Holidaymakers on a flight from Melbourne to Bali have called out a man who delayed their flight for lighting a cigarette in his seat as they waited for the plane to takeoff.

Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], September 8 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler Prannoy HS is now the World's Number one player in the men's singles category in the BWF World Tour Rankings. In the rankings updated on September 6, Prannoy emerged as the number one sh...

JAKARTA, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- The pilot and the co-pilot of a small plane of the Indonesian Navy were killed after the plane went down into the water off East Java province on Wednesday, Chief of Staff of the Indonesian Navy Admiral Yudo Margono said ...

© Provided by Xinhua NANNING, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- On the last day of August, a shipment of 6,960 bags of prepackaged Luosifen, an iconic dish known for its pungent smell originating in the southern Chinese city of Liuzhou, left for Malaysia.The inst...

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A third of the country underwater. Crops washed away. Some 33 million people homeless. Billions of dollars of damage. A looming food crisis. And still the unprecedented rains come. Pakistan's mega-monsoon dumped up t

MANILA, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos has said that his visits to Indonesia and Singapore were "fruitful and engaging," resulting in "signed and sealed" investment commitments amounting to over 14 billion U.S. do...

For years, literacy has not been the centre of education in Indonesia. This could change after a long-awaited new curriculum was introduced during the pandemic. When the Indonesian government first set about improving poor literacy levels in 2015 it...

Literacy is not only about rankings. In Indonesia, misconceptions about literacy create a wider gap. Indonesia has a celebrated literacy rate of 98.2 percent, claimed by many as a great success of literacy efforts. And yet in the OECD's

Since adults learn differently to children, tapping into familiar mediums could help boost literacy. For the Gen Xers of Indonesia, radio dramas of the eighties like Saur Sepuh - a show dramatising the power struggles of the Majapahit empire - were ...

Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], September 8 (ANI): A Muslim man has installed a Ganesha idol in Telangana's Hyderabad depicting communal harmony and brotherhood amid the recent reports of tensions in parts of the city. The man, Mohd Siddiqui, a reside...

NANNING, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- On the last day of August, a shipment of 6,960 bags of prepackaged Luosifen, an iconic dish known for its pungent smell originating in the southern Chinese city of Liuzhou, left for Malaysia. The instant rice noodles, a s...

Beijing [China], September 7 (ANI): Aiming to establish control and authority over global politics, China's upcoming naval base in Cambodia could be the latest example of establishing and fulfilling Beijing's hegemonic interests in Southeast Asia. Bo...

JAKARTA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- A small plane operated by the Indonesian Navy went down during an exercise in the water off Indonesia's East Java province on Wednesday, a statement from the Indonesian Navy said. The plane, G-36 Bonanza T-2503, was carry...

JAKARTA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's foreign exchange reserves stood at 132.2 billion U.S. dollars at the end of August, the same amount as in July, down from 136.4 billion in June, the country's central bank said on Wednesday. "This figure is in...

JAKARTA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The visa-on-arrival policy has helped boost Indonesia's tourism recovery, encouraging more international travelers to visit Indonesia, especially to the resort island of Bali, Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiag...

Tourism often sees tradeoffs between economic, social and environmental interests, but when COVID-19 emerged one city found opportunities. Surakarta, an Indonesian city at the intersection between busy Yogyakarta and East Java, has long been a popul...

The Dieng Plateau is a case study of community-led tourism development done well. The programme has helped the entire economic region. Up in the central highlands of Java, Indonesia, the village of Dieng Kulon seemingly floats in the clouds. Frosty ...

Villagers in the island of Java set the rules for tourists visiting their area, working with the local government to help protect popular sites. At the foot of Mount Sindoro, a popular tourist site in Indonesia's Central Java, locals set the rules f...

JAKARTA, 6th September, 2022 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has taken part in the 3rd G20 Health Working Group (HWG3) ...

JAKARTA, 6th September, 2022 (WAM) -- The World Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) supports the government of the Republic of Indonesia ...

Moscow is skeptical whether the incoming UK prime minister can change relations for the better, Dmitry Peskov says Russia does not expect its relations with the UK to impr...

JAKARTA, Indonesia: President Joko Widodo increased some fuel prices by 30 percent this week to curb growing government spending on energy subsidies in Indonesia, Southeast Asia's largest economy.The move by Widodo risks causing protests and increasi...

Hong Kong, September 6 (ANI): The Chinese government reacted furiously to the release of a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on 31 August, calling it "wholly illegal and invalid". Michelle Bachelet released the 46-page r...

Beijing [China], September 6 (ANI): China is once again trying to influence the media in Kuwait to improve its image and build closer affiliations with the Gulf region which is of higher strategic value to Beijing. However, Kuwaiti media, aware of th...

Toyota Kirloskar Motor is set to bring in their new fourth generation Innova. Called the Innova Hycross, the all-new MPV is expected to be unveiled in November while launch date is set for early 2023. It is also rumored that the new Hycross could mak...

New Delhi [India], September 5 (ANI): As part of a drive of the Election Commission of India (ECI) to link the Aadhaar number of electors with their Voter ID, special camps were organised in all assembly constituencies of Delhi. These camps were orga...

MANILA, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines and Indonesia on Monday reaffirmed their defense and security commitments to strengthen border cooperation between the two Southeast Asian countries. Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, who is ...

JAKARTA, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- At least seven people were killed and six others injured in an accident on a toll road in the Indonesian province of Central Java on Monday morning, police said. The fatal accident involving a minivan carrying 13 people o...

Unlike many airlines, Australia's flag carrier Qantas has survived the pandemic. But its return to normal service - and profitability - is proving to be a bumpy ride. It could well get worse before it gets better.As domestic and international travel ...

The results of the British Conservative Party leadership contest will be announced around 11:30am GMTThe winner of the race to replace Boris Johnson as the next leader of the ruling Conservative Party - and UK's new prime minister - will be named on ...

As Indonesia moves to shed its colonial, undemocratic past, its so-called 'moderate' death penalty laws - riddled with ambiguity - undermines any move forward. Indonesia is on the cusp of the biggest criminal justice reform since independence.  The...

Indonesia is changing its approach to the death penalty, but half-measures won't be enough to stop capital punishment outright. Indonesia's new criminal code will ink a new chapter in the country's judicial history, but it won't stop the long-standi...

Indonesia's war on drugs hasn't worked. Hundreds are on death row, executions are regular and the drug trade carries on. Indonesia's war on drugs has been a feature of the country's heavy-handed criminal justice system. Over half of Indonesia's

PHNOM PENH -- Seven people were seriously injured in a gas station explosion in Sen Sok district in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, a firefighting police chief said on Sunday. The blast happened on Saturday afternoon at a gas depot, sparking a fire ...

The Kremlin says all factors will be taken into account when deciding whether the Russian leader will participate in the eventMultiple factors, including security, will decide whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Indonesia for the ...

The Kremlin says all factors will be taken into account when deciding whether the Russian leader will participate in the event Multiple factors, including security, will d...

ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA - The Washington, D.C., area is multicultural, with embassies, international businesses and a host of ethnic restaurants.People from Ethiopia, El Salvador, the Caribbean and more live in the city and the surrounding Maryland and ...

MANILA, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos left for Indonesia on Sunday, his first overseas trip since he assumed office on June 30. After a three-day state visit to Indonesia, Marcos will also visit Singapore from Se...

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - Fuel prices increased by about 30% across Indonesia Saturday after the government reduced some of the costly subsidies that have kept inflation in Southeast Asia's largest economy among the world's lowest.Indonesians have been fr...

JAKARTA, 3th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia has a viable path to reaching its target of net zero emissions by 2060, bringing major benefit...

JAKARTA, 29th August, 2022 (WAM) -- An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck West Sumatra near Pariaman, Indonesia, on Monday, Reuters quoted the...

DENPASAR, 22nd August, 2022 (WAM) -- A 5.8-earthquake rocked the Indonesian tourist island of Bali on Monday, Reuters reported. The earthquak...

JAKARTA, 20th August, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia has confirmed its first monkeypox infection, detected in a person who had returned from an unide...

JAKARTA, 18th August, 2022 (WAM) -- The Government of Indonesia has set its economic growth target at 5.3% next year, President Joko Widodo sa...

ABU DHABI, 17th August, 2022 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to President ...

JAKARTA, 17th August, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia plans to raise the number of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) entering the digi...

JAKARTA, 29th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin received Al-Mahfouz bin Bayyah, Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi For...

JAKARTA, 27th July, 2022 (WAM) -- The Vietnamese sport team arrived in Surakarta, the Indonesian province of Central Java, on Tuesday evening...

Grobogan, Indonesia, 23th July, 2022 (WAM/ANTARA) -- The 2022 ASEAN Para Games torch began today its journey on a relay course after its flam...

ABU DHABI, 13th July, 2022 (WAM) -- Mubadala Petroleum, the Abu Dhabi headquartered international energy company, today announced that the dri...