Lion dance set to ‘See Tình,’ ‘Pink Venom’ goes viral on TikTok

A video of lion dance performers grooving to non-traditional tracks has gone viral. TikTok user @miegemezzzzz posted the minute-and-a-half-l...

Foreign tourists can still have sex outside marriage in Bali, governor says

Foreigners visiting Bali will not be affected by Indonesia’s new law against extramarital sex, according to officials. Last week, the coun...

Indonesia set to criminalize sex, cohabitation before marriage for citizens and tourists

Indonesia is expected to criminalize sex and cohabitation outside of marriage with penalties of up to a year in prison, according to govern...

Flying cars to be tested in new Indonesian capital in 2024

Indonesia’s future capital city, Nasuntara, is set to become the testing ground for Hyundai’s flying car project Advanced Air Mobility (AAM...

Indonesia bans cough syrups after nearly 200 child deaths

The Indonesian government has banned several brands of cough syrup after the number of children who have died from acute kidney injury (AKI...

61-year-old Indonesian man to marry for 88th time

Kaan, a 61-year-old man from Indonesia, was dubbed the “Playboy King” for having been married 87 times. His first marriage was when he was...

Body of missing Indonesian woman discovered fully intact inside 22-foot python

Villagers found the body of Jahrah, a 54-year-old Indonesian grandmother, undigested and largely intact inside the stomach of a python on M...

Police under investigation after soccer match stampede kills at least 125 in Indonesia

A stampede during a soccer match at Kanjuruhan Stadium in Indonesia on Saturday evening left at least 125 people dead and 320 people injure...

Indonesian monkeys use stones as sex toys, researchers find

Researchers studying the activity of over 170 long-tailed macaques living at the Sacred Monkey Forest Sanctuary in central Bali between 201...

Nigel Ng, AKA Ungle Roger, left alleged 5-story brothel in Jakarta with a very unexpected regret

Malaysian comedian Nigel Ng, who rose to online fame for his Uncle Roger persona, recently shared the story of how an investor brought him t...

Indonesian university apologizes for discriminating against non-binary new student

Hasanuddin University, located in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province, has come under fire after a viral video showed a faculty member dism...

Wealthy 65-year-old man in Indonesia divorces 19-year-old wife after 2 months of marriage

A wealthy Indonesian man, 65, reportedly divorced his 19-year-old bride after two months of marriage. The two previously went viral in May...

Facebook, Twitter and Google escape Indonesia ban by complying with imposed registration at last minute

The Indonesian government imposed mandatory registration for both local and foreign tech companies for new licensing regulations that would...

Julia Roberts’ Bali-based movie ‘Ticket to Paradise’ criticized for filming location, mixed-race actor

Indonesia’s Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno has defended the upcoming romantic comedy “Ticket to Paradise,” starring Jul...

Thai travelers risk death penalty if they bring weed into Indonesia; embassy warns against it

Although Thailand legalized marijuana earlier this month, its neighbor Indonesia warned travelers not to cross into the country with it, wh...

Indonesian teen killed after attempting TikTok challenge in which users jump in front of moving trucks

An 18-year-old teen was instantly killed after attempting a TikTok challenge popular in Indonesia that dares users to jump in front of movi...

Video captures people crashing to the ground as water slide collapses at Indonesian amusement park

On May 7 at the Kenjeran Park in Surabaya, Indonesia, a 10-meter-high water slide collapsed causing several injuries. A 17-second clip of ...

Russian tourist who posed naked on 700-year-old sacred tree for photos will be deported from Bali

Russian influencer Alina Fazleeva is being deported from Bali after staging a naked photoshoot three years ago on a 700-year-old sacred tre...

Indonesia’s parliament passes landmark bill aimed at tackling sexual violence

Indonesia’s parliament passed a landmark bill on Tuesday in an effort to fight sexual violence and seek justice for victims of sexual abuse...

Indonesian groom gives liter of cooking oil to bride as dowry for their wedding

An Indonesian man gifted cooking oil to his new wife as her wedding dowry. Muslim dowries traditionally include a prayer rug, gold jewelry...

Indonesian college student becomes millionaire after putting his selfies up for sale as NFTs as a joke

Indonesian college student Sultan Gustaf Al Ghozali, 22, earned over $1 million by selling his selfies as NFTs. Ghozali took daily photos ...

Indonesia accepts dozens of Rohingya refugees stranded at sea after initially rejecting them

Indonesia will accept a boat of Rohingya refugees – mostly women and children – after initially sending them to Malaysian waters and giving ...

Indonesian woman charged with domestic violence for ‘nagging’ her husband is acquitted

An Indonesian woman who was facing a domestic violence charge due to alleged nagging was recently acquitted by a local court in West Java.  ...

Indonesian court rules to save Indigenous ancestral lands from palm oil companies’ exploitation

An Indigenous group in Indonesia’s West Papua province is celebrating a ruling that saves their ancestral lands spanning tens of thousands o...