JAKARTA, Indonesia—Landslides and flash floods from torrential rains in eastern Indonesia killed at least 41 people and displaced thousands, the country’s disaster relief agency said Sunday. More than two dozen others were still missing. Mud tumbled down from surrounding hills onto dozens of homes in Lamenele village shortly after midnight on Adonara island in East…
With Eyes on China, Japan and Indonesia Bolster Security Ties
TOKYO—Japan and Indonesia pledged on Tuesday to tighten security ties and signed a deal to facilitate transfers of defense equipment and technology, as their near neighbor China expands its economic and military might. China’s territorial claims in the East and South China seas have become a priority issue in an increasingly testy Sino-U.S. relationship and…
Burma Security Forces Kill at Least 9 as International Community Calls for End to Violence
International pressure on Burma’s military junta to halt its repression of pro-democracy protests following last month’s coup increased on Friday as security forces shot dead at least nine demonstrators on the streets. Calls for dialogue and the end to the bloodshed came from several of Burma’s Southeast Asian neighbors led by Indonesia—an unusual stance in…
Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung Volcano Spews Ash Into Sky
JAKARTA—Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung volcano sent a cloud of hot ash as high as 3.1 miles on Tuesday, in its first big eruption since August last year, the country’s volcanology center said. Mount Sinabung’s activity has increased since last year and the alert for the volcano in North Sumatra province has been placed at the second-highest…
Indonesian Capital Slammed by Monsoon Floods, More Than 1,000 Forced To Evacuate
JAKARTA—Severe flooding across several areas in the Indonesian capital forced more than a thousand people to flee their homes on Saturday, with the country’s meteorology agency warning the conditions were set to continue for the next week. Some 1,380 Jakarta residents were evacuated from southern and eastern areas of the city, home to 10 million…
Indonesian Volcano Unleashes River of Lava in New Eruption
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesia’s most active volcano erupted Wednesday with a river of lava and searing gas clouds flowing 3,000 meters (nearly 10,000 feet) down its slopes. No casualties were reported. The sounds of the eruption could be heard 30 kilometers (18 miles) away, officials said. It was Mount Merapi’s biggest lava flow since authorities raised its…
Indonesia: Iran, China ‘Caught Red-Handed Illegally Transferring Oil’
Indonesian authorities said two seized supertankers suspected of illegally transferring oil over the weekend were “caught red-handed.”
Iran Asks Indonesia to Detail Seizure After Iranian Tanker Caught in Illegal Oil Transfer
DUBAI/JAKARTA—Iran has asked Indonesia to provide details about the seizure of an Iranian-flagged vessel, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Monday, a day after Jakarta said it had seized Iran and Panama-flagged tankers in its waters. Indonesia said on Sunday its coast guard had seized the Iranian-flagged MT Horse and the Panamanian-flagged MT…
Indonesia Says It Has Seized Iranian and Panamanian Tankers
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesian authorities said that they seized an Iranian tanker and Panamanian tanker suspected of carrying out the illegal transfer of oil in their country’s waters Sunday. The tankers—the Iranian-flagged MT Horse and the Panamanian-flagged MT Frea—were seized in waters off Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province, said Wisnu Pramadita, a spokesman for the Indonesian Maritime Security…
Quake Death Toll at 78 as Indonesia Struggles With String of Disasters
JAKARTA —At least 78 people have been killed after an earthquake struck Indonesia’s West Sulawesi province on Friday, the Search and Rescue agency (Basarnas) said on Sunday, the latest in a string of disasters to hit the Southeast Asian country. In a statement, Basarnas confirmed 78 had died, 67 of whom were from the district…
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