REPORTERS were occupied with the two state visits this week of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.: the first to Indonesia (September 4-6) and the second to Singapore (September 6-7). The media gave banner treatment to the first foreign trips of Marcos as...

Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], September 12 (ANI): At least five people were killed and several households were damaged after a massive earthquake hit Papua New Guinea (PNG) early on Sunday morning, according to media reports. The 7.6 magnitude ear...

Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 11 (ANI): Yuvraj Singh Sandhu of Chandigarh stamped his authority with a resounding seven-shot win at the Jammu and Kashmir Open 2022 presented by JK Tourism played at the Jammu Tawi Golf Course on Saturda...

MADRID, 11th September, 2022 (WAM) -- The countdown to World Tourism Day 2022 is now underway, with every part of the sector invited to be an ...

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - Renagi Ravu was meeting with two colleagues at his home in the Papua New Guinea highlands Sunday morning when a huge magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck.Ravu tried to stand up from his chair but couldn't maintain his balance and...

Port Moresby [Papua New Guinea], September 11 (ANI): An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.6 on the Richter scale jolted the Kainantu town in the eastern New Guinea region of the country at 23:46:55 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The t...

LAGOS -- At least 15 people were killed when two vehicles collided on a highway in southwest Nigeria on Friday, an official said on Saturday. The collision occurred on Friday at a road in the Ibarapa East local government area of the Oyo state, Joshu...

JAKARTA, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) -- A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's western province of West Sumatra on Sunday, but did not have the potential to trigger a tsunami, the country's meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency said. The qu...

BANGKOK -- Senior officials from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies wrapped up a meeting on Saturday, during which they focused on efforts to promote the recovery of the region's micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). The 28...

JAKARTA, 10th September, 2022 (WAM) -- An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck the region of Papua in Indonesia on Saturday and has no potential...

JAKARTA, INDONESIA - A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's Papua region Saturday morning and was followed by a 5.8-magnitude aftershock minutes later, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said.Both quakes hit at a relatively shallow depth...

© Provided by Xinhua by Dames Alexander SinagaJAKARTA, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia is beefing up COVID-19 pandemic control and tightening security against terrorists on the island of Bali in preparation for the Group

Los Angeles [US], September 10 (ANI): Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal on Saturday met with the Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell on the sidelines of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) ministerial summit in Los Angele...

ISLAMABAD -- United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres here on Friday appealed to the international community for massive support for Pakistan to respond to the ongoing climate catastrophe devastating the lives of millions. According to ...

JAKARTA, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia's transportation ministry said Friday that it is seeking foreign investment to develop its railway industry, as the country has planned to have 7,451 km of train tracks by 2024. As of 2020, the largest economy i...

by Dames Alexander Sinaga JAKARTA, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Indonesia is beefing up COVID-19 pandemic control and tightening security against terrorists on the island of Bali in preparation for the Group of 20 (G20) summit slated for November. The number ...

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...

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...

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, 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...