Campaign steps up for West Java to change name to Sunda Province
West Java may undergo a fundamental change in the near future — one that has raised concerns about ethnic exclusivity in Indonesia’s most populous province.
Borobudur temple reopens with limited capacity today
The iconic Borobudur temple is reopening for the first time in months today, albeit with limited capacity to ensure physical distancing measures can be observed.
Indonesian martial art Pencak Silat added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list
Pencak Silat, Indonesia’s mesmerizing, highly effective and sometimes deadly martial art has received the honor of being added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
Rewriting history: cave painting found in Sulawesi is earliest known figurative art by modern humans
The painting is a 4.5 meter-long rock art panel, featuring reddish-brown forms which appear to be human-like figures hunting local animal species of at least two pigs and four...
Fossil of prehistoric elephant tusk found in a septic tank excavation site in East Java
Residents in Ngawi, East Java were digging up a hole for a septic tank on Tuesday when they made an unexpected mammoth (figuratively, not literally) discovery.
Discarded statue turns out to be that of national hero, torn down 15 years ago over ‘idolatry’ concerns
This statue, which was recently fished out of a river in Indonesia, is actually that of national hero Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa. It was torn down 15 years ago by a local government...
Old Master? Indonesian cave paintings from 40,000 years ago are world’s earliest figurative art
A painting of an animal in an Indonesian cave dates from at least 40,000 years ago, making it the world's oldest piece of figurative art, new research has shown.
Elephants take the flag in Indonesian independence day ceremony
A trio of rare elephants led an unusual ceremony in the Sumatran jungle Friday, raising Indonesia’s red and white flag to help mark the country’s independence day....
Indonesian authorities dig up cemetery to search for bones of Dutch and British sailors from WWII
Local officials, witnessed by representatives from the foreign affairs ministry and the Dutch embassy, dug up a cemetery at Brondong in East Java last week to search for the...
Indonesia urged to investigate reports of WWII Dutch sailors dumped in mass grave in Java
The Netherlands pressed Indonesia on Thursday to probe reports that the remains of Dutch sailors from illegally-salvaged WWII shipwrecks off its coast were dumped in a mass grave....