Indonesia

A lightning struck Septain Raharja, a football player in the Siliwangi Stadium in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, during the friendly match played between the FC Bandung and FBI Subang teams on Saturday. After the 35-year-old player, who…

Merapi Volcano, located on Indonesia's Java Island and around which 250,000 people live, has erupted again. Thousands of locals were evacuated as the volcano spewed lava nearby. The lavas went down 2 kilometers from the slope, and hot ash…

Andi Syamsul Bahri, the imam of the Al-Ula Mosque in the city of Balikpapan in the East Kalimantan region of Indonesia, died of a heart attack during the morning prayer on January 2. The congregation did not notice the incident for a while…

Two passenger trains, one carrying 191 and the other carrying 287 people, collided into each other in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. A search and rescue operation was initiated in the wreckage of both trains. At least three people were…

An explosion occurred at a nickel facility belonging to the Indonesian Tsingshan Stainless Steel company on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island. Thirteen people, 5 of whom were Chinese, died and 38 others were injured in the facility.…

The Lewotobi Volcano in the southeast of Indonesia's Flores Island erupted after not being active since 2002. The volcano spewed ash and smoke to a height of 1500 meters, said the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation.…

The Marapi Volcano, situated in western Sumatra Island, Indonesia, erupted while 75 climbers were in the vicinity. Authorities confirmed the deaths of 11 climbers and initiated a search for 12 others who went missing. However, the search…

Indonesian authorities announced the purchase of F-15EXs, the most advanced version of the F-15 type warplane, from the US aircraft manufacturer Boeing in order to modernize its air force. At the meeting held with Indonesian Ministry of…

A passenger train collided with a stranded truck at a level crossing in West Semarang city, Indonesia. The truck driver escaped before the impact, and a passenger was injured while trying to exit the slowing train. Despite a…