Indonesian school shaves heads of 14 girls for wearing Islamic head scarves incorrectly, faces backlash

A school on Indonesia’s main island has stirred controversy by partially shaving the heads of 14…

Indonesia to penalise sex outside marriage as part of criminal code revision

Indonesian officials have confirmed that a new criminal code that would penalise having sex outside of…

Indonesia bans all syrup, liquid medicines after death of 99 children

After nearly 100 children died this year from acute kidney injury, the Indonesian government issued a…

Witnesses blame Indonesian police for their response to football riot

The Indonesia Police have been accused of firing tear gas into the spectator stands and blocking…

6.1-magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia region: USGS

A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Papua region Saturday morning and was followed by a 5.8-magnitude aftershock minutes later,…