The Philippines is advancing plans to establish its first coal-blending facility, seeking to hedge against supply risks as top supplier Indonesia prepares to restrict exports, the Department of Energy (DOE) said. Speaking on the sidelines of the Energy Smart Forum on Thursday, Aug. 27, Energy...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia intensified its ground and aerial firefighting operations Monday as huge blazes in central and western regions scorched wide areas of forests and peatland, creating a choking haze that blanketed cities and crossed borders. Indonesian police have arrested 72...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian police on Sunday arrested 72 people suspected of starting some of the recent forest and peatland fires as huge blazes in central and western parts of the country triggered a harmful cloud known as a choking haze. Indonesia has been battling...
LAMBA LEDA, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of people remained displaced on the Indonesian island of Flores on Tuesday, three days after a powerful earthquake killed at least 68 people, injured more than 200 others and damaged thousands of homes. The disaster left many children struggling with fear...
REO, Indonesia (AP) — Thousands of people were still waiting for aid on the Indonesian island of Flores as the country celebrated its 81st Independence Day on Monday, days after a powerful earthquake killed at least 54 people, injured dozens and damaged hundreds of homes and other buildings....
RUTENG, Indonesia (AP) — Rescue teams in eastern Indonesia recovered six more bodies Sunday after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck the day before, bringing the death toll to 53, authorities said. Thousands have been displaced. The U.S. Geological Survey said the powerful earthquake hit the...
The pageant community is mourning the death of Putri Andriani Juficha, the Indonesian beauty queen who represented her country at Miss Earth 2025. Putri died on Aug. 14, 2026, at the age of 25. The date was particularly heartbreaking as it was also the day she was supposed to turn 26. Her cause of...
MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 47 people, collapsing buildings and causing panic in a region prone to deadly quakes. Authorities said dozens more residents were injured and warned that the death toll...
The Philippine Air Force (PAF) disclosed on Monday night, Aug. 10, that one of its FA-50PH Fighting Eagle jets developed a minor mechanical problem while returning from Exercise “Pitch Black” in Darwin, Australia but was repaired and cleared to continue its journey home. The aircraft...
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia sent airplanes and hundreds of firefighters on Sunday to fight a blaze in a popular national park, one of a growing number of wildfires the country is battling during an unusually dry season. The largest fire reported this week has burned about 176 hectares...
SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian ferry carrying 271 people caught fire in waters off the main island of Java on Sunday, leaving at least five people dead and dozens missing as rescuers and passing vessels evacuated hundreds from the burning ship, officials said. The Mutiara Sentosa 2...
The Indonesian Navy’s tall ship KRI Bima Suci-945 made Manila the final stop of its 124-day goodwill voyage, bringing with it naval cadets, Indonesian cultural traditions, and a message of friendship between two neighboring maritime nations. Arriving on July 2, the Manila visit marked the...
