Indonesia

Wildfires in Indonesia's Bangka-Belitung Islands have completely destroyed 305 homes and forced the urgent evacuation of around 500 residents. Local disaster management officials noted that strong winds, peatland terrain, and wooden…

Heavy rains and severe flooding in Indonesia's West Sumatra province have left one person dead and four others injured. The disaster has paralyzed local transportation, with Police Chief Djati Wiyoto Abadhy noting that "sand, rocks, and mud…

Indonesian rescue teams have entered their ninth day of searching for eight people who disappeared en route to the Anak Krakatau Islands. The group, which includes five journalists, two crew members, and a guide, vanished on…

An Indonesian Air Force Sukhoi Su-30 fighter jet caused a brief panic after veering off the tarmac at Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport on Sulawesi Island. The military aircraft ended up nose-down on a grassy slope, drawing the…

A powerful 6.7 magnitude earthquake has shaken central Indonesia's Sulawesi island, sending panicked residents of Palu rushing into the streets. The shallow tremor, which struck at a depth of just 10 kilometers, caused building…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has arrived in Jakarta for a key official visit, following a series of diplomatic engagements in Singapore. He was warmly welcomed at the airport by his Indonesian counterpart, Foreign Minister…

A suspected World War II-era explosive detonated in an Indonesian fishing village in the Papua region, killing five people and injuring 19 others. Police authorities believe the deadly blast was caused by an old bomb or mortar shell, noting…

Three climbers, including two Singaporeans, were killed when Indonesia's Mount Dukono erupted violently, catching a group of twenty hikers who had explicitly defied a strict climbing ban. The volcano launched an ash cloud 10…

At least 16 people were killed and four injured when a passenger bus and a fuel tanker collided head-on along Indonesia's Trans-Sumatra Highway. Authorities state the midday crash occurred because the tanker was traveling in the wrong…