Toxic tides: life in Indonesia’s most polluted village
Once a pristine fishing hamlet, Tanjung Uma is now drowning in garbage and disease as it bears the brunt of unchecked waste ...
Smithsonian Magazine8d
The Search to Find the Remains of Homo Erectus in a Vanishing Landscape
A paleontologist journeys through Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago in search of our earliest ancestors, and uncovers how ...
UCA News16d
Is the Church reclaiming land or recolonizing Indonesia’s Flores island?
Last week in Maumere, in Indonesia’s Flores island, the Catholic Church came under fire for reclaiming Indigenous people's lands to develop agricultural and plantation projects. Local communities ...
Forbes19d
Google Maps Will Show ‘Gulf Of America’ And ‘Mt. McKinley’ To US Users
Google Maps will display the name “Gulf of America” instead of the “Gulf of Mexico” for U.S. users once official government sources are updated to reflect the name change ordered by ...
VietnamPlus19d
US-ASEAN Council maps Indonesia's growth opportunities
Jakarta, January 28 (VNA) - The US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC), in collaboration with the University of Indonesia’s Institute for Economic and Community Research (LPEM UI), unveiled its ...
Roger Ebert21d
The Ballad of Wallis Island
When folk musician Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden) arrives on the remote, sea-swept Wallis Island, he believes he’s coming to play an intimate gig for a few fans. In reality, the concert is for one man: ...
CNN-News1821d
Opinion | A New Era For India-Indonesia Ties: From Cultural Bonds To Strategic Partnership
Additionally, it has the potential to become a key hub for India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands, enabling seamless trade and tourism links with Indonesia and other ASEAN nations. Once developed, the ...
Associated Press23d
Wall of ice the size of Rhode Island heading toward penguin-packed island off Antarctica
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The world’s biggest iceberg — a 130-foot (40-meter) tall wall of ice the size of Rhode Island — is ...
Armed robbery in Revesby24d
Indonesia Lifts Ban on Sea Sand Exports, Islands at Risk
Where did the sand go? By and large, Singapore. As Indonesian islands shrank, its tiny but rich neighbour grew. Sea sand from Indonesia and other nations has been used to expand Singapore's land area ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore24d
Batam farm’s escaped crocodiles: 34 caught so far, say Indonesian officials
The 34 crocodiles were caught in the waters of Mangkada and Seraya islands, Sepaku Bay, Lokan River and Batu Legong in Batam ... (Photo: Indonesia's Taskforce for Disaster Management and Crocodile ...
The Conversation24d
The last time it was legal, exports of sea sand destroyed dozens of Indonesian islands. Now, the ban is being lifted
Where did the sand go? By and large, Singapore. As Indonesian islands shrank, its tiny but rich neighbour grew. Sea sand from Indonesia and other nations has been used to expand Singapore’s land ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore25d
Indonesia rescuers search for survivors as landslide kills 19
PEKALONGAN: Hundreds of rescuers were searching through thick mud and debris to find survivors on Wednesday (Jan 22) after a rain-triggered landslide in Indonesia killed at least 19 people and ...