Tag: Indonesia

Indonesia council calls for press freedom after presidential office revokes reporter’s access

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia's main press council called for press freedom and urged President Prabowo Subianto's palace to restore…

Halal concerns drive vaccine hesitancy as Indonesia fights measles outbreak

SUMENEP, Indonesia (AP) — Three health care workers rode motorbikes into the Indonesian city of Sumenep, carrying doses…

EU proposes new delay to anti-deforestation rules

The EU said Tuesday it will seek a new one-year delay to sweeping anti-deforestation rules cheered by green…

Earthquake causes scattered damage in Indonesia’s Papua region

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A magnitude-6.1 earthquake shook Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua early Friday, causing scattered damage…

How did an Indian zoo get the world’s most endangered great ape?

Tapanuli orangutans are the world's most endangered great ape. Fewer than 800 remain, all previously thought to be…

Indonesian court sentences Ukrainian man to life for producing illegal drugs in Bali

DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — A Ukrainian man arrested in Thailand and extradited to Indonesia after seven months on…

Indonesia court upholds passage of military law revisions

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Wednesday upheld the passage of revisions of the country's military law by…

Indonesia leader in damage control, installs loyalists after protests

In removing Indonesia's finance minister and U-turning on protester demands, the leader of Southeast Asia's biggest economy is…

Indonesia faces greater flood risk this wet season, says weather agency

JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia is expected to experience a longer-than-usual peak period during its wet season this year, bringing…

Indonesia seizes part of nickel site over forest violations

Indonesian authorities have seized a small section of the world's largest nickel mine for encroaching on forest areas…

Indonesian rescuers search for missing people as floods recede

DENPASAR, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers on Thursday searched in rivers and the rubble of devastated villages for survivors…

Deadly floods inundate Indonesia’s Bali and Flores islands

Flash floods swept two Indonesian islands, including tourist hotspot Bali, killing at least 13 people, with six others…