Indonesia

Massive Fire in Central Jakarta Displaces Hundreds of Families ——————————— A large residential fire ripped through a densely populated neighborhood in the Kemayoran district of Central Jakarta late Monday night, destroying scores of homes and leaving hundreds of people without…

Five Killed in Suspected World War II-Era Bomb Explosion in Eastern Indonesia ———————————— Five people were killed and around 20 others injured after a bomb believed to date back to World War II exploded in a fishing village in Papua…

Indonesia: 20 Missing After Mount Dukono Eruption in Eastern Halmahera ———————————— At least 20 people are reported missing following the eruption of Mount Dukono on Friday, when a dense cloud of smoke and volcanic ash shot up to 10 kilometers…

Train Crash Near Jakarta Kills 15, Dozens Injured ——————————– A deadly train collision near Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, has left at least 15 dead and 84 injured, Al Jazeera reported. The crash occurred at Bekasi Timur railway station in West…

Strong Earthquake Strikes Off Indonesia; Tsunami Alerts Issued and Later Lifted —————————— A strong earthquake struck the Northern Molucca Sea off the coast of Ternate city in eastern Indonesia on Thursday, April 2, initially measured at a magnitude of 7.8.…

Indonesia Leads World in Number of Muslims, Mosques, Global Statistics Show ——————————— Indonesia has the largest Muslim population in the world, with approximately 209 million adherents, and is home to nearly 800,000 mosques, according to recent global statistics. This makes…

Indonesia Moves to Standardize Non-Halal Product Labels Ahead of Mandatory Halal Certification Deadline ——————————- Indonesia is set to implement standardized labeling for non-halal products, part of its broader effort to ensure transparency under the “Halal 2026” initiative, FoodNavigator-Asia reported. The…

Malaysia Sends 40,000 Translated Qur’ans to United States and Africa ———————————- Malaysia has dispatched 40,000 translated copies of the Qur’an to the United States, Ivory Coast, and Ghana as part of a global Islamic outreach initiative, the Malaysian National News…

Indonesia Signals Possible Seizure of Illegal Mining Areas ………. Indonesia may move to seize mining operations across nearly 190,000 hectares of forest cleared without permits, as part of a broad crackdown on illegal resource extraction, the deputy forestry minister told…

Indonesia Threatens Ban on Musk’s Grok AI Over Degrading Images ———————- Indonesia has warned it may block Elon Musk’s social media platform X and its artificial intelligence chatbot Grok after a surge in degrading images of women and children generated…