Jawa Tengah, Indonesia News

A journey to one's ancestral origin could be such an eye-opener. It reminds one of where everything started, the cultural background of one's ancestors, and what made them tick.

In Central Java, Surakarta's rich Javanese culture is manifested, among other ways, in the city being the center of the Batik industry.

Indonesian police have arrested four men suspected of robbing banks to fund militant activities as part of a major counter-terrorism operation across the country, an official said Friday.

Members of Indonesian National Police anti-terror squad Special Detachment 88 carry their gears following a raid on what is believed to be a militant hideout in Cigondewah village, West Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 8, 2013.

Members of Indonesian National Police anti-terror squad Special Detachment 88 carry their gears following a raid on what is believed to be a militant hideout in Cigondewah village, West Java, Indonesia, Wednesday, May 8, 2013.

Indonesia's elite anti-terrorism unit went on a busy 24-hour spree to root out suspected Islamic militants, killing seven and arresting six others in three separate operations that may have links to a foiled plot to bomb the Myanmar Embassy.

'Fire Flower' is part of the new exhibition "Isnia - Symbols of Nature & Man: A Journey of 40,000 Years" on display at The Island Gallery in May.

The Indonesian Army chief Gen. Pramono Edhie Wibowo has pledged that there will no longer be impunity for members of his corps and that all personnel guilty of criminal acts will be sent to jail.

NARATHIWAT: Four soldiers were killed and another four seriously injured while attempting to defuse a bomb at an army base in Thailand's unrest-plagued south yesterday, police said.

A Borneo orangutan has been born at a zoo on Indonesia's main island of Java, providing a glimmer of hope for the endangered primates, a zookeeper said Monday.