Indonesian President Joko Widodo, right, talks with King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands during a meeting at the presidential palace in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. (AP ...

The fossils are often referred to as "Java Man." The decision to return more than 28,000 fossils to Indonesia is the latest act of restitution by the Dutch government of art and artifacts taken — ...

The areas of Indonesia where Dutch colonial rulers built a huge sugar-producing industry in the 1800s remain more economically productive today than other parts of the country, according to a study co ...

The Dutch reconquered most of the Indonesian cities on Java and Sumatra, but the Indonesian War of Independence continues as ...

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch government has agreed to return thousands of fossils to Indonesia from a world-renowned collection, after a commission ruled that they were removed in the colonial ...

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BOGOR, Indonesia — King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands apologized Tuesday for his country’s aggression during its colonial rule of Indonesia and formally recognized the Southeast Asian country’s ...

The Netherlands pledged on Friday to return to Indonesia the remains of "Java Man", the first-ever "Homo Erectus" unearthed by modern scientists in a landmark discovery for human evolution. The Dutch ...

King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, left, walks with his wife Queen Maxima during their visit at a Dutch war cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. The Dutch royal couple are ...

BOGOR, Indonesia (AP) — King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands apologized Tuesday for his country’s aggression during its colonial rule of Indonesia and formally recognized the Southeast Asian ...