Thailand shifts gear in flood evacuation; Indonesia death toll climbs to 61
World 09:55 28/11/2025Flood rescue teams in Thailand readied drones to deliver aid and helicopters dropped supplies to people marooned on rooftops on Thursday, as the death toll from its worst floods in years rose and the number killed by a cyclone in Indonesia climbed to 61.
Death toll from Indonesia's Central Java landslides rises to 30
World 14:34 21/11/2025The death toll from landslides in two regions of Indonesia's Central Java rose to 30 as rescue efforts continued, the country's disaster mitigation agency said on Friday.
Indonesia evacuates stranded climbers after Semeru volcano erupts
World 11:21 20/11/2025JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities evacuated more than 900 people and were facilitating the safe return on Thursday of 170 climbers stranded after the eruption of its Semeru volcano, one of the country's tallest mountains.
Landslides in Indonesia's Central Java kill at least 18; dozens missing
World 14:51 17/11/2025JAKARTA - Rain-triggered landslides in two regions in Indonesia's Central Java province last week have led to the deaths of at least 18 people, authorities said on Monday, with search operations ongoing.
British woman on death row leaves Indonesia after repatriation deal
World 15:12 07/11/2025A 69-year-old British woman who was on death row in Indonesia on drug offences departed the country early on Friday after Jakarta and London reached a deal to repatriate her and another prisoner on humanitarian grounds.
Indonesia ends search for victims of boarding school collapse, 61 dead
World 15:00 07/10/2025JAKARTA -- Indonesian rescuers wrapped up the search on Tuesday for victims trapped under the rubble of a collapsed Islamic boarding school in the province of East Java, after retrieving more than 60 bodies, disaster authorities said.
At least 50 bodies recovered after Indonesian school collapse, 13 remain missing
World 12:15 06/10/2025JAKARTA -- The death toll from the collapse of a school in Indonesia last week has climbed to at least 50 people as rescuers have cleared nearly all of the debris, rescue authorities said on Monday, in the country's deadliest disaster this year.
Indonesia school collapse death toll rises to 36, search for bodies continues
World 11:26 05/10/2025The number of students confirmed dead after the collapse of an Islamic boarding school building in Indonesia rose to 36, from 16 a day earlier, the country's disaster mitigation agency said on Sunday.
Authorities in Vietnam’s Vinh Long seize over 7 tonnes of wildlife products illegally transported from Indonesia
Vietnam News 10:16 05/10/2025The Border Guard Command of Vinh Long Province in southern Vietnam reported on Saturday the seizure of more than seven tonnes of illegal goods, including pangolin scales, python skins, animal bones, among others, transported from Indonesia to Vietnam on two wooden boats.
Indonesian president defends free meals program after 6,000 suffer food poisoning
World 15:45 29/09/2025JAKARTA - Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Monday defended his ambitious plan to provide free meals for children after some 6,000 cases of food poisoning, saying the percentage of those affected was small and the program was still finding its footing.
Over 1,000 Indonesians sick from school meals in more food poisoning outbreaks
World 16:57 25/09/2025More than 1,000 children in Indonesia's West Java have suffered food poisoning this week from school lunches, authorities said, the latest in a series of outbreaks and another setback for the president's multi-billion-dollar free meals programme.
Nickel mining threatens Indonesia coral haven, NGOs warn
World 15:40 25/09/2025Nickel mining threatens one of the world's most important marine biodiversity and coral hotspots in Indonesia, despite the government revoking several permits, a report warned Thursday.
