The Latest Breaking News from Indonesia

Indonesia is in talks with several African countries, including Nigeria, to export and donate its homemade COVID-19 vaccine, its developer said on Friday, after becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to approve a domestically developed COVID shot.

After 19 countries voted down a motion to discuss a report that found China is responsible for serious human rights violations in Xinjiang, the Australian government also issued a forceful statement, saying the mistreatment of Uyghurs "cannot be ignored by the international community".

Jill Ritchie, 42, from Edinburgh was spurred on to journey to Indonesia following the sad death of her mum last month.

As Indonesia reels from the football stampede tragedy that killed 131 people — including 33 children — parents and security experts say more needs to be done to ensure match safety.