Indonesia

Indonesian Muslims are leading an “environmental jihad” to protect the country’s fragile ecology, drawing inspiration from the Quran, TRTWorld reported in an article yesterday. As the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation, Indonesia has faced growing climate disasters, prompting activists and…

In Indonesia, the sacred month of Muharram, locally known as “Shura,” is marked by a variety of rituals and traditions as the nation prepares for the day of Ashura. Revered as a holy period, Muharram aligns with the first month…

Researchers have uncovered what they believe to be the world’s oldest known artwork, discovered in a cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, Al Jazeera reported on Thursday. The painting, which depicts three people gathered around a large red pig,…

A recent report from Statistics Indonesia (BPS) revealed that over 10 million Gen Z Indonesians, born between 1997 and 2012, are currently not employed and not participating in any formal education or training programs. The study also showed that unemployment…

Mount Ibu, a volcano located in Indonesia’s North Maluku province, erupted three times on Thursday, spewing red lava and thick ash clouds, the Associate Press reported yesterday. According to the news agency, the eruptions sent ash up to 1,200 meters…

On Saturday, a volcano in Indonesia’s Halmahera island erupted, spewing a massive 5-kilometer-high ash cloud, Reuters reported. The eruption of Mount Ibu, which began at 11:03 am local time, came after a series of eruptions in May following increased volcanic…

Indonesian authorities ordered the evacuation of residents from several villages on the remote island of Halmahera after a fresh volcanic eruption at Mount Ibu on May 18, Anadolu Agency reported today. The eruption sent a grey ash cloud up to…

At least 11 people, mostly students, were killed when a bus crashed in West Java, Indonesia on Saturday. the Associated Press reported. The bus, carrying 61 students and teachers, was returning from a graduation celebration in the Bandung resort area…

The Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency said that at least 28 people, including several children, have been killed and many others are missing after flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano hit the western part of the…

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit Indonesia on Sunday, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). The epicenter of the quake was 153 kilometers (95 miles) southwest of the Fakfak area in West Papua, at a depth of 12.1 kilometers below…