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Indonesia offers free durians to spur Gen Z’s interest in marriage

Indonesia offers free durians to spur Gen Z’s interest in marriage

Religious affairs offices (KUA) across Indonesia, which oversee marriage registrations, have employed various tactics to boost young people’s interest in tying the knot, including giving out durians to marrying couples.
Indonesia searches for missing plane with 10 people on board

Indonesia searches for missing plane with 10 people on board

Singapore probes transnational baby trafficking ring

Singapore probes transnational baby trafficking ring

Indonesia youth grapple with employment challenges

Indonesia youth grapple with employment challenges

Indonesia is now in the “demographic dividend” period, but its younger generation is grappling with employment challenges.
January 7, 2026 | 04:39 pm PT
Indonesia dismantles international online gambling ring

Indonesia dismantles international online gambling ring

The Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) under the National Police of Indonesia has cracked down on an international-scale online gambling network operating in multiple regions across Indonesia, following several police reports filed between August and December last year.
January 5, 2026 | 07:03 pm PT
Indonesia sends first frozen durian shipment to China

Indonesia sends first frozen durian shipment to China

Indonesia has directly exported frozen durians to China for the first time with a 48-tonne shipment worth Rp5.1 billion (US$305,000).
December 18, 2025 | 03:06 pm PT
Former OnlyFans star Bonnie Blue detained in Bali over alleged adult content shoot with tourists

Former OnlyFans star Bonnie Blue detained in Bali over alleged adult content shoot with tourists

Former OnlyFans content creator Bonnie Blue has been detained in Bali after Indonesian police accused her of filming illegal adult content while traveling around the island with a group of tourists.
December 9, 2025 | 03:14 pm PT
Indonesians climb over logs in walk to aid centre as flood deaths exceed 900

Indonesians climb over logs in walk to aid centre as flood deaths exceed 900

Residents in the Indonesia's Aceh Tamiang region climbed over slippery logs and walked for about an hour to get aid, as the death toll from floods and landslides that hit Sumatra island this month reached more than 900.
December 6, 2025 | 05:47 pm PT
Indonesian military steps up relief for flood-hit Sumatra as death toll exceeds 860

Indonesian military steps up relief for flood-hit Sumatra as death toll exceeds 860

Indonesia's military stepped up its relief efforts in three provinces on Sumatra island devastated by deadly floods and landslides, with many residents still stranded without access to government aid.
December 5, 2025 | 06:38 pm PT
'No food': Indonesians scrounge for supplies after flood disaster

'No food': Indonesians scrounge for supplies after flood disaster

Under a scorching sun, Nur Apsyah waited in line with hundreds of others, hoping to secure some of the food aid in short supply in Indonesia's flood-hit Sumatra.
December 3, 2025 | 09:54 pm PT
Singaporean billionaire Peter Lim, British school Wellington College to launch Indonesia campus next year

Singaporean billionaire Peter Lim, British school Wellington College to launch Indonesia campus next year

Wellington College Education Singapore Group, controlled by Singaporean billionaire Peter Lim, will open the British school’s campus in Indonesia’s Jakarta in August 2026.
December 2, 2025 | 08:12 pm PT
Jakarta dethrones Tokyo to become world's most populous city

Jakarta dethrones Tokyo to become world's most populous city

Jakarta has overtaken Tokyo to become the world's most populous city, now home to nearly 42 million people, according to the United Nations' World Urbanization Prospects 2025 report.
November 26, 2025 | 04:49 pm PT
Indonesia to impose gold export tax of up to 15% from 2026

Indonesia to impose gold export tax of up to 15% from 2026

Indonesia will charge taxes of 7.5-15% on gold exports in a plan that will be implemented next year.
November 21, 2025 | 09:47 pm PT
Blasts injure dozens at Indonesian mosque, student suspected

Blasts injure dozens at Indonesian mosque, student suspected

Explosions at a mosque in Indonesia's capital Jakarta that injured dozens of people during Friday prayers could have been an attack, officials indicated, with a 17-year-old student the suspected perpetrator.
November 7, 2025 | 05:29 pm PT
Indonesia announces cash handout, internship program to stimulate economy

Indonesia announces cash handout, internship program to stimulate economy

Indonesia launched a new economic stimulus package that includes cash handouts totaling 30 trillion rupiah (US$1.81 billion) for 35 million households and expanded a planned paid internship scheme.
October 17, 2025 | 05:05 pm PT
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