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Missing Indonesian submarine 'running out of oxygen', officials say

A frantic search is underway for the vessel as officials warn that it has less than 24 hours of air remaining.

23/04/2021

Indonesia

Search underway for Indonesian submarine thought to have sunk too deep

Indonesia’s navy and neighbouring countries’ rescue ships are searching for a submarine that went missing during a training exercise with 53 people on board.

22/04/2021

Indonesia

Indonesian Navy hunts for missing submarine with 53 aboard

The military is trying to re-establish contact with the German-made submarine and its crew, which went missing during a torpedo drill on Wednesday.

21/04/2021

Indonesia

Indonesia landslides death toll rises to 119 with dozens still missing

The death toll from mudslides in eastern Indonesia has risen to 119 with scores still missing.

07/04/2021

Indonesia

Suicide bomb targets Mass in Indonesia, 20 wounded

The attack took place at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral in Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi province.

28/03/2021

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Tourists in Bali are being made to do push-ups for not wearing masks

Police have been filmed stopping tourists in the street and making them do push-ups.

20/01/2021

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Residents on island of Java clear up ash from Mount Semeru volcano

Indonesia is home to about 130 active volcanoes because of its position in the "Ring of Fire" plate belt.

17/01/2021

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Number of bodies found after Indonesian earthquake rises to 56

Buildings were reduced to piles of bricks and all that remained of a shopping centre was a crumpled shell.

17/01/2021

Indonesia

Indonesian rescuers retrieve more bodies from aftermath of earthquake

At least 56 people have died in the 6.2 magnitude earthquake which hit Sulawesi island on Friday night

17/01/2021

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Indonesian navy divers find new debris from Sriwijaya Air jet

At least 268 divers were deployed in the search on Thursday.

15/01/2021

Indonesia

At least 10 dead as earthquake flattens buildings in Indonesia

A powerful earthquake hit the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, forcing thousands of people to flee their homes.

15/01/2021

Indonesia

Indonesia plane crash: Black boxes located amid search for survivors

Hopes of finding survivors were fading on Monday after the jet went down with 62 people on board.

09/01/2021

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Bali battles mounting plastic waste as rainy season causes build-up

Bali is the world's second-biggest marine polluter behind China

08/01/2021

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Indonesia's baby sea turtles make a break for freedom

Dozens of palm-sized baby turtles flipped and flopped on a beach as they made their way towards the crashing waves of the Indian Ocean, under the watchful gaze of conservationists at a national park in Indonesia.

06/01/2021

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Deadly flooding hits Indonesia's Sumatra island

Flash floods hit the Indonesian city of Medan on Sumatra island.

04/12/2020

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Clashes in Jakarta over Indonesia's new labour law

Protesters clashed with police in Jakarta as thousands of students and workers staged rallies across Indonesia on Thursday in opposition to a new law they say will cripple labour rights and harm the environment.

08/10/2020

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A 300-metre long 3D artwork adds beauty to a neighbourhood in Jakarta.

A 300-metre long 3D artwork adds beauty and serenity to a neighbourhood in Jakarta. The artists from the independent 'Komunitas Perupa Jakarta' were keen to liven the mood during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

02/09/2020

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Indonesia Sinabung volcano spews new burst of hot ash

The volcano in North Sumatra province was shooting smoke and ash more than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) into the air and hot ash clouds travelled one kilometre (0.6 mile) south east, Indonesia’s Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Centre said.

23/08/2020

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Indonesia's Sinabung volcano sends ash spewing into the sky

Rumbling Mount Sinabung on Indonesia’s Sumatra island erupted Monday, sending a column of volcanic materials as high as 5,000 metres into the sky.

10/08/2020

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Giant dead whale washes up on Indonesian coast

Thousands of people gathered on Na Batu Kepala beach in Indonesia after a 100-tonne blue whale was found dead by a fisherman.

29/07/2020

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Protecting critically endangered orangutans from coronavirus

Orangutans share 97 per cent of their DNA with humans so a rehabilitation centre in Indonesia decided to take extra care.

08/04/2020

Indonesia

Dutch king apologises for colonial killings in Indonesia

Indonesia was under Dutch rule for 350 years. The Dutch military had carried out a series of massacres to crush the resistance against colonial rule.

10/03/2020

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Indonesian volcano spews smoke, ash into sky

Indonesia's Mount Merapi volcano erupted spewing a plume of ash above Java on Tuesday morning, March 3.

03/03/2020

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43 killed and almost 400,000 displaced after deadly Jakarta floods

43 killed and almost 400,000 displaced. The death toll has doubled in Jakarta as rescuers found more bodies after receding floodwaters.

02/01/2020

Indonesia

'I just miss her': Relatives remember tsunami victims 15 years on

More than 230,000 people died across south-east Asia when a tsunami unleashed devastation on December 26, 2004.

26/12/2019

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Eco-friendly palm oil 'is a con', says Greenpeace

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil clapped back, saying Greenpeace had 'misunderstood' its methods.

05/11/2019