Thousands of refugees in Indonesia have spent years awaiting resettlement | Refugees News

Thousands of refugees in Indonesia have spent years awaiting resettlement | Refugees News

Morwan Mohammad walks down an old hotel corridor on Batam Island in northwestern Indonesia before entering a six-square-metre (64sq-foot) room that has been home to him and his growing family for the past eight years. Mohammad, who fled war in Sudan, is one of hundreds of refugees living in community…

Papuans head to Indonesian court to protect forests from palm oil | Indigenous Rights News

Papuans head to Indonesian court to protect forests from palm oil | Indigenous Rights News

Indigenous activists from the Indonesian province of West Papua have held traditional ceremonies outside the country’s Supreme Court in Jakarta calling for their traditional land and forests to be protected from palm oil plantations. Representatives of the Awyu and Moi communities held prayers and performed dances in front of the…

Ancient humans lived in East Timor 44,000 years ago, archaeologists find | History News

Ancient humans lived in East Timor 44,000 years ago, archaeologists find | History News

Stone artefacts and animal bones found in a deep cave in northern East Timor offer new insights into where ancient humans lived more than 35,000 years before Egyptians built the first pyramids. Archaeologists from Australian and United Kingdom universities say thousands of stone artefacts and animal bones found in a…

‘Lone wolf’ or JI?: Jemaah Islamiyah confusion after Malaysia attack | Politics News

‘Lone wolf’ or JI?: Jemaah Islamiyah confusion after Malaysia attack | Politics News

Medan, Indonesia – Malaysia has been the target of a rare deadly attack after a man armed with a machete struck a police station in southern Johor state, killing two police officers and injuring a third. Initially, Malaysian police said they suspected Friday’s incident was linked to the hardline group…

‘We love Taiwan’: Domestic workers hope for more from new President Lai | Workers’ Rights News

‘We love Taiwan’: Domestic workers hope for more from new President Lai | Workers’ Rights News

Taipei, Taiwan – As Taiwan’s President William Lai Ching-te begins his four-year term, the democratic island’s legions of Southeast Asian migrant domestic workers are hoping he will push ahead with labour reforms that might improve their working lives. According to Taiwan’s Ministry of Labour, there were more than 760,000 foreign…

Death toll in Indonesian floods, volcanic mud flows rises to 41 | Volcanoes News

Death toll in Indonesian floods, volcanic mud flows rises to 41 | Volcanoes News

At least 17 people still missing after heavy rains washed mud and cold lava down the slopes of Mount Marapi. At least 41 people have now been confirmed dead after hours of torrential rain triggered flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano in western Indonesia over the weekend….

At least 14 dead, several missing in Indonesia flash floods, cold lava flow | Weather News

At least 14 dead, several missing in Indonesia flash floods, cold lava flow | Weather News

Heavy rain triggers a flash flood and a cold lava flow from Mount Marapi, resulting in the disaster in West Sumatra. At least 14 people, including several children, have been killed and many others are missing after flash floods and cold lava flow from a volcano hit western Indonesia, according…

Slum to stardom: Indonesian film director Joko Anwar is riding high | Cinema News

Slum to stardom: Indonesian film director Joko Anwar is riding high | Cinema News

Medan, Indonesia – Indonesian film director Joko Anwar is a busy man. He is on location in the city of Bandung, shooting “a new project”, the details of which he refuses to divulge, while also wrapping up post-production on another film to be released “soon”. At the same time, he…

Landslides, floods sweep Indonesia’s South Sulawesi, killing 15 people | Weather News

Landslides, floods sweep Indonesia’s South Sulawesi, killing 15 people | Weather News

Disaster management agency says 115 people evacuated, more than 100 houses damaged amid prolonged torrential rain. Landslides and flooding triggered by heavy rains in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province have killed at least 15 people after dozens of homes were swept away and roads damaged, the country’s disaster management agency said….