JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's Mount Ili Lewotolok erupted Friday, belching a tower of smoke and ash almost a kilometre into the sky and prompting authorities to impose a no-go zone in the area. This handout picture taken and released on March 24, 2023 by the Vulcanology and Geological Hazard...
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted late Friday and continued to spew hot ash and other volcanic material on Saturday. Footage of flaming lava pouring out of the crater and a tall column of hot cloud rising 1,300 metres into the air was...
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia has deployed security forces to a town in the breakaway eastern region of Papua after 10 people were killed during a riot sparked by rumours of a child abduction, officials said Friday. Angry locals in Wamena town attacked police with stones and arrows Thursday,...
The Department of National Defense (DND) said Monday, Feb. 20, that it enhanced its security cooperation with its counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) after participating in back-to-back regional conferences in Jakarta, Indonesia. Department of National Defense (DND)...
A high-ranking official from one of Japan’s leading financial institutions has expressed strong interest in backing the proposed Maharlika Investment Fund (MIF) . (Nathan Boadle/ Unsplash) Thus, bared House Speaker Martin Romualdez in an interview Friday night, Feb. 10 with members of the...
ABS-CBN's International Sales Division has clarified reports about "Darna" being cancelled only weeks after it aired in ANTV Indonesia. In an article published on PEP.ph, the network explained the airing was simply postponed in relation to Indonesia currently undergoing a shift from analog TV...
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday expressed regret over mass human rights violations committed in the country's past, including a violent anti-communist purge in the 1960s and the disappearance of student protesters in the late 1990s. More than half a million...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Police arrested on Friday, Jan. 6, an Indonesian and two Filipinos for transporting unlicensed high-powered firearms in Kiamba, Sarangani. Major Ludovico Rendaje, Kiamba police chief, identified the suspects as Indonesian Anton Gobay, 29, and his Filipino companions...
Richard Gomez couldn't be prouder that his daughter Juliana won gold in a fencing competition in Indonesia. He wrote on Instagram: "Congratulations @gomezjuliana for winning the Gold in the West Java Fencing Challenge 2022 in Bogot, Indonesia. You make our country proud! Congratulations to Coach...
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Indonesia's parliament on Thursday approved an extradition treaty with Singapore that will help Jakarta track down corruption suspects who have taken sanctuary or stored money offshore in the city-state. The Indonesian government is trying to retrieve billions of dollars in...
Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr. has expressed support to a trilateral security cooperation between Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) which is seen to help maintain peace in the Indo-Pacific region. Australian Amb. Hae Kyong Yu (left)...
JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Parts of Indonesia's revised criminal code appear "incompatible" with fundamental freedoms and human rights, the United Nations said Thursday. The sweeping overhaul includes a ban on sex outside marriage and the cohabitation of unmarried couples, which activists have said are...
