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Indonesia's palm oil-powered 'green diesel' fuels threat to forests

State energy company PT Pertamina last month started trials on the so-called "green diesel" after conducting tests with jet fuel late last year

Indonesian volcano unleashes river of lava in new eruption: Report

Indonesia's most active volcano erupted Wednesday with a river of lava and searing gas clouds flowing 1,500 meters (4,900 feet) down its slopes. It was the Mount Merapi's longest lava flow since authorities raised the volatile volcano's danger level in November, said Hanik Humaida, the head of Yogyakarta's Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center. The alert level was being maintained for now at the second-highest level, she said, and people should stay out of the existing 5-kilometer (3-mile) danger zone around the crater as the local administrations in Central Java and Yogyakarta provinces closely monitor the situation. The 2,968-meter (9,737-foot) volcano is on the densely populated island of Java and near the ancient city of Yogyakarta. It is the most active of dozens of Indonesian volcanoes and has repeatedly erupted with lava and gas clouds recently. Merapi's last major eruption in 2010 killed 347 people. Indonesia, an archipelago of 270 million people, is prone to

Casualties from Indonesia earthquake increase to 91: State agency

Indonesia was struck by a 6.2-magnitude earthquake

Indonesia to cut foreign ownership curbs to add jobs, lure funds

The list of industries limited to foreign investment has been cut to just 48, from more than 300, according to a draft of the presidential decree.

Indonesia, Malaysia eye joint campaign in Europe to counter palm oil critic

The producers of palm oil, grown primarily in Indonesia and Malaysia, are accused of clearing vast areas of biodiversity rich rainforests in Southeast Asia and exploiting migrant workers

Aid effort intensifies after earthquake on Indonesian island killed 81

More rescuers and volunteers were deployed in the hardest-hit city of Mamuju and the neighboring district of Majene on Sulawesi island, where the magnitude 6.2 quake struck early Friday

Indonesian authorities extend search for Sriwijaya plane crash victims

Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) has extended the search for victims of last week's Sriwijaya Air plane crash

At least 35 killed in 6.2-magnitude Indonesia earthquake, hundreds injured

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake on Indonesia's Sulawesi island killed 35 people and injured hundreds, with the meteorological agency warning of aftershocks, possibly strong enough to trigger a tsunami

3 dead, 24 injured after 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia's Sulawesi

At least three people were killed and 24 others sustained injuries after 6.2 magnitude quake rocked Indonesia's Sulawesi Island on Friday at 2:18 am

Search teams recover black box of Indonesian plane that crashed into sea

Indonesian search teams have retrieved one of the two "black boxes" from the ill-fated Boeing 737 plane that crashed into the Java Sea on Saturday, killing all 62 people on board

Indonesia President Widodo gets 1st vaccine shot as country begins drive

Indonesian President Joko Widodo received the first shot of a Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccine after Indonesia approved it for emergency use

Sudden descents rare but deadly: Clues to Indonesia plane crash

Aviation safety analysts cautioned that it's far too early to say what caused the crash

Indonesian navy divers recover 'black box' from crashed Sriwijaya plane

Indonesian navy divers searching the ocean floor have recovered a black box from a Sriwijaya Air jet that crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people on board

Indonesia's crashed plane likely ruptured on hitting waters: Investigator

Head of Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Committee Soerjanto Tjahjono said the Sriwijaya Airplane with 62 people on board that crashed into waters might break apart when hitting waters

Indonesia's rescue team locates crash site, black boxes of Boeing jet

Debris suspected to be from Flight SJ182 has been found along with emergency signals transmitted by two devices, with the search team already locating both flight recorders

PM Modi sends condolences to families of Indonesian plane crash victims

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences on Sunday over a plane crash in Indonesia and said India stands with the country in this hour of grief

Indonesia plane crash: Rescuers pull out body parts, debris from Java Sea

Indonesian rescuers pulled out body parts, pieces of clothing and scraps of metal from the Java Sea early on Sunday morning, a day after a Boeing 737-500 with 62 people onboard crashed

Search for Indonesia plane enters second day, crash site located: Report

The plane Sriwijaya Air was flying is a 737-500 model that's much older than the Max 737 aircraft

Crashed Sriwijaya Air plane had 65 people aboard: Indonesian authorities

Indonesia's Transport Minister Budi Karya Sumadi on Saturday said that there were 65 people aboard the crashed Sriwijaya Air plane

Indonesian airliner feared to have crashed with 62 people aboard

Indonesian television channels showed pictures of suspected wreckage