Indonesia: Protests continue despite crackdown and deaths

Hundreds of students met across various cities in Indonesia on Monday, defying fears of a crackdown after deadly riots on the weekend left eight dead in the worst violence witnessed in the country in more than two decades.At least 500 people gathered outside the Indonesia parliament in Jakarta on Monday afternoon as dozens of police […]

Indonesia offers to temporarily shelter wounded and orphaned Palestinians from Gaza

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (AP photo) JAKARTA: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said Wednesday that his country will offer temporary shelter to Palestinian medical evacuees and children orphaned by the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. “We are ready to evacuate those who are injured or traumatized, and orphans, if they want to be evacuated to Indonesia, and […]