20 hikers missing after volcano erupts in east Indonesia: rescue official
- 08-May-2026
JAKARTA: Twenty hikers, nine of them from Singapore, were reported missing Friday after Mount Dukono on Indonesia’s eastern Halmahera island erupted, spewing a smoke cloud some 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) into the air, a rescue official told AFP. “Our team is on its way. It is not yet confirmed if there are injured people. Based […]
Indonesia train crash toll rises to 14 as rescuers complete evacuation
- 28-Apr-2026
JAKARTA: The death toll from a train collision near the Indonesian capital Jakarta has risen to 14 with another 84 injured, the train operator said on Tuesday, as rescuers completed work to extract survivors still trapped in the wreckage. The collision between a commuter train and a long-distance train happened late on Monday in Bekasi, […]
Indonesia orders food companies to apply colour-graded sugar, fat content stickers
- 16-Apr-2026
Indonesia will require food and beverage companies to apply colour-graded labels for products high in salt, sugar, and fat in two years in a bid to combat obesity and other health risks, according to a new health ministry decree seen by Reuters. Reuters first reported the plan to introduce labelling norms last year. Here are […]
Indonesia to allow airlines to raise fares by up to 13%, minister says
- 07-Apr-2026
Indonesia will allow airlines to raise ticket prices by increasing the fuel surcharge, while waiving some airline-related taxes, senior economic minister Airlangga Hartarto told reporters on Monday. Read Also: Jakarta confirms Indonesian peacekeeper killed in Lebanon Airlines are now allowed to raise ticket fares after the government said it would allow a fuel surcharge hike […]
Indonesia says no to $1bn fee for Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ seat
- 23-Mar-2026
Jakarta: Indonesia’s president, under fire at home for signing up to US counterpart Donald Trump’s so-called “Board of Peace”, has insisted his country would not pay the $1 billion joining fee for permanent membership. Jakarta had only committed peacekeeping troops for the initiative, Prabowo Subianto said in a statement published on the presidential YouTube channel […]
Indonesia says it has entered agreement with India to procure BrahMos missiles
- 10-Mar-2026
Indonesia has entered an agreement with India to procure the BrahMos missile system, its defence ministry spokesperson Rico Ricardo Sirait told Reuters on Monday. In 2023, BrahMos, a company co-owned by the Indian and Russian governments, told Reuters it was in advanced discussions with Jakarta on a deal worth $200 million to $350 million. Rico […]
Strong quake hits off Indonesia’s Sumatra island
- 03-Mar-2026
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the Indonesian island of Sumatra on Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey, rattling residents but causing no serious damage. The quake originated offshore from Sumatra’s northeastern tip, authorities said, prompting people to flee outdoors in a region that frequently experiences devastating tremors. “I was at […]
Death toll from landslide in Indonesia’s West Java rises to 17
- 26-Jan-2026
The death toll from a landslide that hit Indonesia’s West Java province at the weekend rose to 17 on Monday, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said, with dozens still missing. The landslide that hit a residential area in the Bandung Barat region early on Saturday was triggered by heavy rains starting the day before, which […]
Indonesian rescuers find debris from missing plane
- 18-Jan-2026
MAKASSAR, Indonesia: Rescuers on Sunday found the debris from a small plane that went missing in eastern Indonesia, but have yet to locate the 10 passengers who were on board, officials said. The Indonesian Air Transport turboprop plane lost contact with the air traffic controller on Saturday afternoon while en route from Yogyakarta to the […]
Indonesia searching for missing ATR 42-500 plane
- 17-Jan-2026
Indonesia rescuers were searching on Saturday for an ATR 42-500 fisheries surveillance aircraft that went missing with 11 people on board