of the fastest growing film markets in the world and it's being driven by a love of horror.

Indonesia has one of the fastest-growing film markets in the world, and audiences can't get enough of one genre in particular. 

Indonesian police say they're determined to extradite the father of NRL star Payne Haas from the Philippines to face drug charges and possibly the death penalty.

Gregor Johann Haas has been arrested in the Philippines facing extradition to Indonesia, where he is accused of drug trafficking.

At least 67 people have been killed in flash floods and landslides in West Sumatra, prompting authorities to deploy a method typically used to fuel rainfall in drought-stricken areas.

Cold lava — a mixture of volcanic material and pebbles — flows down the slopes of active volcano Mount Marapi, destroying houses and cutting roads.