Feb 10 World’s critical fisheries endangered by corrupt leaders By Fu Ting, Grace Ekpu, Helen Wieffering, Associated Press The waters off Indonesia's many islands and archipelagos had once teemed with lobster, but overfishing in recent decades decimated the crustacean’s population. Continue reading
Jan 29 Watch 7:54 Why more Rohingya refugees are making desperate journeys by sea By John Yang, Sarah Clune Hartman, Azhar Merchant It’s been five years since hundreds of thousands of Rohingya fled the brutality of government security forces in Myanmar, ending up in camps in Bangladesh or setting out to sea in hopes of reaching Malaysia or Indonesia. Last week, Indonesia’s… Continue watching
Dec 06 Indonesian parliament passes new laws banning extramarital sex and insulting the president By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press Indonesia's Parliament has unanimously passed a revision of the country's penal code that criminalizes sex outside of marriage for citizens as well as foreigners, prohibits promotion of contraception and bans defamation of the president and state institutions. Continue reading
Dec 05 Rescue efforts resume in Indonesia after Mt. Semeru eruption By Agoes Basoeki, Associated Press Villages and nearby towns were blanketed with falling ash, blocking out the sun, but no casualties have been reported. Hundreds of rescuers were deployed Monday in the worst-hit villages, where houses and mosques were buried to their rooftops by tons… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 3:27 News Wrap: Iran may disband morality police amid months of protests In our news wrap Sunday, Iran's state media pushed back on a top official's comment that the country's morality police has been disbanded, Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson returned to play after being suspended for allegations of sexual misconduct, a… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch 5:07 News Wrap: At least 11 killed in latest Russian missile strikes on Kherson, Ukraine n our news wrap Friday, two days of missiles attacks in Kherson killed at least 11 people two weeks after Russians from the city in southern Ukraine, the death toll in Indonesia hit 310 after an earthquake struck western Java… Continue watching
Nov 25 Indonesia earthquake toll reaches 310 as more bodies found By Achmad Ibrahim, Associated Press The death toll from an earthquake that struck Indonesia's Java island early this week has risen to 310 after rescuers found more bodies under landslides. Continue reading
Nov 23 Heavy monsoons in Indonesia stall rescue efforts following 5.6 magnitude quake By Andi Jatmiko, Associated Press Searchers in Indonesia have rescued a 6-year-old boy who was trapped for two days under the rubble of his house, which collapsed in an earthquake that killed at least 271 people. Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 6:48 News Wrap: Biden pauses student loan payments as debt cancelation plan faces legal battle In our news wrap Tuesday, President Biden is extending his pause on federal student loan payments while his plan to cancel billions of dollars in student debt is tied up in courts, the Supreme Court cleared the way for a… Continue watching
Nov 21 Watch 4:45 News Wrap: Indonesia earthquake kills at least 162 people In our news wrap Monday, rolling blackouts spread across Ukraine with half of the country's power systems knocked out by Russian air strikes, an earthquake in Indonesia killed at least 162 people, millions are under lockdown in China facing a… Continue watching