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Indonesian President Joko Widodo provides aid to people at a temporary shelter

Indonesia earthquake survivors appeal for aid

Survivors of an Indonesian earthquake that killed at least 268 people have appealed for food and water as rescuers picked through devastated villages with hopes of finding anyone alive fading.

World • 23 Nov 22

Villagers in Cianjur salvage items from damaged houses following a 5.6-magnitude earthquake

Indonesia quake kills at least 268 people

An earthquake that struck Indonesia's West Java killed at least 268 people, many of them children, with 151 still missing, disaster relief officials have said, as rescuers searched the rubble of destroyed buildings for survivors.

Asia • 22 Nov 22

Wounded people rest under a tent outside a hospital in Cianjur following the earthquake

162 people killed as earthquake hits Indonesia

At least 162 people were killed and hundreds injured when a shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake toppled buildings and triggered landslides on Indonesia's main island of Java, officials said.

World • 21 Nov 22

Most of the cases reported in Indonesia involved children aged under 5, the ministry said

Indonesia bans liquid medicines after children's deaths

The Indonesian government has announced a ban on all syrup and liquid medicine prescription and over-the-counter sales, after the deaths of nearly 100 children from acute kidney injury this year.

World • 19 Oct 22

Police fired tear gas after Arema FC supporters stormed the pitch

Indonesia soccer stampede kills 125 after tear gas used

The death toll from a stampede at an Indonesian football stadium has been revised down to 125 due to double counting, officials said.

World • 02 Oct 22

Russia will be participating in the talks in Bali

US hopes for G20 action on Ukraine

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was on the Indonesian island of Bali preparing for a G20 gathering that will be his first face-to-face meeting with the fiercest critics of his country's invasion of Ukraine.

World • 07 Jul 22

Indonesia's Health Ministry said that three children had died in hospitals in the capital Jakarta last month, after displaying some of these symptoms

Mystery liver disease kills three children in Indonesia

Three children in Indonesia have died from a mysterious liver disease, the country's health ministry said.

World • 06 May 22

Indonesia has moved to suspend all exports of palm oil

Palm oil exports could resume in May says Indonesia

Indonesia should be able to tackle its domestic cooking oil shortage in the next few weeks and lift an export ban on palm oil and its refined products in May, an industry body said.

World • 28 Apr 22

Mount Batur is a volcano considered holy by many Balinese people

Bali to deport man for dancing naked at sacred mountain

A Canadian actor and self-proclaimed wellness guru is facing deportation from Indonesia's Bali island after a video of him dancing naked at a sacred mountain went viral.

News Lens • 26 Apr 22

Mount Semeru on Saturday ejected a mushroom of volcanic ash high into the sky and rained hot mud as thousands of panicked people fled their homes

Indonesian volcano eruption death toll rises to 34

The death toll from the eruption of Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano has risen to 34, the national disaster agency said, as aid was rushed to the affected region.

World • 07 Dec 21

A man carries a child as he and other people flee the area around Mount Semeru

At least 14 killed as Indonesian volcano erupts

The death toll from a sudden, spectacular eruption of Indonesia's Mount Semeru has risen to 14, disaster officials said, as rescuers searched villages blanketed in molten ash for survivors.

World • 05 Dec 21

Family members of one of the victims sit outside the prison

41 killed in fire at overcrowded Indonesian prison

At least 41 people were killed and dozens of others were injured when a fire broke out at an overcrowded Indonesian prison when most inmates were asleep.

World • 08 Sep 21

The KM Karya Indah was heading to Sanana in the northeast of the Indonesian archipelago when it was engulfed in flames

Over 270 rescued after Indonesian ferry catches fire

Search teams are looking for one missing person after rescuing all other passengers from a large ferry that caught fire in Indonesia, an official said.

World • 30 May 21

The KRI Nanggala 402 disappeared last month

Chinese navy to help Indonesia salvage sunken submarine

Chinese navy ships have arrived off Bali to help haul up a submarine that sank last month killing 53 crew, the Indonesian Navy said as it geared up for a deep-sea salvage operation.

World • 04 May 21

An Indonesia Navy ship sets off from the Tanjungwangi port near the naval base in Banyuwangi, East Java province

Sunken Indonesian submarine found broken in three

The search for a missing Indonesian submarine with 53 crew has turned into a salvage effort after recovered debris suggested it broke apart as it sank off the coast of Bali.

World • 25 Apr 21

Submarine KRI Nanggala went missing during a naval exercise in Banyuwangi, East Java

Indonesia military says missing submarine sank

An Indonesian submarine that went missing off the coast of Bali has sunk, the country's navy said, dashing hopes that its 53 crew would be saved.

World • 24 Apr 21

The military said it picked up signs of an unidentified object as it search for the missing submarine

Oxygen low as search continues for Indonesian submarine

Rescue teams are continuing to race against time to find a missing Indonesian Navy submarine lost in the Bali Sea with 53 crew, which would be running out of oxygen if not already crushed by water pressure.

World • 23 Apr 21

The submarine lost contact during live torpedo exercises (File pic)

Search for missing Indonesian submarine with 53 aboard

Indonesia has deployed warships in the hunt for a navy submarine that went missing with 53 crew aboard off the coast of Bali, as other nations sent vessels to help with the search.

World • 22 Apr 21

Construction on Kerry's new facility in Indonesia has started and the plant will be operational late 2022

Kerry invests €30m in Taste facility in Indonesia

Food technology and ingredients company Kerry Group is set to increase its footprint in South East Asia (SEA) by building a second manufacturing facility in Karawang in Indonesia.

Business • 19 Apr 21

Rescuers evacuating people on a rubber boat today during a flood in Waingapu, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Over 100 dead in Indonesia, East Timor floods

Tropical cyclone Seroja pounded Indonesia and East Timor after torrential rains triggered floods and landslides that have killed more than 100 people and left dozens more missing.

Asia • 05 Apr 21

At least five people were seriously injured and about 1,000 local residents were evacuated

Massive fire engulfs Indonesian oil refinery

A massive blaze broke out Monday at one of Indonesia's biggest oil refineries after a huge explosion turned the sprawling complex into raging inferno.

World • 29 Mar 21

Indonesia - an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands and islets - has nearly 130 active volcanoes

Timelapse captures ash cloud from Indonesian volcano

A timelapse video captures the moment an Indonesian volcano erupted, spewing a spectacular column of ash thousands of metres into a powder blue sky.

News Lens • 02 Mar 21

World's most active volcano Mount Merapi erupts

Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has erupted, belching out fiery red lava.

World • 19 Feb 21

The men, who were not identified, were whipped with a rattan by a masked sharia officer

Indonesian gay couple whipped for Sharia-banned sex

A gay couple were flogged in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province today, justice officials said, in a public spectacle lambasted by human rights groups.

World • 28 Jan 21

A survivor is pulled out of the ruin of a collapsed building following a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia

Indonesia quake kills at least 42, injures hundreds

A powerful earthquake has killed at least 42 people and injured hundreds on Indonesia's island of Sulawesi.

World • 15 Jan 21