Indonesia Evacuates Thousands After Volcano Erupts Five Times
Indonesia’s Mount Luang volcano erupted at least five times on Wednesday, prompting a high-level alert and tsunami warning for further eruptions. More than 11,000 people living near the volcano have been ordered to leave as the government struggles to establish a four-mile radius of safety around the mountain. Luan itself island It is approximately three […]
Indonesia May Normalize Relations with Israel to Join OECD
Israeli officials on Thursday confirmed Israeli media reports that the world’s largest Islamic state is open to normalizing relations with Israel in preparation for joining the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Possibility of normalization agreement first raised revealed According to Israel’s largest daily newspaper, Yedioth Afronos on Thursday. The report said “careful negotiations” […]
Cheap coal, cheap workers, Chinese money: Indonesia’s nickel success comes at a price | Indonesia
SNestled chest-deep in the Moluccan Sea, just outside the rolling chimneys of the world’s largest nickel industry, Upin adjusted his mask and dove. Although his people, the Bajau, are known to remain underwater for more than 10 minutes, Upin quickly surfaces. He carries a sturdy metal disc over the side of the dugout canoe. “Since […]
Indonesia election: losing candidate files court challenge after Prabowo Subianto victory | Indonesia
Indonesia’s defeated presidential candidate Anies Baswedan has filed a lawsuit in the Constitutional Court challenging last month’s election results, which were won by Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto in a landslide. Anies, a former Jakarta governor, said the purpose of the lawsuit was to ensure improvements in democracy and that there were many problems with the […]
REPORT: Probe Launched Into Airline As Pilots Allegedly Nap During Flight In Indonesia
On January 25, FOX News reported that aviation authorities have launched an investigation into an Indonesian airline after two pilots allegedly took a 28-minute nap during a flight. Indonesian authorities have charged Batik Air Indonesia’s 32-year-old captain and 28-year-old co-pilot with negligence for deviating from the flight path after reportedly falling asleep in the cockpit. […]
Indonesia election: hundreds of millions go to the polls to vote for new president | Indonesia
The world’s largest one-day election has begun in Indonesia, with more than 200 million people across the archipelago eligible to vote in the race to decide the successor to popular outgoing President Joko Widodo. Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto, a former special commander under Suharto’s dictatorship, has shaken off his fierce past image and secured the […]
Indonesia election: president criticised over alleged interference on behalf of Prabowo | Indonesia
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has come under growing criticism over allegations of interference in the upcoming election as the country prepares to hold the world’s largest single-day vote. More than 200 million people are eligible to vote in Indonesia’s elections on Wednesday, which will elect the country’s next president and future executive and legislative representatives […]
Bali bomber Ali Imron seeking presidential pardon in Indonesia | Bali
Ali Imron, who was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the 2002 Bali bombings, has asked for a presidential pardon, saying he wants to be released to work on deradicalization projects across Indonesia. Imron, 54, spent 21 years in prison for the bombing that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians and 38 […]