Indonesia

Ten more survivors of an Indonesian boat that sank three days ago in bad weather have been rescued by local fishermen, leaving 11 people still missing. A rescue official says the captain and other crew of the cargo vessel, which was carrying 42 people, are among those rescued. The cause of the sinking is still being investigated. Ferry tragedies are...

Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano has spewed avalanches of hot clouds in eruptions overnight that forced about 250 residents to flee to temporary shelters

A strong and shallow earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing seven people and injuring 85, while causing panic on the island and in neighboring Malaysia and Singapore

While “air rage” may seem to be another inevitability of living through a pandemic, some places aren’t seeing many frustrations unleashed in the skies.

Indonesia hit a daily record high of more than 64,000 cases last week, superseding daily infections in the previous wave which peaked just under 57,000 in July.

A wild crocodile with a used motorcycle tire stuck around its neck for six years has finally been freed by an Indonesian bird catcher

According to Bain & Company, young people – especially those from advanced economies – are getting more stressed out and overwhelmed in the workplace.

Jakarta is congested, polluted, prone to earthquakes and rapidly sinking into the Java Sea

Visitor arrivals and tourism receipts reached 330,000 and an estimated $1.9 billion, respectively in 2021, according to the Singapore Tourism Board.  

The death toll following the eruption of the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island of Java has risen to 13, with seven people still missing, officials say as rain continues to pound the region and hamper search efforts

Indonesia’s GoTo Group has secured $1.3 billion from investors in the first close of an ongoing funding round ahead of a planned initial public offering.

International expansion from both JD.com and rival Alibaba could challenge the e-commerce dominance of Amazon in certain parts of the world.

More than 100 world leaders, including U.S. President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping, have committed to end deforestation by 2030.

Residential superyachts sell onboard apartments to owners who want top-of-the-line amenities without the hassle of boat maintenance and staffing.

The U.S. — by some distance — was found to be responsible for the largest share of CO2 emissions from 1850 through to the present day.

The pandemic ended some jobs and turned others remote, allowing people to make life-changing moves to places like Greece, Napa Valley and Costa Rica.

From Phuket to Singapore, some of Southeast Asia’s most popular islands are slowly opening the doors to international travelers again.

Indonesia’s military says security forces have killed the country’s most wanted militant with ties to the Islamic State group.

A massive fire raged through an overcrowded prison near Indonesia’s capital, killing at least 41 inmates, two of them foreigners serving drug sentences, and injuring 80 others

Carbon dioxide emissions from the global electric power sector surged past pre-pandemic levels to record highs in the first half of 2021, new research found.