MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency said Monday that at least 10 people have died as a series of volcanic eruptions widens on the remote island of Flores. The eruption at Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki around midnight … Read More
Pope Francis brought up a topic that has rocked the American political discoursein recent months as he praised Indonesians for choosing large families over pets during the first stop of a historic four-country trip to Asia. The 87-year-old pontiff was … Read More
Indonesian authorities warned Mount Ruang volcano could cause tsunami if mountain collapses into sea Indonesia’s Mount Ruang volcano spewed more hot clouds on Wednesday after an eruption the previous day forced the closure of schools and airports, pelted villages with … Read More
An Israeli official on Thursday confirmed a report in Israeli media that the world’s largest Muslim nation is prepared to normalize relations with Israel in order to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The possibility of a … Read More
JAKARTA, Feb 08 (Reuters) – Fika Juliana Putri, a 19-year-old shopkeeper in East Jakarta, plans to vote in Indonesia’s presidential election next week for a once-feared former special forces commander. She likes him, she says, because he’s cuddly. A doe-eyed … Read More
Rohingya have experienced increasing hostility in Indonesia as locals grow frustrated at the number of boats arriving from Myanmar with the ethnic minority More than 1,500 Rohingya refugees have arrived on the shores of Aceh province since mid-November, in what … Read More
Eleven hikers have been found dead near the crater of Indonesia’s Mount Marapi volcano after it erupted over the weekend, rescuers say. Twelve others are missing and the search was suspended on Monday after another, smaller eruption. There were 75 … Read More
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck west of Indonesia’s Sumatra Island on Tuesday, Indonesia’s geophysics agency (BMKG) said, triggering a tsunami warning. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) earlier pegged the quake at 6.9 magnitude. The quake, at 84 kilometer (52.2 miles) … Read More
KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 12): Malaysia may consider halting the export of palm oil to the European Union in retaliation for the trade bloc’s new deforestation regulations, said Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Plantation and Commodities Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof. He said … Read More
DILI, EAST TIMOR — A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of East Timor on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, with tremors felt as far as the Australian city of Darwin, although there were no immediate reports of damage … Read More