Imelda Rahmawati

Police in Bali have disclosed details from CCTV footage that they say support their suspicion that an Australian man killed his two children before taking his own life at a bungalow in Legian, Badung Regency. The man, identified by police as 57-year-old SDJ, was found dead alongside his two children, ADS, 7, and LKS, 4, […]

The Indonesian government is working to repatriate five orangutan infants found abandoned in a forest in Odisha, India, on Tuesday, September 8, with preliminary observations suggesting the animals may have originated from Sumatra. The five orangutans were discovered by India’s Forest Department during a patrol in the Bhogarai/Udaipur Block forest area in the Jaleswar region […]

Residents of Gili Meno, North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, are calling for an undersea pipeline to provide a long-term solution to the island’s ongoing clean water shortage. The demand was raised by residents and the Meno Bersatu Alliance, which includes the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (WALHI) NTB, Meno Lestari and Wanapala NTB, during an […]

Indonesia’s young pastry talents have made their mark at one of Asia’s regional pastry competitions, bringing home two notable achievements from the 4th Asian Pastry Young Chefs Challenge 2026 in Guangzhou, China. The Indonesian team, selected, prepared and sent to the competition by Academy of Pastry and Culinary Arts (APCA) Indonesia, won The Best Showpiece […]

A crescent Moon appeared alongside the bright planet Venus across skies over western Indonesia on Monday evening, 14 September 2026, creating a visible astronomical event that was observed in areas including Bogor, Jakarta, Cirebon and Tanggamus Regency in Lampung. The phenomenon, known as a Moon-Venus conjunction, was visible after sunset as the two celestial bodies […]

For expats living in Indonesia, shopping malls can be a useful part of everyday life. Jakarta’s malls are not only places to shop.  Jakarta has a shopping mall for almost every need, from luxury shopping and international brands to family entertainment, dining and everyday essentials. Some of the city’s most popular malls are concentrated in […]

KMP Virgo Transport 8, carrying 243 people, capsized in the Java Sea while travelling from Surabaya to Banjarmasin on Sunday, 13 September. As of the latest update, 114 people had been evacuated, including six who died, while 129 people remained the subject of a search and rescue operation. The vessel was later found floating upside […]

An Australian national died after falling from a cliff at Kelingking Beach in Nusa Penida, Klungkung Regency, Bali, on Saturday, September 12, 2026. The victim, identified by authorities as Brianna Lani Cronin, was found at the base of the cliff and could not be saved. The recovery operation took around one and a half hours […]