Mt Rinjani’s hiking route reopened after blaze
THE country has reopened the Senaru hiking route to Mount Rinjani in West Nusa Tenggara after a forest fire that had closed the route was declared extinguished, the Mount Rinjani National Park Agency said.
Hope for endangered Sumatran rhinos’ future
Two critically endangered Sumatran rhinos have fallen pregnant at an Indonesian sanctuary, boosting hopes for the survival of one of the world's rarest and most threatened mammals, the government said.
Anak Krakatau eruption creates two new islands
Two new islands have emerged in waters surrounding Mount Anak Krakatau following a major eruption last month that grounded flights for days, the head of Indonesia's volcano monitoring agency said.
Choked by haze, limited by the law
HAZE from Indonesian wildfires has blanketed neighbouring Malaysia and Singapore for more than a month, closing schools and sending respiratory complaints skyrocketing.
Prabowo taps career diplomat as new FM
President Prabowo Subianto replaced his foreign minister with a career diplomat, in his second change to a top post in his Cabinet in less than three weeks.
Ferry captain arrested over deadly Java Sea sinking
A police spokesperson said that the captain of a ship that capsized in the Java Sea last month has been arrested and will face criminal charges for his role in an accident that killed at least 78 people.
Alcoholic drinks, large TV seized from prison ‘villas’
Authorities raided a prison outside Jakarta where inmates have allegedly been paying to live in luxury, emptying several "villas" of furniture, bottles of alcohol and at least one big-screen TV.
Indonesian governor orders halt on data centre project by Singapore's BDx due to lack of permits
JAKARTA: A governor of Indonesia's most populous province has ordered Singapore's BDx Data Centers to halt construction on a data centre due to a lack of required permits, amid a push by Southeast Asia's largest economy to catch up with regional peers in technology infrastructure projects.
In court over late brakes
Police have charged a train driver with allegedly failing to hit the brakes in time to prevent a crash that killed 16 women near Jakarta in April, an official said.
Aluminium growth comes at cost
THE resource-rich country is expanding its production of aluminium as the Iran conflict disrupts supplies, relying on its abundant coal reserves to power new smelters that run contrary to efforts to curb carbon emissions that cause climate change.
