Opinion | Southeast Asia’s heatwaves threaten food security. How can nations adapt?

A grim record-breaking milestone was reached in 2023, as it was identified as the hottest year in recorded history. Regrettably, the trend continues into 2024, as evidenced by the alarming data for March: global temperatures have surged to unprecedented levels, surpassing those of previous decades by 0.73 degrees Celsius, and notably exceeding the pre-industrial benchmark … Read more

Indonesia’s Widodo and son Gibran no longer ruling party members for supporting Prabowo in election: official

Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo and his elder son are no longer members of the country’s ruling party after they endorsed presidential election winner Prabowo Subianto over the PDI-P’s candidate, according to a party official. Prabowo, who serves as defence minister in Widodo’s cabinet, won the February election with Widodo’s son Gibran Rakabuming Raka picked as … Read more

Indonesia volcano continues to erupt, closing nearby airport

By Gracey Wakary and Edna Tarigan | Associated Press MANADO, Indonesia — Indonesian authorities closed an airport and residents left homes near an erupting volcano Thursday due to the dangers of spreading ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami. Mount Ruang on the northern side of Sulawesi Island had at … Read more

Indonesian eruption sparks tsunami warnings, evacuation

By Kathleen Magramo | CNN Indonesian authorities on Wednesday ordered hundreds of villagers to evacuate following multiple eruptions of a remote island volcano, raising fears it could collapse into the sea and trigger a tsunami. Mount Ruang, a 725-meter (2,400-foot) volcano on Ruang Island, North Sulawesi, has erupted at least five times since Tuesday night, spewing … Read more

Indonesia issues tsunami alert after volcano erupts on remote Ruang Island, North Sulawesi

Indonesian authorities on Wednesday ordered hundreds of villagers to evacuate following multiple eruptions of a remote island volcano, raising fears it could collapse into the sea and trigger a tsunami. Mount Ruang, a 725m volcano on Ruang Island, North Sulawesi, has erupted at least five times since Tuesday night, spewing fiery lava and ash plumes … Read more

Tsunami possible in Indonesia as Ruang volcano experiences explosive eruption, prompting evacuations

Indonesia volcanic eruption prompts evacuations Volcanic eruption in Indonesia forces hundreds to evacuate 00:41 Indonesian officials warned on Wednesday that tsunami waves could be possible as the eruption of Mt. Ruang intensifies. In a press release with the warning, officials said the status of the volcanic eruption, which has been occurring for days, is now … Read more

Tsunami alert after volcano rocks Indonesian island

A tsunami alert has been issued after volcanic eruptions at Ruang mountain in Indonesia sent ash thousands of feet high. Officials ordered more than 11,000 people to leave the area. The volcano on the northern side of Sulawesi island had at least five large eruptions in the past 24 hours, Indonesia’s Centre for Volcanology and … Read more

Days-long eruption of Indonesia’s Ruang volcano forces hundreds to evacuate as sky fills with red ash

Hundreds of people in Indonesia had to be evacuated from their homes in the North Sulawesi province as the Ruang volcano continues its days-long eruption. The volcano has been seen filling the sky with red ash as the country’s volcano monitoring agency reports hundreds of deep volcanic earthquakes.  Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure, known … Read more

Apple will ‘look at’ manufacturing in Indonesia: Tim Cook

Apple CEO Tim Cook gestures as he arrives for a meeting with Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on April 17, 2024. Bay Ismoyo | AFP | Getty Images Apple CEO Tim Cook said the company will “look at” manufacturing in Indonesia, following a meeting with the country’s President Joko Widodo, … Read more

Hundreds of island residents evacuated as Indonesia’s Ruang volcano erupts

At least 800 people in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province have been evacuated after multiple eruptions of the area’s Ruang volcano, which for days has spewed lava and ash clouds into the sky. The volcano, located on Ruang island about 100km from the provincial capital Manado, has erupted more than three times since Tuesday. Authorities have … Read more