BIREUEN: Three boats filled with more than 500 Rohingya refugees landed in Indonesia's westernmost province on Sunday, a UN agency said, in one of the biggest arrivals since Myanmar launched a military crackdown on the minority group in 2017.The mostly Muslim Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar, and thousands risk their lives each year on long and expensive sea journeys, often in flimsy boats, to try to reach Malaysia or Indonesia.United Nations refugee agency protection associate Faisal Rahman told AFP one boat had arrived in Aceh Province's Bireuen...
JAKARTA: Indonesian President Joko Widodo inaugurated Southeast Asia's first high-speed railway on Monday as it was set to begin commercial operations, a key...
JAKARTA: Indonesia has banned e-commerce transactions on social media platforms, the trade minister said on Wednesday, in a move intended to protect traditional...
BEIJING: International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva will visit China from Wednesday to meet with top leaders, before travelling to Indonesia and...
TEUPIN REUSEUP: Indonesian authorities on Wednesday burned a marijuana plantation in the northern province of Aceh after it was discovered by drones.A joint...