Indonesia
Warnings multiply against Easter holiday travel, gatherings
World
April 9, 2020
Warnings multiply against Easter holiday travel, gatherings
BERLIN (AP) — As the Easter holiday approaches, world leaders and health officials are fervently warning that hard-won gains in…
Indonesia halts Islamic assembly, quarantining 9,000 people
World
March 19, 2020
Indonesia halts Islamic assembly, quarantining 9,000 people
MAKASSAR, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia halted a mass congregation of nearly 9,000 Muslim pilgrims and began quarantining them and checking…
Micro-pollution ravaging China and South Asia: study
World
February 25, 2020
Micro-pollution ravaging China and South Asia: study
Nearly 90 percent of the 200 cities beset by the world’s highest levels of deadly micro-pollution are in China and…
Thousands in shelters as Indonesia flood death toll hits 53
World
January 4, 2020
Thousands in shelters as Indonesia flood death toll hits 53
Tens of thousands of Indonesians were still unable to return to their waterlogged homes Saturday after flooding hit the Jakarta…
Indonesia capital floods leave 43 dead, 397,000 displaced
World
January 3, 2020
Indonesia capital floods leave 43 dead, 397,000 displaced
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The death toll from floods in Indonesia’s capital rose to 43 on Friday as rescuers found…
Indonesia floods leave nearly 30 dead, several missing
World
January 2, 2020
Indonesia floods leave nearly 30 dead, several missing
Indonesia’s disaster agency warned on Thursday of more deaths after torrential rains pounded the Jakarta region, triggering floods and landslides…
‘I’m still scared’ – Asia remembers tsunami that killed 230,000
World
December 26, 2019
‘I’m still scared’ – Asia remembers tsunami that killed 230,000
PHANG NGA, Thailand (Reuters) — Communities across Asia commemorated the more than 230,000 victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on…
The year the world woke up to the climate emergency
Environment
December 26, 2019
The year the world woke up to the climate emergency
Schoolchildren skipping class to strike, protests bringing city centers to a standstill: armed with dire warnings from scientists, people around…
Indonesia’s halal tourism bid faces pig pushback
World
October 31, 2019
Indonesia’s halal tourism bid faces pig pushback
Indonesia’s bid to lure more visitors by spreading halal tourism across the archipelago is facing a backlash, with a Christian…
Boeing design flaw a factor in Lion Air crash: Indonesian probe
World
October 25, 2019
Boeing design flaw a factor in Lion Air crash: Indonesian probe
A design flaw, inadequate pilot training and poor flight crew performance contributed to a Boeing jet crashing in Indonesia last…