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Indonesia and the United States announced a new trade deal during a Washington visit, signaling closer economic cooperation as senior officials including US Secretary of State Marco Rubio led the talks.
The Trump administration finalized a broad reciprocal trade agreement with Indonesia that eliminates tariffs on over 99% of U.S. exports, tackles non-tariff barriers on standards, labeling, and IP, advances digital trade and supply-chain resilience, and includes forced-labor reforms; it also foresees roughly $33 billion in U.S. investment and purchases in energy, aerospace (Boeing), and agriculture, plus a Freeport-McMoRan expansion, with domestic steps expected to bring the agreement into effect.
Morocco, Albania and Greece are set to join Indonesia in the International Stabilization Force in Gaza, which will supervise ceasefire lines and potentially border issues; Indonesia plans a deployment starting in April with about 1,000 troops and up to 8,000 by June, with no specified deployment timelines yet for the other two countries.
Indonesia’s military says up to 8,000 troops could be ready by the end of June for a humanitarian peacekeeping mission in Gaza, with about 1,000 personnel as an advance team by April. Deployment depends on government approval and international mechanisms, and Indonesia emphasizes a non-combat role focused on civilian protection, medical services, reconstruction and humanitarian aid.
Indonesia has begun training up to 8,000 troops to join a U.S.-backed, non-UN Gaza peacekeeping force tied to Donald Trump’s postwar plan, with officials saying the move aims to defend Palestinian rights and support a two‑state solution, but domestic skeptics warn about unclear mandates, potential costs, and the risk of being drawn into broader disputes.
Indonesia is set to become the first country to deploy troops to Gaza’s International Stabilization Force during Phase II of the ceasefire, potentially arriving within weeks to supervise ceasefire lines near Khan Yunis and Rafah and handle border issues, with rules of engagement and troop numbers still to be decided.
A hand stencil from Liang Metanduno cave in Indonesia is dated to at least 67,800 years ago using U-series dating, making it the oldest reliably dated rock art and implying early Homo sapiens used symbolic art and may have carried cultural practices across migration routes toward Sahul.
Indonesia has abandoned its plan to purchase Boeing's F-15EX Eagle II, effectively ending a campaign that included a 2023 MoU for up to 24 jets; the reasons remain unclear as Jakarta moves forward with other modern fighters, notably 42 Dassault Rafales and the KF-21 program, while the U.S. F-15EX program continues separately.
In Aceh province, Indonesia, a public caning session punished a 21-year-old woman and others for violating Sharia law: sex outside marriage carries 100 strokes and drinking alcohol 40, with the woman reportedly receiving a record 140 strokes before fainting; four others, including an Islamic police officer who received 23 strokes for being in a private place with a partner, were also punished. Rights groups have long criticized caning and called for reforms to these punishments.
In Aceh, Indonesia, a 21-year-old woman was publicly caned 140 times—100 for sex outside marriage and 40 for drinking alcohol—marking a record number of blows in a session where three female officers took turns delivering the strokes; she fainted and was carried offstage. Four others, including an Islamic police officer, were also punished for Sharia violations. Aceh enforces Sharia with public canings, a practice criticized by rights groups for its cruelties and lack of adequate safeguards.
In Aceh, Indonesia’s only province enforcing Sharia law, an unmarried couple were caned 140 times each for sex and drinking, with reports that the woman fainted during the punishment, highlighting ongoing international concern over corporal punishment.
Two people in Aceh, Indonesia, were publicly flogged a total of 140 lashes (100 for sex outside marriage and 40 for alcohol); the woman fainted during the punishment, highlighting the severity of Aceh's Sharia penalties and drawing scrutiny of enforcement.
In Banda Aceh, Sharia police publicly flogged a couple a total of 140 lashes—100 for sex outside marriage and 40 for drinking alcohol—one of the harshest punishments since Aceh adopted Islamic law; the woman fainted and was taken to hospital, and six others, including a Sharia officer and his partner, were flogged in the same crackdown.
A hand stencil in Liang Metando cave on Muna Island, Indonesia, has been dated to at least 67,800 years ago using uranium-series dating, making it the oldest known cave art and suggesting Homo sapiens may have created art earlier than previously thought and perhaps migrated to Australia even sooner than current estimates.
Rescuers have recovered all 10 people aboard the Indonesia Air Transport turboprop that disappeared after losing contact on Jan. 17, with the final bodies found around Mount Bulusaraung in the Maros region of South Sulawesi by Jan. 23, bringing closure to the incident.