Indonesia defends decision to bar Israeli gymnastics from world championships

Indonesia has emphasized that its decision to prevent an Israeli team from participating in the ongoing World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Jakarta is based on its obligation to maintain international order. In an Instagram post on...

Get to Know Kemiren Village, Indonesia's UN-Awarded Tourism Village

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The traditional Osing Tourism Village of Kemiren recently received the Best Tourism Villages Upgrade Programme 2025 award from the United Nations' tourism agency. Kemiren Village is located in the Glagah District of Banyuwangi...

AXEAN Festival 2025 recently concluded its most triumphant edition yet at Jimbaran Hub in Bali, Indonesia

attracting nearly 4,000 attendees and cementing its place as one of the region’s most influential music discovery platforms. With glowing reviews praising its impressive curation and visionary programming, the sixth edition of AXEAN Festival 2025...

Indonesia vows to stay ‘active’ in global sport despite IOC backlash over Israel ban

Indonesia says it will continue to play an “active role” in international sport after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urged federations not to host events there following the country’s decision to bar Israeli gymnasts. Indonesia last...

Toast Box opens first stand-alone store in Jakarta

Singaporean coffee chain Toast Box has opened a store at Rest Area Km 57, in Jakarta, its first under a partnership with Map Boga Adiperkasa (MBA) Group. The opening marks Toast Box’s expansion beyond mall outlets in Indonesia and the...

Indonesia’s new biodiesel mandate to support global palm oil prices

India’s palm oil imports from Malaysia hit an 11-month high of 312,000 tonnes in September, tightening global vegetable oil supplies. Prices are currently holding above MYR (Malaysian ringgit) 4,400 per tonne, supported by Indonesia’s potential...

Indonesian high-speed railway’s debts spark debate over who should pay the bill

Indonesia is pushing back against calls to tap the state budget to cover mounting debt from its China-backed high-speed railway, while Beijing has signalled it is open to repayment restructuring talks to ensure the line remains operational. The...

Malaysia and Indonesia can turn a border dispute into an opportunity

The Ambalat corridor dispute, the contested maritime border between Malaysia and Indonesia covering waters thought to be rich in undersea resources, might be headed towards resolution. The stand-off dates from the colonial era, where the region...

Indonesia defiant after IOC urges sports boycott over Israeli athlete ban

JAKARTA, Oct 23 — Indonesia vowed today to play an “active role” in global sports after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) urged federations not to stage events there following the country’s ban on Israeli gymnasts. The IOC’s executive...

Indonesian jailed 15 years for assaulting, smearing chilli powder on compatriot

KUALA LUMPUR: An Indonesian woman was sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment and fined RM3,000 by the Sessions Court here on Thursday (Oct 23) after pleading guilty to injuring her compatriot with a pair of scissors and smearing her with chilli...

Indonesia defends decision to ban Israeli gymnasts after Olympic Committee pushback

Indonesia understands the consequences of its decision to prevent Israeli gymnasts from participating in a world championship event held in Jakarta, its sports minister said on Thursday, adding that the move was designed to maintain public order....

French Open 2025: Only 3 Indonesian Representatives Advance to Quarterfinals

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Only three Indonesian representatives have advanced to the quarterfinals of the French Open 2025: men's singles player Alwi Farhan and the two men's doubles pairs, Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri and Sabar Karyaman...

Indonesia, Brazil boost ties, strike cooperation deals as leaders meet

Indonesia and Brazil agreed to boost ties and struck a series of agreements on Thursday as their leaders met in Jakarta, with Southeast Asia’s biggest economy looking to make further inroads into South American markets. Brazilian President Luiz...

Indonesia pushes for economic partnership with Mercosur

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is urging the acceleration of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between Indonesia and the Southern Common Market (Mercosur). Mercosur is a South American trade bloc...

Indonesia, Brazil strike cooperation deals as leaders meet

Indonesia and Brazil agreed to boost ties and struck a series of agreements on Thursday as their leaders met in Jakarta, with Southeast Asia's biggest economy looking to make further inroads into South American markets. Brazilian President Luiz...

Indonesian Police Parade 34 Men Arrested in Alleged Gay Sex Party Raid in Surabaya

Surabaya, Indonesia – October 23, 2025 – In a stark display of public enforcement, Indonesian police in Surabaya paraded dozens of barefoot men bound with zip ties through the streets on Tuesday, following their arrest during a late-night raid on...

Indonesian woman jailed 15 years for assaulting compatriot with scissors, chilli powder over alleged affair

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 — An Indonesian woman was sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment and fined RM3,000 by the Sessions Court here today after she pleaded guilty to injuring her compatriot with a pair of scissors and smearing her with chilli powder...

Sri Owen, Indonesian cookery writer

Moving to Britain made Sri Owen homesick. She missed her parents, her sisters and, most of all, her grandmother’s cooking in West Sumatra. It was 1964 and there were no restaurants serving Indonesian food in London. Neither were there supermarkets...

Retired Indonesian Military Forum Calls for VP Gibran's Impeachment Through Legal Process

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Forum of Retired Indonesian National Armed Forces Members (FPP TNI) has stated that they are taking various measures to push for the impeachment of Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka. They are monitoring one of the...

Agriculture Ministry Reveals Reasons for Indonesia's Cocoa Production Decline

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture has stated that the productivity of local cocoa plantations has declined in the past year. "Our productivity has indeed decreased in the past year," said the Head of the Cocoa and Other...