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.
Vietnam’s Vingroup signs MoU on renewable energy partnership in Indonesia
Economy 15:56 20/09/2025Vietnam's leading private conglomerate Vingroup on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with PT. Sulsel Andalan Energi, a regional-owned enterprise in South Sulawesi, Indonesia, to collaborate on large-scale renewable energy projects, with an initial focus on solar power.
Indonesia central bank delivers surprise rate cut to boost growth
World 16:14 17/09/2025Indonesia's central bank delivered another surprise interest rate cut on Wednesday, its sixth cut since it kicked off an easing cycle in September last year, saying economic growth needed to be strengthened.
Waters recede in Bali after floods kill 16 people, with two still missing
World 15:11 12/09/2025Two people were still missing on Indonesia's resort island of Bali, officials said on Friday, as waters began receding after flooding killed at least 16 people this week, most of them swept away when rivers burst their banks.
Vietnam unaffected by rice import halt of Philippines, Indonesia: ministry
Economy 13:08 12/09/2025Vietnam’s rice market remains largely unaffected by the recent suspension of rice imports by the Philippines and Indonesia, according to a statement from the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment released on Thursday.
Dairy duty: Indonesia presses businesses to find a million cows
World 11:06 09/09/2025KUNINGAN, Indonesia - The once-empty barns of the Laras Ati milk cooperative are filled with the recent arrival of more than 200 pregnant spotted Holstein-Friesian cows from Australia under Indonesia's ambitious plan to ratchet up milk production.
