Indonesia

Residents around the Lake Toba area in Indonesia are resisting Muslim tourism with a pig festival.

Computer simulation shows 300,000 years is more than enough time for a new human species to arise.

The intense wildfires that are hitting the region during this year's season are turning the sky a bloody red.

The proposed statutes are "disastrous not only for women and religious and gender minorities, but for all Indonesians," said Human Rights Watch.

At least six people were killed and more than 200 injured as demonstrators contested President Joko Widodo's re-election.

Following a bitter six-month campaign, over 800,000 polling stations opened across the sprawling nation today as over 192 million registered Indonesian voters across 17,000 islands gear up to cast their ballots.

"We are confident in the safety of the 737 MAX," Boeing's Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg told employees in a Monday message.

The model has been involved in two fatal incidents since it was introduced commercially in 2017.

Siti Aisyah, an Indonesian national, was freed after Malaysian prosecutors withdraw charges against her.

"Don't let the community suffer," one local official asked of the president.

Wallace's giant bee has a wingspan of 2.5 inches and is four times bigger than a European honeybee.

The government said Instagram took down the account, but the company denied this.

Bornean orangutans are critically endangered.

Deasy Tuwo, 44, was found by her colleagues the following morning.

Garuda airline believes the musical scheme will appeal to younger customers who want a different flight experience.

Indonesia's Meteorology, Geophysics and Climatology Agency urged anybody near the coastline to keep a distance of at least 500 meters.

"With the tsunami, we can only pray humbly and not celebrate much for this year's Christmas," Pastor Rusman Anita Sitorus said.

Rescue workers are still battling to reach the hardest-hit areas of Saturday's disaster.

Construction failures are thought to have caused the pit, which measures about 100 ft wide and 50 ft deep.

"People are just celebrating and gathering and raising the flag," said Free West Papua movement spokesperson Raki Ap.

When you just can't face changing your ticket.

The rock art in the cave in East Kalimantan is believed to be 40,000 years old.

Investigators were trying to learn what caused the plane to crash into the Java Sea with 189 people aboard.

Since the new administration took office, the wheels of promised democratic reforms are beginning to turn - but LGBT people are facing a ferocious crackdown.

Anak Krakatau is notable for being the currently active part of the famous volcanic island Krakatau—which experienced a cataclysmic eruption in 1883.

Investigators are trying to determine what caused the brand-new jet to crash into the sea with 189 people aboard.

"[The execution] is evidence that Saudi Arabia does not fulfil the terms and conditions pertaining to the protection of domestic workers," said Wahyu Susilo, executive director at Indonesia's Migrant Care advocacy group.

One hundred and eighty-nine people were aboard the plane when it went down, and authorities said it was unlikely that there were any survivors.

Indonesian search and rescue officials said there were no survivors of the 188 people aboard.

The accused face up to 15 years in prison for violating child protection laws.