June

Two pro-independence activists have been arrested in restive Papua province for holding "anarchic protests," the national police said.

An Englishman critically injured in a motorbike accident in Bali who has since been in a coma has made his first movements after hearing the voice of his Balinese girlfriend.

Three critically endangered Sumatran elephants have been found dead in an oil palm plantation in western Indonesia and are believed to have been poisoned.

Former justice minister Yusril Mahendra filed a legal challenge in Jakarta on Thursday against clemency granted to Australian drug-runner Schapelle Corby.

One person was killed and 17 wounded when Indonesian soldiers opened fire on civilians after a deadly dispute sparked by a road accident in Papua province.

Up to 1,000 people are expected to gather on Petitenget Beach in Bali this Sunday for a mass meditation event that is part of a global initiative aimed at harnessing the power of thought.

Police have arrested a construction worker suspected of suffocating a Japanese-born woman because he was "annoyed" at being scolded over his work on renovations at her home.

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Bali's western neighbour Java on Monday, but there were no immediate reports of damage.