Indonesia

Proposal is part of a series of reforms to the nation's criminal code being considered by parliament.

Two Indonesian men arrested for shooting a critically-endangered orangutan multiple times before beheading the animal, have said they were acting in self-defence.

More than 10 transgender women arrested by Aceh police and forced through masculine "training" regime.

The visiting US Secretary of Defence was also treated to a range of martial arts skills by Indonesian soldiers.

The Bornean orangutan, which is one of man's closest living relatives, is under threat from deforestation and poaching.

A crocodile was spotted in Indonesia with a tyre stuck around its neck. The animal has difficulties breathing. It's believed the animal has been living like this for two years

A strong earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale has rocked Indonesia's main island of Java leaving one person dead and sparking fears of a tsunami.

Local media in Bali reported that 23-year-old German tourist Alina Kuroczik fell to her death after slipping off the edge of a cliff after urinating.

Kisar island - which has never been studied by archaeologists before - is home to at least 28 rock art sites which contain paintings dating back thousands of years.

People set fire to US and Israeli flags and destroyed effigies of Donald Trump in Muslim-majority countries around the globe, including Pakistan, Afghanistan, Egypt and Indonesia.

In the last 500 years, volcanoes have caused an estimated 274,000 deaths, according to scientific research.

Volcanologists say the volcano has entered a new phase with magma now visible at Agung's peak, meaning a greater risk of a larger eruption.

Practice is still common in several Asian countries, despite criticism that it is "cruel" and "unscientific."

Activists fear that an anti-LGBT law could be passed as homophobia starts gaining traction in the country.

The 'infotainment' museum in Indonesia has come under fire for a waxwork of Adolf Hitler striking a heroic pose.

Truly harrowing footage of the dog meat industry in Indonesia has been captured using an undercover camera by campaign group Dog Meat Free Indonesia.

The factory is located next to a residential area in Tangerang, a city in Banten province on the western outskirts of Jakarta.

A photo and video of a moth with what seems to be huge tentacles growing out its back has gone viral - but it is more normal than it seems.

The dogs fight wild boars in a bamboo arena in a practice known locally as "adu bagong". The animals fight to the death on Java island.

In 2006, large quantities of boiling mud began pouring out of vents in the ground at various sites across the Indonesian island of Java, causing thousands to flee.

"We secured 51 and seven employees for allegedly providing pornographic services," said a police statement.

Suprianto claimed to be a 'pawang buaya' but was killed in Indonesia.

Tremors felt as far away as Singapore, but no reports of Tsunami

Mount Sinabung erupts again, spewing out a towering column of volcanic ash more than four kilometres (2.6 miles) high.

The three-year-old was pulled out of a pool unconscious and transported to Perth by an air ambulance.

Lindsay Sandiford's appeal was turned down by the Indonesian Supreme Court.

Pavel Durov: 'Telegram is heavily encrypted [...] but we're no friends of terrorists.'

The groups also criticised President Joko Widodo's government for banning the Hizbut Tahrir Indonesia group.

Groups in Malaysia and Indonesia have called for a boycott of the coffee giant.

The Sileri Crater in the Central Java province is a famous tourist spot in Indonesia.