Indonesia

Indonesia’s highest volcano on its most densely populated island has spewed ash skyward and released searing gas clouds and rivers of lava in its latest eruption.

Indonesian authorities say the death toll from Monday’s earthquake on Java has leapt to 252 as more bodies have been discovered under collapsed buildings.

An earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing at least 162 people, damaging dozens of buildings and sending residents into the capital’s streets for safety.

Soccer’s three worst stadium tragedies occurred over a 60-year span but are so strikingly similar that its clear lessons haven’t been learned.

Indonesian police say they are bringing criminal charges against three officers and three civilians for their roles in the deaths of 131 people when police fired tear gas inside a soccer stadium.

Police fired tear gas to stop brawls at a soccer match in Indonesia leading to a stampede that killed at least 129 people, according to police.

Police firing tear gas after an Indonesian soccer match in an attempt to stop violence triggered a disastrous crush of fans that has left at least 125 people dead.

A Harvard Kennedy School graduate student and transgender advocate died in Indonesia after being arrested at the start of his honeymoon, prompting calls for an investigation from family, other advocates and the school. Rodrigo Ventosilla, a 32-year-old from Peru, was arrested for carrying prescription medicine and then, along with his husband, deprived of rights while in detention in Bali, all…

Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the Chinese military has become significantly more aggressive and dangerous over the past five years.

Ten more survivors of an Indonesian boat that sank three days ago in bad weather have been rescued by local fishermen, leaving 11 people still missing. A rescue official says the captain and other crew of the cargo vessel, which was carrying 42 people, are among those rescued. The cause of the sinking is still being investigated. Ferry tragedies are...

Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano has spewed avalanches of hot clouds in eruptions overnight that forced about 250 residents to flee to temporary shelters

A strong and shallow earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing seven people and injuring 85, while causing panic on the island and in neighboring Malaysia and Singapore

While “air rage” may seem to be another inevitability of living through a pandemic, some places aren’t seeing many frustrations unleashed in the skies.

Indonesia hit a daily record high of more than 64,000 cases last week, superseding daily infections in the previous wave which peaked just under 57,000 in July.

A wild crocodile with a used motorcycle tire stuck around its neck for six years has finally been freed by an Indonesian bird catcher

According to Bain & Company, young people – especially those from advanced economies – are getting more stressed out and overwhelmed in the workplace.

Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea

Visitor arrivals and tourism receipts reached 330,000 and an estimated $1.9 billion, respectively in 2021, according to the Singapore Tourism Board.  

The death toll following the eruption of the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island of Java has risen to 13, with seven people still missing, officials say as rain continues to pound the region and hamper search efforts

Indonesia’s GoTo Group has secured $1.3 billion from investors in the first close of an ongoing funding round ahead of a planned initial public offering.