Mt. Dukono in eastern Indonesia erupted again on Wednesday, releasing a thick column of volcanic ash that rose 1,600 meters ...

Arif Amin stands in a sacred spot in Sagea Lake. The water has long supported life on Halmahera island, but it also has spiritual significance for villagers. The stilt house on Sagea Lake where ...

The arrests came after around 30 residents held a protest in front of a nickel mining company in East Halmahera on May 16, ...

HALMAHERA ISLAND, Indonesia—Deep in the backcountry here, Sumean Gebe, 42, lives with Bede Yuli, 39, and his two children in the forest around Dodaga Village, about four hours by road from the ...

Mount Ibu, on Halmahera island in North Maluku province, erupted at 7:45 pm central Indonesia time (1145 GMT), sending a tall flaming column soaring into the sky. "The lava was spotted two ...

The development is a joint venture between French and Chinese companies. Weda Bay Industrial Park is on Halmahera Island, one of roughly 17,000 islands (Indonesia doesn't even know exactly how ...

Many lives are intertwined with nickel mining on Indonesia’s Halmahera Island: Indigenous peoples, mining employees, smelter workers, fishers, farmers, and health care workers. Indonesia ...

The Weda Bay nickel mine on Halmahera island — by some estimates the largest in the world — has left the Indigenous group encircled, said Syamsul Alam Agus, an advocate at the Association of ...

Mount Ibu, located on remote Halmahera island in eastern Indonesia, erupted on Thursday morning, belching a tower of volcanic ash 5,000 meters (16,400 feet) above its peak. For all the latest ...

Mount Semeru in East Java province released searing gas clouds and rivers of lava on Saturday, as did Mount Ibu on Halmahera island in North Maluku province which shot a column of hot ashes as ...

Share the best of The Jakarta Post with friends, family, or colleagues. As a subscriber, you can gift 3 to 5 articles each month that anyone can read—no subscription needed! ount Ibu in North ...