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Thousands of houses still submerged in Indonesia's East Jawa province

Thousands of houses still remain submerged by floods in Indonesia's East Java province, but the waters have been receding and a number of evacuees returned home

A data-driven path to vaccine equity

The relative weightage of economic activities and mortality may be a serious issue, which the policymakers should decide and the model can be rebuilt based on the country's perspective

Japan, Indonesia sign pact to transfer arms amid China concerns

Japan and Indonesia signed a pact on Tuesday allowing the transfer of Japanese defense equipment and technology to Jakarta as the two countries strengthen their military ties

At least 500 people evacuated from fire at Indonesian oil refinery

At least 500 people were being evacuated from a nearby village after a massive fire broke out at the Pertamina Balongan Refinery in Indonesia

Suicide bomb hits Palm Sunday Mass in Indonesia, at least 20 injured

Two attackers blew themselves up outside a packed Roman Catholic cathedral during a Palm Sunday Mass on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, wounding at least 20 people, police said.

Explosion outside Catholic church in Indonesia's Makassar, cordon set

An explosion occurred outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar on Sunday, The Jakarta Post reported citing police

Indonesia urges ASEAN leaders to hold summit on Myanmar military coup

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Friday urged a halt to violence in Myanmar and asked the fellow leaders of Southeast Asian countries to hold a summit on the crisis.

At least five killed, 70 missing as landslides hit gold mine in Indonesia

"We have got five bodies and received reports from members of families about missing persons. The total is 70. Many of them could be buried underground," the official said

Thousands being evacuated amid floods in Indonesia's West Java

Thousands of residents are being evacuated on the outskirts of Indonesia's capital amid flooding

6.4-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia's Bengkulu province, no casualties

The agency earlier reported that the quake was at 6.5-magnitude before revising it down to 6.4, he said

Strong earthquake shakes western Indonesia; no tsunami alert

A strong undersea earthquake shook western Indonesia on Wednesday, but no injuries were immediately reported

Investigators: Throttle problem suspected in Indonesia plane crash

A malfunctioning automatic throttle may have caused the pilots of a Sriwijaya Air jet to lose control, Indonesian investigators

Indonesia's palm oil-powered 'green diesel' fuels threat to forests

State energy company PT Pertamina last month started trials on the so-called "green diesel" after conducting tests with jet fuel late last year

Indonesian volcano unleashes river of lava in new eruption: Report

Indonesia's most active volcano erupted Wednesday with a river of lava and searing gas clouds flowing 1,500 meters (4,900 feet) down its slopes. It was the Mount Merapi's longest lava flow since authorities raised the volatile volcano's danger level in November, said Hanik Humaida, the head of Yogyakarta's Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center. The alert level was being maintained for now at the second-highest level, she said, and people should stay out of the existing 5-kilometer (3-mile) danger zone around the crater as the local administrations in Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces closely monitor the situation. The 2,968-meter (9,737-foot) volcano is on the densely populated island of Java and near the ancient city of Yogyakarta. It is the most active of dozens of Indonesian volcanoes and has repeatedly erupted with lava and gas clouds recently. Merapi's last major eruption in 2010 killed 347 people. Indonesia, an archipelago of 270 million people, is prone to

Casualties from Indonesia earthquake increase to 91: State agency

Indonesia was struck by a 6.2-magnitude earthquake

Indonesia to cut foreign ownership curbs to add jobs, lure funds

The list of industries limited to foreign investment has been cut to just 48, from more than 300, according to a draft of the presidential decree.

Indonesia, Malaysia eye joint campaign in Europe to counter palm oil critic

The producers of palm oil, grown primarily in Indonesia and Malaysia, are accused of clearing vast areas of biodiversity rich rainforests in Southeast Asia and exploiting migrant workers

Aid effort intensifies after earthquake on Indonesian island killed 81

More rescuers and volunteers were deployed in the hardest-hit city of Mamuju and the neighboring district of Majene on Sulawesi island, where the magnitude 6.2 quake struck early Friday

Indonesian authorities extend search for Sriwijaya plane crash victims

Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) has extended the search for victims of last week's Sriwijaya Air plane crash

At least 35 killed in 6.2-magnitude Indonesia earthquake, hundreds injured

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island killed 35 people and injured hundreds, with the meteorological agency warning of aftershocks, possibly strong enough to trigger a tsunami