Hundreds of people have been killed and millions displaced as extreme weather has ravaged Southeast Asia this month. Indonesia’s heavy rain was linked to two tropical cyclones. By Jin Yu Young and ...
Rescue workers in Indonesia are continuing to battle to reach victims in several devastated areas submerged by cyclone-driven torrential rain over the past week, as authorities said the death toll has ...
The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Indonesia has risen to 442, according to a tally published by the national disaster agency, as desperate people hunt for food and water. The ...
The death toll from the cyclone-fueled rains in Indonesia has risen to 303, the nation’s disaster mitigation agency said Saturday. At least 279 people are still missing on the island of Sumatra, which ...
Conservationists fear up to 11% of Tapanuli orangutan population perished in disaster that also killed 1,000 people The skull of a Tapanuli orangutan, caked in debris, stares out from a tomb of mud in ...
Papua New Guinea has raised concerns over its border with Indonesia, calling for the establishment of a new 10-kilometre "buffer zone" between the two countries. It comes as Australia, Papua New ...
On Thursday, a significant 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Sumatra island, close to Aceh province, with its epicenter just 10 km underground. Though locals experienced the tremors intensely, ...
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PADANG SIDEMPUAN, Indonesia — Indonesia’s president told survivors of last week’s devastating floods that help was arriving to those in need Monday as Asian governments scaled up their responses to a ...
JAKARTA, Nov 29 (Reuters) - The death toll from floods and landslides following cyclonic rains in the Indonesian island of Sumatra has risen to 303, the head of the country's disaster mitigation ...
India and Indonesia are close to finalising a US$450 million sale of BrahMos missiles, in a deal analysts say could give Southeast Asia a long-sought alternative to dependence on the US or China. The ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin welcomed Prabowo on Wednesday, hailing 75 years of what the Kremlin described as “solid and steady” diplomatic relations between the two countries. The visit was ...