© Provided by Xinhua Indonesians from various regions in the country are working hand in hand to help refugees from the eruption of Mt. Semeru, which has killed over 40 people so far.by Hayati NupusJAKARTA, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) --

Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], December 16 (ANI): A leopard attacked two motorists at the Tirumala ghat road while they were on their way to Tirupati. "Ramakrishna, an electrician and Anand, a plumber were going to Tirumala temple as part of thei...

Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday called off his Asia Tour midway after reports of a COVID-19 positive case in his travelling delegation. Blinken was scheduled to visit Thailand, for the final stop ...

JAKARTA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia recorded a trade surplus of 3.51 billion U.S. dollars in November of 2021, with exports valued at 22.84 billion dollars and imports valued at 19.33 billion dollars, according to the Statistics Indonesia (BPS). I...

JAKARTA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Wednesday confirmed 205 new COVID-19 cases, raising the tally of the country to 4,259,644, with the death toll adding by nine to 143,969, according to the country's Health Ministry. West Java, the country's m...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved a measure to lift the nation's borrowing limit by 2.5 trillion U.S. dollars, just one day before the deadline set by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen for lawmakers to take action to prevent a default. The ...

by Hayati Nupus JAKARTA, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- Indonesian people from various regions in the country are working hand in hand to help refugees from the eruption of Mt. Semeru, the highest volcano on Java island. Among them are women of the largest Musl...

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Amazon Web Services, Inc., an Amazon.com, Inc. company, on Tuesday announced the launch of the AWS Asia Pacific (Jakarta) Region. AWS also released an economic impact study (EIS) estimating that the company's spendi...

TOKYO -- Japan's Digital Agency said on Tuesday that it will initiate an application software enabling visitors and returnees to go through simpler customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) procedures from next week. The "Visit Japan Web" service, sl...

MEXICO CITY -- More than 40 people died and dozens were injured after a fuel truck exploded in northern Haiti, media and officials said on Tuesday. The blast occurred in Haiti's northern port city of Cap-Haitien, Prime Minister Ariel Henry tweeted, e...

JAKARTA, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia recorded 190 new COVID-19 cases, raising its total number to 4,259,439, with the death toll adding by 12 to 143,960, the country's Health Ministry said on Tuesday. West Java, the country's most populous province...

Iran has accused Western parties to its 2015 nuclear deal of 'persisting in their blame game,' after European diplomats involved in ongoing negotiations aimed at reviving the agreement said Tehran was putting forward new proposals that are 'inconsist...

Jakarta [Indonesia], December 14 (ANI): Amid concern over China's "aggressive actions" in the Indo-Pacific region, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday sought to bolster alliances against Beijing to "defend the rules-based order" stating t...

Moscow [Russia], December 14 (ANI/ Sputnik): Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev held a series of high-level consultations with Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs of Indonesia Mohammad Mahfud in the Indo...

New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): Veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha took a trip down memory lane and remembered late legendary actor Raj Kapoor on his 97th birth anniversary. Taking to his Twitter handle, Sinha shared a black and white still from hi...

Madrid [Spain], December 14 (ANI): The world number one and hot-favourite for title Viktor Axelsen suffered a shock defeat at his very first hurdle of the BWF World Championships 2021 on Monday in Huelva. It was only his fourth defeat this year as th...

Jakarta [Indonesia], December 14 (ANI): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that Washington will continue to play its stabilising role in the Indo-Pacific emphasising that it is the fastest-growing region on the planet. "What happens in thi...

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia on Tuesday held a religious ceremony in front of the famed Angkor Wat in northwestern Siem Reap province to officially begin the event of "Angkor Thanksgiving". Organized by the APSARA National Authority (ANA), the ceremony too...

A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Flores Island in Indonesia, prompting local authorities to issue a tsunami warning for parts of the world's largest island country.The Indonesian Agency for Meteorological, Climatological an...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday the United States would work with allies to defend and promote a free and open Indo-Pacific region.Speaking during a visit to Indonesia, Blinken said the greatest strength against evolving threats i...

MANILA -- Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's longtime aide-turned-senator Christopher Go on Tuesday said that he formally withdrew from the 2022 presidential race. Go went to the Commission on Elections in Manila to personally inform the poll bod...

Jakarta [Indonesia], December 14 (ANI): Indonesia has issued a tsunami warning for coastlines near the Flores Sea in the country after an earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale was registered 95 km north of Maumere, Indonesia at 03:20:26 GMT o...

New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal launched the 'Dilli ki Yogshala' programme at Delhi Secretariat on Monday to provide free of cost yoga classes to people in the national capital from January 2022. While addre...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Jakarta on a 48-hour visit that includes talks with leaders about U.S.-Indonesia collaboration as well as a speech about the Biden administration's wider policy aims for the region.Blinken met Monday with ...

JAKARTA, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia will start vaccination for children aged six to 11 years old against COVID-19 on Tuesday, targeting 26.5 million kids, the Ministry of Health said on Monday. The vaccine to be used was produced by the Chinese bi...

JAKARTA, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian Police's anti-terror squad Densus 88 Monday arrested four suspected terrorists in the cities of Palembang and Lubuklinggau, South Sumatra province, a police officer said. They are allegedly linked to the ou...

JAKARTA, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Monday confirmed 106 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 4,259,249, according to the country's Health Ministry. The ministry reported that the death toll from the virus in the country rose ...

Washington [US], December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Indonesian President Joko Widodo discussed strategic partnership, COVID-19 and the climate crisis during a meeting in Jakarta on Monday, the State Department said. "...

Jakarta [Indonesia] December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Indonesia will begin to vaccinate children between the ages of 6 and 11 against COVID-19 from Tuesday, the acting Director-General of Disease Prevention and Control of the Health Ministry, Maxi Rein Rond...

It has been nine years since Yamaha launched the 'Yard Built' program which has set the benchmark for manufacturer-sponsored custom projects. Since then there have been more than fifty custom models built under this initiative. However, this program ...

Jakarta [Indonesia], December 12 (ANI/Xinhua): Indonesia on Sunday confirmed 163 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 4,259,143, according to the country's Health Ministry. The ministry reported that the death toll from the virus in...

Honda launched its entry-level adventure tourer last month in Indonesia and became the brand's smallest bike in the CBX range beating CB200X. A detailed comparison between the two bikes has already been covered to give an idea between the two motorcy...

Jakarta [Indonesia], December 11 (ANI/Xinhua): A 5.6-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia's eastern Maluku province on Saturday night, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency said. The quake jolted at 22:29 Jakarta time (1529 GMT), with t...

JAKARTA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia on Saturday confirmed 228 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 4,258,980, according to the country's Health Ministry. The ministry said that the death toll from the virus rose by six to 143,929...

PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia, the incoming chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2022, will promote the bloc's spirit as a united family in order to maintain peace and prosperity in the region and beyond, the country's Foreign Min...

Bangkok [Thailand], December 11 (ANI): India's Arjun Lal Jat and Ravi on Saturday won the gold medal in the men's double sculls event at the Asian Rowing Championships 2021 in Thailand. The Indian rowers outpaced China's Qing Li/Lutong Zhang and Uzbe...

Kabul [Afghanistan], December 11 (ANI): Canada plans to resume its consular operations in Kabul and will dispatch a number of its diplomats to the crisis-torn country, local media reported on Saturday. Canadian authorities have told Global News that ...

JAKARTA, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese dairy giant Yili launched an ice cream factory in Bekasi regency, West Java in Indonesia on Friday.Indonesian Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita attended the inauguration ceremony.He hoped the factory wi...

DUBAI, 4th November, 2021 (WAM) -- His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, toda...