Indonesia

Indonesia Establishes Islamic Economy Agency to Propel Sharia Sector Growth ——————————– Indonesia, home to the world’s largest Muslim population, has taken a decisive step towards becoming a global leader in Islamic economics by establishing a dedicated Islamic Economy Agency, The…

Indonesia Faces High Youth Unemployment Amid Economic Pessimism ————————— Indonesia, home to over 44 million youths aged 15-24, is grappling with one of Asia’s highest youth unemployment rates, currently at about 16%, Al Jazeera reported based on government statistics. This…

Indonesia: Over 6M in Jakarta suffer respiratory illness amid alarming air pollution ——————————————— Over 6 million residents of Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital, have been affected by acute respiratory infections caused by worsening air pollution, Anadolu Agency reported. Hanif Faisol Nurofiq, the…

Strong Earthquake Hits Indonesia’s Tanimbar Islands …………… A powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck the Tanimbar Islands in Indonesia on Monday, according to the German Centre for Georesearch (GEOFON) and the US Geological Survey. GEOFON had initially recorded the quake at magnitude…

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Erupts, Sends Ash 18 km High …………………. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, a volcano on Indonesia’s Flores Island, erupted on Monday, sending an ash plume 18 kilometers into the sky, according to the country’s volcanology agency. The eruption, which…

Volcanic eruptions at Indonesia’s Mount Dukono spews ash 1,100 meters high ————————————- Mount Dukono, situated in eastern Indonesia on Halmahera Island, erupted again on Friday, sending a dense column of volcanic ash soaring 1,100 meters (3,608 feet) above its summit,…

Rescue operations underway in Indonesia after dozens go missing in ferry incident near Bali ————————— Indonesian rescuers continue searching for 29 people missing after the ferry KMP Tunu Pratama Jaya sank near Bali, resulting in six confirmed deaths, CNN reported.…

Indonesia raises alert as volcano erupts, spewing massive ash cloud ………………. Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted on Tuesday, sending a towering ash column 11 kilometres into the sky and prompting authorities to raise the alert level to the highest on…

Report accuses Indonesia of overlooking environmental harm at nickel hub The Indonesian government is facing criticism for allegedly overlooking environmental damage and human rights violations linked to nickel mining operations on Halmahera Island, according to a report released by Climate…

Indonesia Issues Warning Amid COVID-19 Surge in Asia Driven by Omicron Subvariant ———————- Indonesia’s Health Ministry has urged healthcare facilities nationwide to intensify COVID-19 surveillance as a more contagious omicron subvariant, JN.1, fuels a surge in cases across parts of…