Niniek Karmini

Protesters throw rocks at the police during a protest against lavish allowances given to parliament members, outside the parliament in Jakarta, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Indonesian leader pledges to revoke lawmakers’ perks after protests leave 6 dead

August 31, 2025 at 12:47 p.m.

Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto on Sunday pledged to revoke lawmakers’ perks and privileges, including a controversial $3,000 housing allowance, in a bid to ease public fury after nationwide protests left...

FILE – Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington, Monday, March 9, 2020. Musk arrived in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Sunday, May 19, 2024, to launch Starlink satellite internet service in the world’s largest archipelago nation. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Elon Musk launches Starlink satellite internet service

May 19, 2024 at 2:19 p.m.

Elon Musk has traveled to Indonesia's resort island of Bali to launch Starlink satellite internet service in the world's largest archipelago nation.

Muslim men perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan on a street in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Muslims worldwide celebrate Eid al-Fitr, but the festivities are marred by the war in Gaza

April 10, 2024 at 7:50 a.m.

Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid al-Fitr holiday Wednesday, marking the end of the Islamic holy month with family reunions, new clothes and sweet treats.

Villagers carry the body of a victim on Sept. 30, 2018, after earthquakes and a tsunami hit Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Desperation explodes to anger as Indonesia quake death toll rises above 1,200

August 22, 2019 at 2:27 p.m.

Desperation exploded into anger four days after an earthquake and tsunami decimated parts of the central Indonesian island of Sulawesi, leaving hungry residents grabbing food from damaged stores on Tuesday...

A resident carries usable items from his house damaged by an earthquake in North Lombok, Indonesia, Monday, Aug. 6, 2018.

Man saved from quake-flattened mosque on Indonesia island

August 22, 2019 at 9:50 a.m.

Soldiers have pulled a man alive from the rubble of a large mosque flattened by an earthquake on the Indonesian island of Lombok, while thousands of homeless villagers waited for...

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