Indonesia

A boat carrying 78 passengers sank just three hours after departing from a port in the Indragiri Hilir Regency region of Riau province on the Indonesian island of Sumatra. A rescue team was immediately dispatched to the area, and the…

On Tuesday, Indonesian students dressed in anti-radioactive costumes protested Japan's contentious proposal to dump more than a million tons of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. Protesters displayed posters…

An eruption occurred at around 12:00 local time on the 2,963-meter-high Merapi Volcano, located between the center of Indonesia's Java Island and Yogyakarta. It was reported that the volcano spewed ash and smoke up to 7 kilometers in height…

A woman narrowly escaped death when her husband threw her overboard on a ferry in Indonesia's Sundra Strait. The husband was receiving psychiatric treatment, according to the police. Passengers quickly came to the woman's aid.…

A landslide occurred after heavy rains in Indonesia's Natuna Islands. The Indonesian National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure reported that 11 died in the disaster and at least 50 others went missing. It is estimated that the loss of…

A fire broke out at a fuel storage station operated by Indonesia's state energy company, Pertamina, in the capital, Jakarta, at 20:00 local time. Authorities announced that 17 people, including two children, died and 50 were injured in the…

During a nature trip in Indonesia's Java province, a tree fell on a family swimming in Sedudo Waterfall as a result of a landslide. The tragic accident resulted in the death of 49-year-old Agus Setiawan and the injuries of four additional…