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The Philippines on Thursday recorded another jump in coronavirus cases to overtake neighbouring Indonesia as the country with the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 infections in East Asia. A recent surge in cases of the virus in and around the capital Manila has pushed authorities to reimpose a lockdown affecting …

Indonesia’s government and House of Representatives have denounced the Israeli regime’s plan to annex Palestinian territories. “President Joko Widodo fully supports our firm stance against the Deal of the Century, including the annexation of the West Bank by Israel,” Mardani Ali Sera, Deputy Chairman of the Indonesian Parliamentary Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation …

Indonesia’s most volatile volcano on Sunday spewed ash and hot gas in a massive column as high as 6km (3.7 miles) into the sky. Mount Merapi’s clouds of ash, accompanied by a rumbling sound heard kilometres (miles) away, blanketed several villages on the main island of Java. Indonesia’s Center for …

The Indonesian Air Force fighter crashed in a residential area in Riau province on the island of Sumatra, the pilot ejected and survived, learned Alghadeer.com citing the Jakarta Post newspaper. According to him, the Hawk 209 fighter took off on Monday morning from the Rusmin Nuriyadin airbase in Pekanbaru and …

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake jolted Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province Monday, the country’s meteorological agency said. The epicenter of the quake was around 29 kilometers (18 miles) southeast of Bolaang Mongondow Regency at a depth of 105 kilometers (65.2 miles), according to the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysical Agency. The agency has …

Malaysia will lift most coronavirus restrictions on businesses on Wednesday, including a ban on travel between its states, after lockdown of nearly three months although its international borders will remain closed. Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin announced in a televised address the novel coronavirus outbreak was under control and Malaysia would …

An Indonesian army helicopter crashed in Central Java province on Saturday, killing three of the nine passengers on board, a TV report said. There was no immediate confirmation from the army on the incident. There were nine passengers aboard the helicopter, Kompas TV reported. Six passengers were injured and evacuated …

As many as 128 houses were damaged in Thursday’s powerful earthquake in Indonesia’s North Maluku province. The quake measuring 6.8 rattled Morotai Islands Regency. The National Disaster Management Agency said these damaged houses were located in six regencies namely South Morotai, East Morotai, Morotai Jaya, South West Morotai, and Rao …

Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, has canceled plans to attend the Hajj pilgrimage this year because of concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Around 220,000 people from Indonesia were set to take part in this year’s Hajj, and Indonesia always gets the largest foreign contingent due to its population …

The governor of Indonesia’s capital announced on Thursday the easing of some coronavirus restrictions though he warned that the fight against the outbreak was far from over in Southeast Asia’s biggest city. Governor Anise Baswedan said from Friday some public transport could resume normal operations and houses of worship would …

Indonesia on Tuesday called for Saudi Arabia to decide if it will allow the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca after the coronavirus pandemic plunged the ritual into doubt. Last year around 2.5 million faithful traveled to Saudi Arabia from across the world to take part in the “hajj”, which all …

At least seven crew members were killed and 22 others were injured as a blaze broke on the Jag Leela oil tanker at the Belawan port of the city of Medan in Indonesia’s North Sumatra province, media reported on Tuesday, citing local authorities. According to the Jakarta Post newspaper, the …

An earthquake of magnitude 6.9 struck in the Banda Sea, off Indonesia on Wednesday, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 117 km (73 miles), EMSC said. The US Geological Survey gave a preliminary magnitude of 6.8. The earthquake is not capable of …

In a bustling meat market on a tourist island in Indonesia on 7 April, a pile of dead bats is laid out for sale on a table next to cuts of fresh pork while a butcher angrily shoos away a customer trying to take pictures of the scene on his …

An Indonesian volcano that triggered a deadly tsunami 16 months ago has erupted again, spewing a column of ash up to 15km into the sky. Scientists said Anak Krakatau, a volcanic island between Java and Sumatra, was continuously erupting until Saturday morning, making it the longest eruption there since its …

Twitter and Facebook have suspended more than 80 accounts following a Reuters investigation that linked them to a network of news sites backed by the Indonesian army that publish pro-government propaganda about the restive region of Papua. The 10 sites in the network appear to be independent news outlets. But …

Flash floods and landslides have killed at least nine people and forced thousands into temporary shelters on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, the local disaster agency said on Thursday (Jan 30). Torrential rain in North Sumatra this week sparked the disaster, with most victims drowning or hit by logs swept away in …

Flash floods inundated swathes of Indonesia’s capital and nearby towns on the first day of the New Year after torrential rainfall overnight, killing at least nine people and forcing thousands of people to evacuate, authorities said on Wednesday. “As of 4 pm today, there are 19,079 displaced residents who have …

At least 27 people have died and more than a dozen were injured after a bus plunged into a ravine in Indonesia, officials said Tuesday. The bus careered into a 150-meter (500-foot) ravine in South Sumatra province just before midnight (1600 GMT) on Monday and ended up in a river, …

  At least 20 people have died after a strong earthquake struck Ambon city in Indonesia’s Maluku islands, destroying homes and triggering landslides that buried at least one of the victims.