The ship was carrying 65 people when it sank on its way to the Indonesian resort island, a popular tourist destination.

Indonesian rescuers were searching for 29 people who remained missing Thursday after a ferry sank and six people died the ...

Explore the best places to visit in Sumatra by region, from Lake Toba and the Mentawais to jungle treks, highland towns, and ...

Indonesia's North Sumatra and Aceh provinces have been embroiled in a dispute over the control of four islands, but a video circulating online does not show former president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono ...

Environmental groups raised concerns Thursday over a $6 billion Indonesian EV battery megaproject backed by Chinese giant ...

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that smaller islands within the Wallacea ...

By bno - Jakarta Office In June 2025, Indonesia settled a long-running territorial dispute between two of its westernmost ...

Jakarta (AsiaNews/Agencies) – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has officially transferred four islands – Lipan, Panjang, Mangkir Gadang and Mangkir Ketek –to the Aceh Special Region ...

JAKARTA: Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto has ruled that four contested islands off the northwestern coast of Sumatra belong to Aceh, putting an end to the province’s long-running dispute ...

In a publication titled “Small Island Misery in Indonesia: Nature Plundered, Residents Impoverished, and Criminalized,” Jatam identified nearly 30 Mining Business Licenses (IUP) issued for such ...