Indonesia

The eruption around 800 km southeast of Jakarta, prompted authorities to raise alert status to the highest level.

Videos posted on social media showed grey ash clouds in nearby areas

The Muslim country will ban unwed people from cohabiting as part of an overhaul of its criminal code

Around 40 victims are believed still stuck in the soil and rubble of collapsed buildings in Cugenang sub-district

The epicentre of the 5.6 magnitude quake was near the town of Cianjur in mountainous West Java

Minister scolds western journalists for 'false reporting'; asks them to write the 'truth'

Ambassador sees more potential for increase in bilateral trade

54-year-old woman went missing while collecting rubber on a plantation near her home

Incentives include a tax holiday of up to 30 years and a 350% "super-tax deduction" for research and development

President Widodo says they will rebuild it according to FIFA standards, vows to transform sport in country

Deadly stampede has shaken foundations of country's most popular sport

Doctors, nurses, nutritionists, and midwives arrive to provide medical services

Widodo vows to find 'root' cause of one of the deadliest disasters in football’s history

The stadium descended into chaos after police fired tear gas to disperse agitated fans

Public anger results in investigation after more than 130 people died in stampede

Government tells police to identify those responsible for stadium stampede

Saturday's deadly crush came as panicking spectators tried to escape the overpacked stadium

Authorities say this is the 'worst stadium disaster in half a century'

Aid includes medicines, tents, clothes, blankets, sleeping bags, mosquito nets, generators

Indonesian humanitarian NGO says flexible development design will allow project to continue meeting needs in future

Southeast Asia's largest economy has already jacked up its energy subsidies to $34b, pushed by rising oil prices

Ambassador highlights Pakistan's tourism potential in seminar with representatives of Indonesian travel agencies

Indonesian tourist island hit by 5.6 magnitude earthquake

Indonesia is investigating alleged personal data breaches at state-owned firms

Anthony Albanese hails relations with Indonesia and vows to strengthen them on his first bilateral trip

The development has been attributed to a combination of prior infection and vaccination against the virus

Semeru threw up towers of ash and hot clouds that blanketed nearby villages in East Java province

Hadiningrat announces first Indonesia-Pakistan youth forum to foster relations

Both the initiatives aimed at providing a platform for business communities

Medical personnel no longer able to treat all who come to hospitals, says emergency medicine specialist

Says portal set up to facilitate bilateral trade between two countries

Hundreds of Rizieq's supporters gather outside the East Jakarta court

3,000 police officers were deployed to guard the courthouse in East Jakarta ahead of the verdict

After the missing submarine found in pieces on the bottom of the Bali Sea, killing all 53 inside

The 53 crew vessel expected to have run out of oxygen early on Saturday

India facing a health crisis, including the impact of a "double mutant" strain of Covid-19

"The main priority is the safety of the 53 crew members," said President Joko Widodo

The archipelago state says a number of countries in the region responded to requests for assistance

Weather agency says cyclone’s intensity could strengthen within the next 24hr, bringing yet more rain, waves and winds

Videos shared on social media show huge flames engulfing the facility, while a large explosion can also be heard

Authorities looking into whether the attack was linked to recent arrests of suspected militants

After the Indonesia Ulema Council said the vaccine manufacturing process uses pork-derived ingredients

BPOM cautions against the use of AstraZeneca for people with a low blood platelet count and blood clotting disorder

Rescue workers continue search for more victims

The coup was “one step backward in the process of democracy in that country” says Malaysian PM

The ships “caught red-handed” transferring oil from one to another says Iranian coast guard

Envoy stresses CPEC has potential to create diverse investment opportunities

More than 820 people were injured and over 27,800 left their homes after the 6.2 magnitude quake

The quake and aftershocks damaged more than 300 homes and two hotels

Data confirms both of the plane’s engines operating when the plane hit the water