2,000 sick after Indonesia school meals; rights body seeks probe
Students rest while receiving treatment for food poisoning at the regional general hospital after eating government-sponsored free school meals in Indonesia. (Photo: Reuters) Around 2,000 students and teachers have reportedly fallen ill after eating…
84-year-old woman found alive inside the rubble ‘Like a miracle,’ three days after Indonesia earthquake
An extraordinary rescue has emerged from the devastation left by a powerful earthquake in eastern Indonesia, after an 84-year-old woman was found alive beneath the ruins of her home three days after the disaster. Paulina Pobi, who lived in Nitunglea…
Wildfires came within metres of rescued orangutans in Indonesia; staff fought the blaze into the night and moved 60 animals to safer enclosures
Firefighters carry their equipment as they attempt to extinguish a wildfire on a peatland field in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Muhammad Hatta) Orangutans rescued from wildlife traffickers face a new threat from…
Indonesia hit by 5.7 magnitude quake days after deadly 7.7 tremor
Indonesia earthquake (File photo) An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck north-northwest of Ende in Indonesia on Monday morning, days after a powerful 7.7-magnitude quake hit the country.According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the latest tremor…
Indonesia rocked by 3 major quakes and more than 230 aftershocks in 24 hours
Devastation in Indonesia as multiple powerful earthquakes hit in under 24 hours Indonesia was rocked by three major earthquakes within 24 hours, with a powerful 7.7-magnitude quake striking off Flores on Saturday, killing at least 47 people and…
Pakistan Navy responds to distress call and assists Indian ship stranded in Arabian Sea
New Delhi: PakistanPakistan’s navy responded to a distress call from an Indian ship stranded in the Arabian Sea due to a serious technical fault, the military told Reuters on Tuesday.According to a military statement, the ship, named MV Gautam, was…
Indonesian police looking for four suspects in acid attacks on activists
Representative Image (AI) JAKARTA: Indonesian police are looking for four people wanted in connection with an acid attack that injured an activist who criticized the military’s growing role in the government, an official said on Monday.Andrie…