An Indonesian pedicab driver’s love triangle
A heart-broken pedicab driver could not take it anymore and killed a rival who was dating his lover, a woman whose husband lives in Kalimantan. 38-year-old, Budiono fell in love…
University lecturer allegedly financed bomb plot in Chinese shops to start looting spree in Jakarta
A university lecturer from the Bogor Institute of Agriculture has been accused of financing a plot to petrol bomb Chinese-owned shops in Jakarta to spark a looting spree in Jakarta…
Sukarno’s family consolidates grip on Indonesian politics with another historical first
Many high-profile names, among them women artists, are now in the Indonesian Parliament or DPR which also has another first - a woman as chairperson. This is not the only first in Puan…
Polygamous Indonesian MP shows off his three wives on inauguration day
An Indonesian MP brought his three wives to his inauguration at Parliament or House of Representatives in Jakarta, starting a frenzy on social media as well as in the local…
Indonesian artists don local designer outfits on their appointment as parliamentarians
A total of 575 members of the Indonesian Parliament elected for the 2019-2024 period, were inaugurated yesterday October 1, 2019 and they wore expensive locally designed traditional clothes for the occasion. Fourteen of…
A suicide letter uncovers a gruesome murder in Indonesia
Police in Indonesia uncovered a gruesome murder after they found a suicide note on a 42-year-old widower. The police said people alerted them to the scene where they found a…
Mom hires hitmen to kill homosexual son in Indonesia
Indonesia has been rocked by the gruesome murder of a man who was killed by a group of hitmen hired by his own mother to execute him because of his sexual…
Indonesian students leave behind tons of plastic waste in anti-government rally
Indonesia saw a series of demonstrations that has little to do with climate change or the noble struggle of Swedish student and climate activist Greta Thunberg. But the students in…
Justice minister questions media after demonstrations against Criminal Code bill
Justice and Human Rights Minister Yasonna Laoly lambasted critics of the criminal code bill after a massive protest at Parliament this week. He questioned the media companies that are campaigning…
Indonesia police detonate a bomb, seize ISIS flag found in suspects house
The Indonesian police detonated a bomb, seized weapons and a flag in anti-ISIS coordinated raids in Cilincing, North Jakarta and in Bekasi, West Java on Monday. Bomb experts also seized…