Brisbane man Isaac Power on Tuesday was relaxing in a Bali pool on holiday when he snapped an image of astatue holding a hose spraying water into his mouth - shortly after he was in hospital.

JAKARTA, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's central bank, Bank Indonesia, said Tuesday that the country would see its payment system to be fully connected to Singapore's starting 2023 through its Intercountry Quick Response Indonesia Standard (QRIS) cod...

Commemorative services to mark 20th anniversary of Bali bombings Minister for Foreign Affairs

JAKARTA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Monday launched the international Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS) that will connect its payment system to countries across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASE...

JAKARTA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia has extended its zero-levy policy for palm oil exports until October 31, the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs said on Monday. "The extension of the export levy tariff of 0 U.S. dollar will maintain the...

JAKARTA -- A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 hit Indonesia's western province of West Sumatra on Monday, the meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The quake jolted at 10:29 Jakarta time with the epicenter at 116 km northwest ...

JAKARTA, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin has been diagnosed with COVID-19 on Monday and is working from home while he isolates himself and recuperates. This is the first time the 58-year-old minister has been confir...

The drop against the US dollar comes after Fed Chair Jerome Powell struck a hawkish tone on fighting inflation in a key speech on FridayIndia's currency, the rupee, slumped to a record low on Monday after US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell articu...

Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], August 29 (ANI): The heavyweights from Kolkata ATK Mohun Bagan are set to face Kuala Lumpur City FC in the AFC Cup Inter-Zonal semifinals on September 7. A two-time Malaysian League title winner, KLC FC qualified for th...

Jakarta [Indonesia], August 29 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and Education Rajkumar Ranjan Singh on Monday met with the Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Dato Lim Jock Hoi in Jakarta and held disc...

JAKARTA, 29th August, 2022 (WAM) -- An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck West Sumatra near Pariaman, Indonesia, on Monday, Reuters quoted the...

New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): Edible oil industry body The Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA) has requested Indonesia to maintain stable export duties and levies besides trade policies related to palm oil to ensure less speculation ...

JERUSALEM, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Israel suffered a big blow in their quest to qualify for the 2023 Basketball World Cup after an 83-95 home loss against Sweden on Sunday evening. The loss dropped Israel to fifth place in Group J, with the top three qua...

This is the achievement of Serbian diplomacy, President Aleksandar Vucic saysBelgrade has managed to convince seven nations to withdraw their recognition of Kosovo, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday, addressing the nation. The presi...

Jakarta [Indonesia], August 28 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and Education Rajkumar Ranjan Singh, who is on an official visit to Indonesia, interacted with the Indian community on Sunday evening and expressed his gratitude for their w...

TOKYO, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Top seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan defeated Olympic champion Chen Yufei to retain the women's singles title at the World Badminton Championships here on Sunday. Yamaguchi won the match 20-12, 10-21, 21-14 in one hour and eig...

© Provided by Xinhua ACEH, Indonesia, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- A traditional horse race in the town of Takengon in Aceh, Indonesia has attracted many locals and tourists to come and watch.Most jockeys are teenagers from 10 to 15 years old, which is part ...

THE HAGUE -- At least three people were killed on Saturday after a truck drove off a dike and plowed into a barbecue party in the southern Dutch town of Nieuw Beijerland, according to local media reports. Several victims who were injured have been se...

New Delhi [India], August 27 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs and Education Dr Rajkumar Ranjan Singh will be visiting Jakarta, Indonesia on August 28-29, 2022 on an official visit to THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Sec...

Beijing [China], August 27 (ANI): As the US central bank's annual summer gathering is underway, the biggest worry will be that as the US dollar gets stronger, China might weaken yuan which will result in skyrocketing inflation. The inflation talk is ...

by sportswriter Wang Zijiang TOKYO, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion Chen Yufei became the first player in eight years from Team China to reach the women's singles final with a victory over Tai Tzu-ying of Chinese Taipei at the World Badminton Ch...

JAKARTA, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- A cargo ship with 15 people on board sank in the Makassar Strait of central Indonesia, leaving 11 people missing, an official said on Saturday. The ship was hit by huge waves while sailing in the waters between Kalimantan...

BEIJING, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Here are the latest Chinese sports headlines over the past week:1. China's Zhang vows to regain UFC strawweight title© Provided by Xinhua Chinese mixed martial arts (MMA) star Zhang We

Buenos Aires [Argentina], August 27 (ANI): India on Friday acknowledged Argentina's interest in the made-in-India Tejas fighter aircraft for the Argentine Air Force. The talks on Tejas featured during External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar's tw...

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 27 (ANI): In a swift rescue operation, the Indian Coast Guard successfully coordinated the rescue of 16 personnel including three missing Indian nationals in foreign waters of Malaysia on August 26. In the late ho...

Beijing [China], August 26 (ANI): China is the only nation that is expanding its nuclear arsenal and this build-up poses a threat to the stability of the region, US Indo-Pacific Commander, Admiral John Aquilino has said. According to a Canada-based t...

TOKYO, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Olympic gold medalist Chen Yufei from China knocked out Canadian Michelle Li 21-18, 21-17 to reach the women's singles semifinals at the World Badminton Championships here on Friday. Ranked number four in the world, Che...

JAKARTA, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian rescuers have recovered the bodies of three missing crew members of a boat that capsized off Barito River in the country's province of Central Kalimantan on Wednesday, a local official said Friday. The boat, wi...

DENPASAR, 22nd August, 2022 (WAM) -- A 5.8-earthquake rocked the Indonesian tourist island of Bali on Monday, Reuters reported. The earthquak...

JAKARTA, 20th August, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia has confirmed its first monkeypox infection, detected in a person who had returned from an unide...

JAKARTA, 18th August, 2022 (WAM) -- The Government of Indonesia has set its economic growth target at 5.3% next year, President Joko Widodo sa...

ABU DHABI, 17th August, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to President ...

JAKARTA, 17th August, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia plans to raise the number of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) entering the digi...

JAKARTA, 29th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin received Al-Mahfouz bin Bayyah, Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi For...

JAKARTA, 27th July, 2022 (WAM) -- The Vietnamese sport team arrived in Surakarta, the Indonesian province of Central Java, on Tuesday evening...

Grobogan, Indonesia, 23th July, 2022 (WAM/ANTARA) -- The 2022 ASEAN Para Games torch began today its journey on a relay course after its flam...

ABU DHABI, 13th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Mubadala Petroleum, the Abu Dhabi headquartered international energy company, today announced that the dri...

BALI, 8th July, 2022 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, partici...

BALI, 7th July, 2022 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met with Su...

BALI, 6th July, 2022 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met with Re...

ABU DHABI, 4th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, said the comprehensive economic partne...