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President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), on Wednesday, expressed hope that the opening of Mentawai Airport on Sipora Island, Mentawai Islands District, West Sumatra, ...

JAKARTA (Xinhua) — The Indonesian police’s counterterrorism squad has arrested nine people on suspicion of terrorism activities in three separate operations, police said on Friday. Ahmad Ramadhan, spokesman of the National Police, told reporters that five suspects were arrested in South Sumatra on Wednesday, who had alleged ties with homegrown extremist group Jamaah Islamiyah (JI), […]

Water-bombing helicopters and police water cannons have been deployed in a futile bid to put out a huge tip fire that has burned for the past week.

Batak entrepreneur strives to uphold legacy of community’s traditional hand-woven shawl DURING a recent trip to the Batak Highlands in North Sumatra with my family, I spent some time in the capital city of Medan shopping for ‘ulos’, which are the renowned Batak hand-woven shawls, to bring back ho

Oni Press has announced ONI 2024, a new publishing initiative that will see the launch of five all-new monthly comic book series.

The persistent issue of transboundary haze has resurfaced once again in Southeast Asia. Click to read more...

SINGAPORE — Wet weather should lower the chances of haze in Singapore on Wednesday (Oct 11), with showers forecast over the country and the surrounding region.

The air quality in the eastern part of Singapore briefly dipped into the "elevated" range on Tuesday morning after two days of clearer skies.

Epa10911073 Visitors enjoy themselves in the Marina Barrage on a hazy day in Singapore, 10 October 2023. (ANSA)

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked the Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry to promote tourism in Aceh and North Sumatra, which will host the XXI ...