Indonesia’s parliament approved the toning down of some provisions in an internet law that, critics said, stifled free speech and was used to prosecute journalists and activists.
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Becoming Netflix’s NFLX +0.3% most recent addition to its Indonesian content slate, Cigarette Girl (Gadis Kretek) is an ambitious, inter-generational period drama focused on Indonesia’s clove industry.
Indonesia’s Minister for Tourism and Creative Economies, Sandiaga Uno, has revealed tourism targets for the country for 2024. He said “The achievement of foreign tourist visits to Indonesia this year is around 11 million or above the target of 8.5 million”.
With protected animals widely available to buy online, some lawmakers want the wildlife conservation law urgently revised.
As part of Indonesia’s effort and contribution to creating “harmony among civilizations,” Indonesia organized the Indonesia-Pakistan Interfaith Dialogue in Jakarta. This event marked the second time, with the previous one taking place in 2012. The Indonesia-Pakistan Interfaith Dialogue adopted the theme “Enhancing Religious Moderation and Interfaith Dialogue.”
On the south-west coast of Sumba, in a village called Waro Wora, I am learning to communicate with ancestral spirits using a chicken’s heart.
Indonesian language was designated as the official language of the UNESCO General Conference during the plenary session of the 42nd session of the General Conference of UNESCO in Paris.
It has been one month since Sepultura closed Jogjarockarta 2023, leaving behind beautiful memories of rock and Heavy Metal music that have remained for the more than 6,000 people who came to attend one of the best heavy festivals in Indonesia.
A giant underground pyramid-like structure hidden beneath a hillside in Indonesia far outdates Stonehenge or the Giza Pyramids and, according to a new paper, may come to rival the oldest megalithic structures ever built by human hands.
Ely Marlina’s 2-year-old child began to cough as the wildfires enveloped Indonesia’s Ketapang district in the summer of 2019.
Overcoming intergenerational trauma is a powerful theme in Alkisah Si Dewa (The Myth of Dewa) which has taken out the best film award at the 2023 ReelOzInd film festival.
With the Indonesian presidential and legislative elections four months away, the rest of 2023 will be busy with political campaigning.
The sour and spicy noodle broth, traditionally topped with meat or seafood, is the love child of Malaysian, Indonesian and Singaporean cuisine, though each tries to claim it.
He is expected to be charged with inciting hatred under the information and electronic transactions law that has a sentence of up to six years’ jail.
Excavations on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi have uncovered two unique and deadly artefacts dating back some 7,000 years – tiger shark teeth that were used as blades.
In Indonesia, the most popular genre is dangdut, which draws influence from Arabic, Malay and Indian music. Typically, dangdut songs are performed with flutes, sitar, guitar and percussive instruments such as gendang and tabla, creating a distinctive sound that has remained incredibly popular since the 1960s.
