Indonesia’s Real-Life Spiderman Fights Littering and Plastic Pollution
After struggling to convince members of his community to join him in making their streets and beaches cleaner by picking up trash, an Indonesian man put on a superhero outfit in hopes of becoming more convincing. Rudi Hartono, a cafe worker from Pare-Pare, South Sulawesi, had long been struggling to persuade residents of his small […]
Indonesian Bakery Makes Delicious-Looking Cakes Out of Instant Noodles
The cakes below may look perfect to satisfy your sweet tooth, but they’re actually not desserts at all. They’re made of instant noodles and topped with stuff like chicken gulai (curry stew), opor (coconut milk stew) and rendang (beef simmered in coconut and spices). The people at Tot Aw (short for totally awesome) bakery in […]
You Can Get a Cash Prize for Removing a Tyre from a Full-Grown Crocodile’s Neck
Indonesian officials are offering a monetary reward to whoever manages to remove a motorcycle tyre from the neck of a 13-foot-long crocodile. The full-grown crocodile has reportedly been wearing the tire around its neck since 2016, but authorities in Palu, the capital of Central Sulawesi, are worried that it may end up strangling the reptile, […]
Teen Goes on Fishing Trip, Gets Stabbed in the Neck by Jumping Needlefish
A 16-year-old Indonesian boy suffered a horrific injury to his neck after a needlefish suddenly jumped out of the water and literally pierced his neck clean through, knocking him out of the boat he was fishing from. The freak accident occurred on January 18, when 16-year-old Muhammad Idul and his friend Sari decided to go […]
Indonesian Restaurant Gives You a Fish Pedicure While You Eat
If the idea of having dozens of fish nibbling at your toes while you enjoy some traditional Indonesian cuisine sounds intriguing, you may want to check out this unique restaurant in Indonesia’s cultural capital of Yogyakarta. Located far away from the city center, the Soto Cokro Kembang restaurant originally relied on a relaxing flower garden […]
Family Too Poor to Buy Milk Feeds Baby with 1.5 Liters of Coffee a Day
News on an Indonesia toddler who has been living on brewed coffee for the last eight months, because her young parents were too poor to afford formula or cow’s milk, recently shocked millions in East Asia. Hadijah Haura, a 14-month-old girl from the village of Tonro Lima Village, in Indonesia’s West Sulawesi province, consume 3 […]
How a Quirky Village Pond in Indonesia Became an Underwater Selfie Hot-Spot
It’s not very common for small ponds to have their own Instagram accounts, let alone tens of thousands of followers, but then again Umbul Ponggok is not your usual village pond. Located in Indonesia’s Central Java region, Umbul Ponggok is a small pond measuring just 20 meters by 50 meters, but boasting the cleanest water […]
27-Year-Old Woman Marries 83-Year-Old Grandpa, Claims It Was Love at First Sight
The unlikely love story between a 27-year-old woman and an 83-year-old famous shaman in Indonesia’s Central Java province has been making headlines in the Asian country for the past week. Despite the controversy regarding the age difference between them, the young woman claims she fell in love with her new husband the moment she saw […]
The Indonesian Island That Somehow Makes Mammals Smaller
Ever since the remains of “Homo Florensis”, an extinct species of unusually short humans, were discovered on Flores Island, in eastern Indonesia, scientists have been fascinated with this patch of land, which apparently has the power to somehow make mammals shorter and smaller. It all began in 2004, when the remains of a human who […]
Indonesian Man Walks Backwards 800 Km to Meet the President
An Indonesian man has been making news headlines around the world for embarking on a unique challenge to save the environment. 43-year-old Medi Bastoni is walking backward some 800 kilometers, from his village in East Java all the way to the capital Jakarta, to meet the president. Bastoni set off from his home village of […]
Parents Name Son “Google” Hoping It Will Give Him a Leg Up in Life
A baby in Indonesia has been awarded the title of “world’s strangest name” after it was revealed that his parents legally registered him as “Google”; no surname or middle name, just Google, just like the search engine. The eight-month-old boy’s father, 31-year-old Andi Cahya Saputra, told Indonesian media that he first contemplated the idea of […]
Woman Goes Viral for Reviewing Brands of Soap on How Good They Taste
This Indonesian woman who loves to lick various brands of hand soap and rate them by how good they taste is giving the phrase “clean eating” a whole new meaning. Khosik Assyifa, a young woman from Indonesia’s East Java province, has become an unlikely Instagram sensation thanks to her bizarre eating habits. Assyifa has been posting […]
Indonesian Police Apologizes for Using Two-Meter Live Snake During Interrogation
Police in Papua’s Jayawijaya district, Indonesia, issued a public apology after a video showing an alleged thief being interrogated by security forces using a two-meter live snake went viral online. Human rights advocates in Indonesia are condemning the use of a live snake during the interrogation of an alleged thief in Western New Guinea. In […]
Man Uses Fake Police Uniform and Gun to Pick Up Women, Gets Arrested by Real Police
A 21-year-old Indonesian man who used a custom-made fake police uniform and a realistic gun to pose as a police officer and get women to go out with him was recently arrested by real policemen. He still has a scheduled date, only this time it will be with a court judge. Ari Septian Pratama, a […]
Two-Year-Old Smokes 40 Cigarettes a Day And His Parents Don’t Have the Heart to Stop Him
Many smokers pick up the habit at an early age, but there are probably not many who started as early as Rapi Pamungkas. This Indonesian 2-year-old apparently started smoking by picking up discarded cigarette butts nearby his mother’s market stall, which older boys would then light for him, and now reportedly goes through 40 cigarettes […]