Climate change takes spice from Indonesia clove farms
World 09:30 04/05/2025Colonial powers once sought to wipe out cloves grown by locals on the eastern Indonesian island of Ternate to safeguard their monopoly over the prized crop. Today farmers say the gravest threat to their plants is climate change.
Indonesia books larger-than-expected $4.3bn trade surplus in March
World 17:13 21/04/2025JAKARTA -- Indonesia reported on Monday a $4.33 billion trade surplus in March, more than expected and the widest in four months as shipments beat estimates on strong palm oil and nickel exports as well as a rush to beat the start date for U.S. tariffs.
Indonesian woman turns to mangroves to fend off rising tides
World 17:57 19/04/2025DEMAK, Indonesia -- Pasijah, a 55-year-old housewife in Indonesia's Central Java Province, wakes up every morning to the sound of the sea. If that sounds idyllic, it is anything but.
Indonesia arrests judges who cleared palm oil companies of graft charges
World 14:52 14/04/2025JAKARTA -- Indonesian authorities arrested three judges who acquitted three palm oil companies of charges of corruption in obtaining export permits, an official said on Monday, following the arrest of a local court's chief judge on bribery charges in the same matter.
Indonesia palm oil firms eye new markets as US trade war casts shadow
World 10:22 14/04/2025Indonesian palm oil companies are seeking new markets in Europe, Africa and the Middle East as they try to protect themselves from the impact of Donald Trump's trade war, a top industry executive told AFP.
Indonesia's horror movie industry rises from the grave
World 14:59 13/04/2025Crunching popcorn and screaming, Indonesians are flocking to watch homegrown horror films in cinemas that draw on the country's penchant for ghost and monster stories.
Vietnam FM Bui Thanh Son enjoys 'pho,' walks with Indonesian counterpart in Hanoi
Vietnam News 21:14 24/04/2024This is not the first time that Minister Son has invited a foreign counterpart to have breakfast and take a stroll in the Vietnamese capital
Philippe Troussier steps down as head coach of Vietnam after humiliating loss to Indonesia
Vietnam News 00:36 27/03/2024The thrashing was the straw that broke the camel's back
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Banda Sea in Indonesia; no tsunami warning
World 14:24 08/11/2023The quake was 370 km (229.9 miles) southeast of Ambon, Indonesia and estimated at a depth of 146 km
Vietnam draw against hosts Indonesia in opener at Southeast Asian U19 championship
Vietnam News 10:54 03/07/2022The Vietnamese had a 0-0 draw with hosts Indonesia in their group-stage opener at the 2022 AFF U-19 Youth Championship
Quake rattles Indonesia's Sumatra island killing at least 2 people
World 15:00 25/02/2022A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck inland near the western coast of Indonesia's Sumatra island on Friday, killing at least two people and causing tremors that were felt in neighboring Singapore and Malaysia, officials and witnesses said
Indonesia survey finds 85% of population have COVID-19 antibodies
World 17:03 07/01/2022More than 85% of Indonesia's population has antibodies against COVID-19, a government-commissioned survey showed, but epidemiologists warned it was not clear whether this immunity could help contain a fresh wave of coronavirus infections
