Indonesia has received its first three Rafale fighters from France, the opening delivery of a 42-jet order to modernize the Indonesian Air Force.

By Ananda Teresia and Fransiska Nangoy JAKARTA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The nephew of Indonesia's president got the go-ahead from a key parliamentary body on Monday to become a central bank deputy governor - a nomination that has raised concerns about Bank Indonesia's independence.

The fingers of one of the hands were "retouched to become pointed like claws," the study's co-author said.

Last year the country ran a budget deficit of 2.92 percent, the largest in two decades outside of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ancient handprint on Sulawesi cave wall suggests complexity of thought, challenging long-held belief that human intelligence erupted in Europe

Indonesia has received three Rafale fighter jets from France in the first deliveries from a multi-billion-dollar defence deal between the two countries, a defence ministry official told Reuters on Monday,

One of the only ways to explore Raja Ampat is in a phinisi. These Indonesian-built sailing ships are constructed in barefoot shipyards near the ironwood forests of Sulawesi, without the aid of blueprints or nails. They once lugged timber to Thailand and sea cucumbers from Australia. Today’s phinisis carry nitrox generators and Starlink connections.

Indonesia’s decision to join the Board of Peace (BoP) for Gaza is not a diplomatic adjustment. It is a moral collapse. It is a betrayal so grave that it places Indonesia on the side of domination rather than justice,