JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia ordered on Monday evacuations of northern areas threatened by tsunami waves after a 7.8-magnitude quake struck the southern Philippines. Officials in areas at highest risk — the North Sulawesi capital, Manado, northern Gorontalo…
The first giant panda born in Indonesia squirmed as veterinarians checked his hearing and eyesight and confirmed the furry cub was growing and healthy Friday before his public debut later this month.…
JAKARTA — Three hikers, two foreigners and a resident, were killed and 10 were missing after a volcano on Indonesia’s eastern Halmahera island erupted Friday, spewing an ash cloud into the air, a local police chief reported.…
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A major 7.4-magnitude offshore quake struck in eastern Indonesia on Thursday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, with a US monitoring centre issuing a warning of possible “hazardous tsunami waves” within 1,000 kilometres (621…
JAKARTA — Indonesia on Saturday started enforcing a social media ban for kids under 16 years old, after a minister warned digital platforms that there was “no room for compromise.” The Southeast Asian nation announced the ban…
For most Southeast Asian countries, the immediate priority following the start of the Iran war has been to urge de-escalation and protect their citizens and migrant workers in the Middle East.…
JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian judge sentenced the son of an Interpol-wanted oil tycoon to 15 years in prison on Friday in connection with a corruption scheme estimated to have cost the government $17 billion. Muhammad Kerry…
Interpol issued a red notice for the arrest of one of Indonesia’s biggest oil tycoons over a $285 million corruption scandal, police said late Sunday.…
MAKASSAR, Indonesia — Rescuers found debris and one body on Sunday from a small plane that crashed in eastern Indonesia with 10 people on board, officials said. The Indonesian Air Transport turboprop plane lost contact with the…
MAKASSAR, S. Sulawesi – Authorities said a large joint rescue team will resume search operations before dawn on Sunday for an ATR 42-500 aircraft that went missing while flying from Yogyakarta to Makassar, as efforts intensify in the…
The Indonesian government defended a controversial criminal code which could punish organizing a demonstration without police notification.…
PADANG, Indonesia — Indonesian and Thai authorities raced on Sunday to clear debris and find hundreds of missing people as the death toll from devastating floods and landslides across Southeast Asia topped 600. Heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed…
