Indonesian rescue center takes in more orangutans as fires rage
World 11:27 16/10/2026In the jungles of Indonesian Borneo, a rehabilitation center is taking in more orangutans as the country’s worst wildfires in a decade sweep through the forest home of the critically endangered animals.
Damaged and drained, Indonesia's peatlands go up in smoke
World 17:02 13/10/2026For weeks on end, parts of Indonesian Borneo have resembled an Armageddon landscape with masked residents immersed in a putrid, red-brown haze as wildfires devour peatlands near homes and farms.
Indonesia moves 8 endangered orangutans to safety after Borneo fires
World 17:45 11/10/2026Indonesian authorities and conservation workers successfully moved eight orangutans to a safe location after the endangered primates' homes were destroyed by wildfires in the forests of Borneo, they said on Sunday.
Indonesia to launch 480 free-meals scheme kitchens in October, most to be in remote areas
World 13:40 30/09/2026JAKARTA - Indonesia's troubled free-meals programme will open 480 kitchens next month, with most to be located in remote and disadvantaged areas such as the easternmost region of Papua, the head of the National Nutrition Agency said in a video post on Wednesday.
Indonesia rescue agency recovers another victim from capsized ship, authorities say
World 17:55 20/09/2026Indonesia's search and rescue agency said on Sunday it had recovered one more victim from the wreck of a passenger ship that capsized and sank in the Java Sea last weekend.
Families desperate for news as 129 still missing four days after capsize of ship in Indonesia's Java Sea
World 15:20 16/09/2026Desperation and frustration are growing among families of the 129 people still missing following the weekend capsizing of a ship in Indonesia's Java Sea, as persistent heavy seas and bad weather continue to restrict search-and-rescue operations.
Indonesia's choking wildfire, haze worsen breathing woes on Borneo
World 10:59 16/09/2026PONTIANAK, Indonesia - Indonesian housewife Mimi Marlina rode a motorbike through thickening haze blanketing the city of Pontianak on Borneo island, making a foray to buy groceries and supplies as the Southeast Asian nation battles raging forest fires.
Indonesia rescuers battle turbulent seas in search for 129 people after passenger ship capsizes
World 12:15 14/09/2026JAKARTA - Hundreds of Indonesian rescuers including the coastguard and the navy raced on Monday to board a passenger ship that capsized in the Java Sea over the weekend as they searched for the 129 people still missing, officials said, with the confirmed death toll at six.
Rescuers searching for 140 people from Indonesia passenger ship, official says
World 14:31 13/09/2026JAKARTA - Indonesian rescuers were searching on Sunday for 140 people from a passenger ship that was earlier reported missing in the Java Sea after 103 others were evacuated, one of whom died, a search and rescue agency official said.
Indonesia's Anak Krakatau eruption halts flights, schools, fishing
World 11:43 06/09/2026JAKARTA - An eruption of Indonesia's Mount Anak Krakatau caused the suspension of hundreds of flights at Jakarta's main airport on Sunday after some school activities and fishing were halted.
Indonesian police arrest 72 people suspected of starting forest fires
World 15:02 24/08/2026Indonesian police on Sunday arrested 72 people suspected of starting some of the recent forest and peatland fires as huge blazes in central and western parts of the country triggered a harmful cloud known as a choking haze.
Indonesian court begins trial of daycare staffers in alleged child abuse case
World 10:09 19/08/2026An Indonesian court began a trial on Tuesday for 11 daycare staffers alleged to be involved in a high-profile case of abuse against children in their care, as the chairperson of the daycare faced a separate hearing.
