Indonesian volcano erupts forcing thousands to flee their island homes

Indonesian volcano erupts forcing thousands to flee their island homes as giant cloud of deadly gas fills sky and avalanche of lava roars down mountainside The Mount Ile Lewotolok volcano in the East Nusa Tenggara province of Lembata Area near the volcano is likely to be inundated with ‘hot clouds and lava stream’  No casualties have … Read more

Monkey laundering: Wild animal stuns woman by hand-washing her clothes in Indonesia

Monkey laundering: Wild animal stuns woman by hand-washing her clothes in Indonesia Ayu Sarasyani had left a bowl full of dirty clothes soaking in water and detergent While inside her South Kalimantan home, a cheeky monkey decides to help out   The primate imitates the woman by soaping, scrubbing and rinsing the clothes By Sabi Phagura for … Read more

15 Asia-Pacific countries strike world’s biggest trade deal in coup for China to extend influence

Fifteen Asia-Pacific countries on Sunday signed the world’s biggest free trade deal, seen as a huge coup for China in extending its influence.   The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) accounts for a third of global GDP and is a major step towards economic integration amid the devastating pandemic.  ‘Under the current global circumstances, the fact … Read more

Indonesia coronavirus: Men forced to do pushups for not wearing masks

Men are forced to do pushups as punishment for not wearing masks amid Indonesia’s coronavirus outbreak Two men were caught without face masks on in Indonesia’s Banda Aceh province Instead of paying a fine, the men opted to do pushups in front of officers Lying in a coffin and digging graves also used as Covid … Read more

Child buried 8,000 years ago in Indonesia had its arms and legs removed after death

First child burial from the Holocene era is unearthed in Indonesia that shows their arms and legs were removed after death 8,000 years ago Remains found in a cave are the first known child burial from the Holocene era The child was believed to be between four to eight years old when they died Their … Read more

Eden Dally jokes that he’s going to Bali with Schapelle Corby

Is Schapelle Corby going back to Bali? SAS Australia’s Eden Dally hints his co-star will soon return to the Indonesian island where she spent nine years behind bars for drug trafficking By J. Peterson For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:25 GMT, 5 November 2020 | Updated: 23:13 GMT, 5 November 2020 Eden Dally and Schapelle … Read more

Protesters chant ‘Allahu Akbar’ in Jakarta after Indonesia condemns Macron

Protests against Emmanuel Macron have continued across the Muslim world in the wake of his comments over depictions of the Prophet Mohammed. In Jakarta, more than 2,000 demonstrators wearing white Islamic robes gathered in front of the French embassy to express their outrage, and burned an effigy of the French President. Meanwhile in Bangladesh, at … Read more

Schapelle Corby reveals her fans are dressing up as her for Halloween

‘It’s so weird!’ Schapelle Corby says fans are dressing up as her for Halloween… and one even accessorised with a boogie board By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 15:01 GMT, 31 October 2020 | Updated: 15:01 GMT, 31 October 2020 Schapelle Corby rose to infamy after being convicted of smuggling cannabis in her … Read more

Boyfriend is hung upside-down for half an hour by his girlfriend’s disapproving mother and father 

Meet the parents: Boyfriend is hung upside-down for half an hour by his girlfriend’s disapproving mother and father Mario Natriti, 23, moved in with lover Desiana, 20, in Indonesia on 20 October  The girl’s family were enraged as the couple had broken a custom which prohibits partners from staying with each other without their elder’s … Read more

SAS Australia: Roxy Jacenko defends convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby

‘She’s done her time’: Roxy Jacenko praises Schapelle Corby for taking part in SAS Australia – and defends the convicted drug smuggler for moving on with her life By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:18 BST, 20 October 2020 | Updated: 01:22 BST, 20 October 2020 She voluntarily withdrew from SAS Australia on … Read more