Indonesia - a vast archipelago comprising more than 17,000 islands - contains a population numbering around 255 million people; a number that makes Indonesia the fourth most populous country in the ...

Indonesia is a secular country in the sense that its political policies are not necessarily derived from religious teachings and that it does not have a single state religion. Religion, however, does ...

The Indonesian arm of Malaysia-based home improvement retailer Mr DIY Group dropped in its stock market debut on Thursday after raising 4.16 trillion rupiah ($257.6 million) in Indonesia's biggest ...

The Japan Organization for Metals & Energy Security (JOGMEC) is evaluating proposals to line up a consultant to study upstream oil and gas assets in Malaysia and Indonesia that could be attractive ...

JAKARTA: Indonesia on Monday (Dec 16) announced economic measures to soften the blow of an increase in the value-added tax (VAT) rate, including electricity tariff cuts, incentives for labour ...

Indonesia's government has signalled a shift in its approach to some drug laws, in part to address overcrowding in jails. A senior minister told reporters that drug users would be sent to ...

Apart from Indonesia, Thailand will also end 2024 with just 560,000 motor vehicles sold, making it the weakest year since 2009 (when it recorded 548,871 units). Even during the pandemic, Thailand sold ...

JAKARTA - Indonesia’s largest party has officially expelled former president Joko Widodo after he spurned the party’s own candidate in the February elections and backed Mr Prabowo Subianto’s ...

Indonesia will proceed with its value-added tax hike in 2025, while offering a raft of incentives to mitigate the impact on consumption and economic growth. The government will hike the value ...

The high-profile case began in 2005 when Indonesia caught nine young Australians trying to smuggle 8.3kg (18lb) of heroin out of Bali strapped to their bodies. The eight men and one woman were ...

He wanted to show Indonesia was tough on drug smugglers. A decade later, less than two months after he took office, new leader Prabowo Subianto has done pretty much the opposite — releasing the ...

The men were the last Australians still imprisoned in Indonesia for trying to smuggle heroin in 2005, in a case that became a diplomatic flashpoint between the countries. By Victoria Kim Reporting ...