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Indonesia raises volcano warning to highest after Semeru erupts, evacuates 90 people
Indonesian authorities raised the warning on Semeru volcano on the island of Java to the highest level on Sunday (Dec 4) after an eruption spewed a column of ash high into the air.
The evacuation of people, which includes children and…
Indonesia’s Jokowi points to Taiwan, South Korea as economic models in rebuke of west
Indonesian President Joko Widodo said his nation will not follow a purely open economic model that he blamed for undercutting Latin America’s growth prospects for decades, saying Taiwan and South Korea show the advantage of making the world…
Indonesia families sue government and companies over cough syrup deaths, injuries
A dozen Indonesian families whose relatives died or were injured after consuming tainted cough syrups have sued the government and companies accused of supplying the products, according to a lawsuit.
The Southeast Asian country has seen…
Indonesia to build homes for quake survivors
The Indonesian government plans to build hundreds of houses on the safer ground for the survivors of the earthquake that struck West Java province, the chief of the Southeast Asian archipelago's disaster agency said on Sunday.…
Death toll from Indonesia quake rises to 321, official says
The death toll from an earthquake that hit Indonesia's island of Java has risen to 321 as rescuers found more bodies on Sunday, the national disaster mitigation agency said.
The shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit the West Java town of…
Jokowi tells fans to pick ‘white-haired’ leader to secure legacy
Indonesian President Joko Widodo urged his supporters to vote for a “fully white-haired” leader, his most upfront show of support yet for a presidential hopeful.
“Look at the leader’s hair too, if it’s fully white, that means they are…
Death toll in Indonesia earthquake surpasses 300, 24 still missing
The death toll from Monday's magnitude 5.6 earthquake on Java Island in Indonesia rose to 310, with 24 still unaccounted for on Friday, according to the country's disaster management agency.
More than 20,000 houses were damaged, and over…
Helicopters to drop relief supplies to Indonesian villagers stranded after quake
Helicopters will drop relief supplies on Wednesday to Indonesian villagers stranded after an earthquake crumpled homes in West Java, while others waited apprehensively to learn the fate of missing relatives.
The death toll from Monday’s…
Indonesia quake death toll rises to over 250, 151 others missing
The death toll from Monday's magnitude 5.6 earthquake on Java Island in Indonesia rose to more than 250 with 151 unaccounted for, according to the country's disaster management agency.
More than 20,000 houses were damaged and over 58,000…
Indonesia: Java quake kills scores and injures hundreds
An earthquake on the main Indonesian island of Java has killed scores of people and injured hundreds, say officials.
The 5.6 magnitude quake struck Cianjur town in West Java, at a shallow depth of 10km (6 miles), according to…