NUSA PENIDA, Indonesia — Storm clouds loom overhead as Nyoman Mitri peers out at rows of seaweed lines stretching across the shallow tidal waters of Nusa Penida. Her weathered hands move with ...

The renaissance in Indonesian cinema is being celebrated at the Busan International Film Festival this year with 15 films, shorts and series being showcased. Hilmar Farid, Director General of Culture ...

The traditional art form of wayang kulit, or shadow puppetry, was long a male domain – performed at night, when women were ...

The women of the Dani tribe of Papua, Indonesia, practice the tradition of ritually amputating parts of their fingers when a loved one dies. In late-October 2024, a post on Facebook highlighted an ...

Anna Alejo is CBS News Colorado's Executive Producer of Community Impact. She works with the news team to develop more grassroots relationships and original content at the neighborhood and local ...

JAYAPURA, Indonesia (AP) — On the southeastern coast of the city of Jayapura, Petronela Merauje walked from house to house in her floating village inviting women to join her the next morning in the ...

Yesterday marked the 65th anniversary of Indonesia's independence. Of course, "independence" is a relative term; throughout the years, the country has been notorious for its ultra-conservative laws.

Policies introduced during the first year of President Prabowo Subianto’s administration pay little regard to the protection ...

Nadiem Makarim, Indonesia’s minister of education, culture, research and technology, is set to launch an annual $13 million film grant at the Cannes Film Festival. This is the first government-funded ...

BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — The capital of Indonesia’s devout Aceh province has imposed a partial curfew for women that it says will reduce sexual violence but which critics say is discriminatory.

Minister of Culture Fadli Zon highlighted Indonesia’s cultural and historical diversity as a key part of the world’s shared ...