JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s electoral commission fired its chairman on Wednesday after finding him guilty of sexual assault following a complaint by an employee. The General Election Commission’s ethics council said its chairman, Hasyim Asyari, committed the assault in October and it had accepted the accuser’s complaint “entirely.” The woman, identified only by her […]
Indonesia launched its first electric vehicle battery plant on Wednesday, President Joko Widodo said, as Southeast Asian countries move to gain a foothold in the emerging industry. The country, which is the region’s largest economy and home to the largest nickel reserve in the world, has been seeking to position itself as a key player […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s national data center has been compromised by a hacking group asking for a $8 million ransom that the government says it won’t pay. The cyberattack has disrupted services of more than 200 government agencies at both the national and regional levels since last Thursday, said Samuel Abrijani Pangerapan, the director […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s national data center has been compromised by a hacking group asking for a $8 million ransom that the government won’t pay, authorities said Monday. The cyberattack has disrupted services of more than 200 government agencies at both the national and regional levels since June 20, said Samuel Abrijani Pangerapan, the […]
Future of Foodservice Market in Indonesia 2021 Future economic growth is expected to be robust in Indonesia. Despite infrastructural issues throttling growth in the country, the overall forecast sees Indonesia nonetheless growing over the coming years, with the Economist Intelligence Unit forecasting average growth of 5.1% a year between 2018 and 2022. Despite growing inequality, […]
The office of Indonesia’s Religious Affairs Minister Yaqut Cholil Qoumas rubbished “hoax” Facebook posts claiming he suggested the government reallocate funds for the Islamic hajj pilgrimage to finance the construction of the country’s new capital. The posts shared a doctored news article that originally reported on Yaqut coming under fire over his Eid message in […]
Footage of two grooms waiting for their brides at a double wedding ceremony was viewed tens of thousands of times in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed the pair getting married in Indonesia, where gay marriage is not allowed. The religious affairs ministry in Wonosobo, where the wedding took place, confirmed the video […]
DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — A court on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali on Thursday began the trial of an Australian man who faces up to 12 years in prison if convicted of possessing methamphetamine under the country’s tough drug laws. Troy Andrew Smith, from Port Lincoln in South Australia, was arrested on April 30 […]
The lawyer of an Indonesian man recently arrested for his role in a high-profile double murder case told AFP her client remained in custody as of June 12, 2024, refuting false posts repeatedly shared on social media. The posts claimed to share a picture of Pegi Setiawan’s release but the image had been manipulated and […]
A missing woman was found eaten alive by a massive python after locals cut her body out of the snake in Indonesia. Farida, 45, went missing on Thursday night. Her body was discovered inside the reticulated python Friday by her husband and residents of Kalempang village in South Sulawesi province, a local official said, according […]
DAMARAN BARU, Indonesia (AP) — In a lush jungle at the foothills of a volcano in Indonesia’s Aceh province, the song of gibbons in the trees mixes with the laughter of the seven forest rangers trekking below them. An hour into their patrol, the rangers spot another mammal in the forest with them. “Where are […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — One of Thailand’s most wanted fugitives will be escorted home on a Thai air force plane after being arrested on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali following months on the run in connection with several killings and drug trafficking charges in his homeland, officials said Monday. Chaowalit Thongduang escaped from detention in […]