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Indonesia teacher gets life in prison for rape of 13 students

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 15 05:29 PM

During the trial, it was revealed he had raped the children -- many from poor families attending the school on scholarships -- over five years. Read more »

'No warning': Indonesian village caught off guard in volcano disaster

Kate Lamb, Stanley Widianto and Prastyo Wardoyo, Reuters
Posted at Dec 10 11:19 PM

The eruption of Java's tallest mountain has raised questions about the effectiveness of Indonesia's disaster warning system. Read more »

Death toll from Indonesia volcano eruption rises to 43

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 09 08:05 PM

The death toll from Saturday's eruption of a volcano on the main island of Java rose to 43 on Thursday amid ongoing rescue operations Read more »

Death toll from Indonesia volcano eruption rises to 39

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 12:00 AM

The highest mountain on the island of Java thundered to life on Saturday, ejecting volcanic ash into the sky and raining hot mud on villages. Read more »

Indonesia considers relocations after deadly volcanic eruption

Reuters
Posted at Dec 08 11:21 PM

Questions have been raised about the effectiveness of the disaster warning system and whether some villages should be moved. Read more »

Indonesia volcano eruption death toll rises to 34

Haeril Halim, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 07 05:03 PM

The disaster swallowed entire homes and vehicles, blanketing villages in grey ash and leaving residents terrified of returning home. Read more »

27 missing, 15 dead after volcano eruption in Indonesia

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 06 08:29 PM

More than 1,700 people have been evacuated, 56 people injured and at least 3,000 buildings destroyed or damaged by the eruption at Mt. Semeru. Read more »

LOOK: Indonesia volcanic eruption death toll rises to 14

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 05 08:29 PM

The eruption of Indonesia's Semeru volcano on Java island has killed 14 people and injured 56, a disaster mitigation agency official said on Sunday. Read more »

Deaths reported after Indonesian volcano eruption

Juni Kriswanto, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 05 09:26 PM

The eruption of Java's biggest mountain caught locals by surprise, sending thousands fleeing its path of destruction and forcing hundreds of families into makeshift shelters. Read more »

Search and rescue after Mt Semeru eruption

Juni Kriswanto, AFP
Posted at Dec 05 11:35 AM

Villagers and rescuers inspect an area covered with volcanic ashes at Sumber Wuluh village, in Lumajang, Indonesia on Sunday, in an attempt to find survivors or bodies after the Semeru volcano eruption. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: October 4, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 04 11:35 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

This is your waste: A tunnel made of plastic bottles

Prasto Wardoyo, Reuters
Posted at Oct 04 03:51 PM

People walk through "Terowongan 4444" or 4444 tunnel, built from plastic bottles collected from several rivers around the city. Read more »

Indonesia to impose 'emergency' curbs to battle virus surge

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 01 04:21 PM

Indonesia will impose "emergency" coronavirus restrictions this week to battle an alarming surge in infections, President Joko Widodo said Thursday, as the country scrambles to avoid a collapse of its overwhelmed health-care system. Read more »

Indonesia's COVID-19 situation nears 'catastrophe' - Red Cross

Reuters
Updated as of Jun 29 06:10 PM

Indonesia's COVID-19 surge is on the edge of a "catastrophe" as the more infectious Delta variant dominates transmission and chokes hospitals in Southeast Asia's worst epidemic, the Red Cross said Tuesday. Read more »

Health minister leads push for stricter curbs in COVID-ravaged Indonesia

Tom Allard and Kate Lamb, Reuters
Posted at Jun 28 03:38 PM

Indonesia's health minister is leading a push for stricter controls as coronavirus cases surge to unprecedented levels, according to sources familiar with government discussions. Read more »

At least seven dead in Indonesia boat selfie accident

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 02:09 PM

Seven Indonesians drowned after an overloaded boat capsized because of tourists attempting a selfie in a reservoir on Java island, police said Sunday. Read more »

7 killed in East Java earthquake

Juni Kriswanto, AFP
Posted at Apr 11 05:14 PM

Indonesian soldiers and residents check damaged houses in Malang, East Java on Sunday, a day after a 6.0-magnitude quake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s main Java island.  Read more »

Indonesia's Java hit by magnitude 5.9 quake, at least 7 killed

Bernadette Christina, Reuters
Posted at Apr 11 07:51 AM

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck off Indonesia's Java island on Saturday, killing seven people, severely wounding two and damaging hundreds of buildings in several cities, the country's disaster mitigation agency BNPB said. Read more »

Six killed after magnitude-6 quake hits Indonesia's Java island

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 10 11:22 PM

At least six people were killed after a 6.0 magnitude quake struck off the coast of Indonesia's main Java island, its disaster agency said Saturday, as the country reels from a cyclone disaster in another part of the archipelago. Read more »

5 injured, hundreds evacuated after massive blaze at Indonesia oil refinery

Reuters
Posted at Mar 29 08:50 AM

Indonesian state oil company Pertamina said on Monday it was trying to control a massive fire at its Balongan oil refinery in West Java and that five people had been injured and about 950 people evacuated because of the blaze.  Read more »