The Indonesian men, who were not identified, winced in pain and pleaded for mercy, as a masked sharia officer beat their backs with a rattan stick nearly 80 times.

The grim announcement comes a day after Indonesia said the KRI Nanggala 402 submarine, which went missing last week, was considered sunk.

Olita Tetsu was visiting the Taman Safari Park in Bogor, Indonesia when her sunglasses slipped from her head and fell into the orangutan enclosure where a large female ape picked them up.

Just skin and bones: Bali elephants left to starve Al Jazeera English

CANBERRA -- The Australian government has committed new funding to prevent the rise of violent extremism. Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews on Wednesday announced a 61.7 million Australian dollars (43.9 million U.S. dollars) funding boost for count...

Leslie Carleton,who splits her time between Bali, and Los Angeles has modelled in magazines, catalogues, television commercials and billboard advertisements around the world.

EVGENY LEBEDEV: Tigers are crammed into filthy cages in Laos. Blood-soaked bats are for sale in Indonesia. And pangolin carcasses are found in their tens of thousands around the world.

A Sumatran striped rabbit, considered the world's rarest rabbit, was saved by Indonesian wildlife officials after it was spotted for sale on Facebook by an anonymous tipster.

On Jakarta's mean streets, even elderly not spared Jakarta Post

Hansel "BnTeT" Ferdinand is returning to TYLOO following stints with EXTREMUM and Gen.G Esports. The 26-year-old Indonesian in-game leader was previously with TYLOO from 2017-19. "It's time to get back to work again! Feels good to be back! Gonna be...

by Nurul Fitri Ramadhani JAKARTA, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia is ready to welcome more Chinese cars, including electric vehicles (EVs), to enter its automotive industry this year, after the wholesales of cars from its biggest trading partner recorde...

SUVA -- Tsunami-hit Tonga will go into a nationwide lockdown on Wednesday after two port workers in the South Pacific island nation tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. According to Tonga's news website Matangi Tonga Online, Tongan Prime Minister...

Tristan Moy, 33, from Brisbane, moved to Indonesia in 2014 to run a business arranging Bali weddings for Australian tourists.

Beijing [China], February 1 (ANI): China increases its coercive diplomacy as it tests the patience of the contestant participants in the South China Sea, according to a think tank. Military exercises and increased coast guard patrols in the disputed ...

JAKARTA, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia confirmed 16,021 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, the highest single-day rise since Aug. 26, 2021, amid the spread of the Omicron variant in the archipelagic country. With the increase, the country's tally of infec...

MANILA, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Philippine soldiers have clashed with suspected terrorists in the southern Philippines, leaving two dead, including a soldier, and two wounded, the military said on Tuesday. The military said fighting broke out on Monday mo...

Singapore, February 1 (ANI): Data from the Singapore Tourist Board (STB) shows that the number of Indian tourists to Singapore dropped drastically from 1.42 million Indian tourists visiting Singapore in 2019, pre-COVID year, to 54,000 in 2021. Notabl...

New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi's YouTube channel on Tuesday crossed 1 crore subscriptions and is the highest amongst top global leaders. Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro ranks second after PM Modi on the list of glob...

© Provided by Xinhua People from various cultural backgrounds in Indonesia's capital city Jakarta are celebrating the Chinese New Year festival, locally known as Imlek.by Dames Alexander SinagaJAKARTA, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Hundre

Singapore, February 1 (ANI): Last week, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) released numbers that highlighted the dramatic impact COVID-19 had on the tourism industry in the city-state. The STB release showed that the number of Indian tourists to Singa...

TOKYO -- A Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F15 fighter jet disappeared during training over the Sea of Japan on Monday, the JASDF said. The jet lost radar contact after taking off from the Komatsu Air Base in the central Japanese prefecture of I...

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 31 (ANI): Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), the new Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise on Monday revealed the logo of the side ahead of the 2022 mega auction. The franchise said that its brand identity draws insp...

By Lee Kah WhyeSingapore, January 31 (ANI): Last week, the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) released numbers that highlighted the dramatic impact COVID-19 has had on the tourism industry in the city-state as well as the wider Southeast Asia region. Alth...

© Provided by Xinhua JAKARTA, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian capital Jakarta is all set to welcome the 2022 Chinese Lunar New Year which falls on Feb. 1 this year.

JAKARTA, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Sunday confirmed 12,422 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day rise since Aug. 27, 2021, amid the spread of the Omicron variant of the virus in the archipelagic country. The newly recorded infections brou...

JAKARTA, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Saturday confirmed 11,588 new COVID-19 cases, amid the spread of the Omicron variant in the archipelago. With the increase, the country's tally of infections rose to 4,330,763, the Health Ministry said. The d...

Supply shortages and the Ukraine-Russia crisis raise concerns over energy suppliesGlobal coal prices jumped by over a third in January, edging toward record highs reached in October 2021, due to supply shortages and tensions between Russia and Ukrain...

The results of Peter Dutton's labour trafficking scam are still lingering as asylum seeker applications continue to surge, writes Dr Abul Rizvi.THE NOVAK DJOKOVIC SAGA triggered media focus in recent weeks on the Government's appalling

GENEVA - U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is calling for greater international pressure on Myanmar's military to stop its relentless campaign of violence against the people and return the country to civilian rule.It is nearly...

Rome [Italy], January 28 (ANI): India is a great country with a complex and fascinating history but it has been never linked to a group of people or any religion. Andrea Muratore, writing in Inside Over, an Italy-based publication said that India is ...

JAKARTA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Friday confirmed 9,905 new COVID-19 cases, the highest single-day rise since Sept. 1, 2021, amid the spread of the Omicron variant in the archipelagic country. With the increase, the country's tally of infect...

Washington [US], January 28 (ANI): Google has announced the addition of an "Offers" tab to the Google Play app, intended to help find deals on games and apps. As per The Verge, Google said that the Offers tab will include things like sales on games a...

GAITHERSBURG, Md. - Jan. 19, 2022 - Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced that Australia's Therapeutic Goods Adminis...