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Ship carrying 240 onboard loses contact in Java Sea near Indonesia

A passenger ship carrying 243 people lost contact in the Java Sea early Sunday while travelling from Indonesia’s East Java province to South Kalimantan, with 102 people rescued, one person dead and a search underway for 140 others.

The Times of India · Sep 13

Rescuers race to find survivors after Indonesian ferry fire kills five

Authorities say at least 229 people rescued so far

The Independent UK · Aug 2

Indonesia's new Scorpène submarine can stay at sea for 80 days: Here's what makes it special

Indonesia is moving into a new phase of its submarine development plans as domestic construction of the first Scorpène Evolved submarine is set to begin this month at PT PAL Indonesia’s shipyard in Surabaya, East Java. The project marks a major step in Jakarta’s effort to strengthen local naval manufacturing…

The Times of India · Jul 8

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Indonesians mark 20 years since mud volcano eruption swallowed up entire communities in East Java

Residents in the East Java province of Indonesia have scattered flowers and paid their respects and prayed at the edge of a mud lake

AAP · May 29

Residents mark 20th anniversary of Indonesia mud volcano eruption that swallowed up entire villages

Residents in the East Java province of Indonesia have scattered flowers and paid their respects and prayed at the edge of a mud lake

AAP · May 29

Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupts, triggering hot ash flows and evacuation

Indonesia's Mount Semeru erupts in East Java, sending ash over nearby villages and forcing evacuations as the alert level rises to its highest point.

Euronews · Nov 20, 2025

Photos from the collapse of an Islamic school building in Indonesia

A building at an Islamic school in Indonesia collapsed onto praying students, injuring dozens and burying more in the rubble. Rescuers were digging into the unstable debris to find survivors at the Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in the East Java town of Sidoarjo.

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025

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Indonesia school collapse: three dead and over 90 missing as rescue effort continues

Instability of building in East Java town hampers search but 99 boys and school staff known to have survived

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2025

Indonesia Turns Down Ear-splitting 'Haram' Street Parties

People in an Indonesian village watched as a tower of loudspeakers mounted on a truck rumbled through their usually serene home, blasting a thumping bass loud enough to crack windows.

International Business Times · Aug 24, 2025

Indonesians raise anime pirate flag in protest as nation marks independence

A Japanese cartoon pirate flag has been raised across Indonesia as a sign of growing frustration with the government.

Al Jazeera · Aug 16, 2025

Toxic tofu? How plastic waste from the west fuels food factories in Indonesia

Tofu factory owners in Indonesia’s East Java feed their boilers with tonnes of foreign plastics each week to produce tofu sold in the region

The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2025

One year after deadly fan crush at Indonesia soccer stadium, families still seek justice

A year has passed slowly for Devi Athok, an Indonesian man whose two teenage daughters died in a crush of fans at a soccer stadium in East Java in October 2022 after police fired tear gas, setting off a panicked run for the exits that left 135 people dead

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023

Stopping child marriage starts with family

Child marriage hit high levels in some Indonesian provinces during COVID-19. Families hold the key to ending it.

360info · Apr 3, 2023

Man nearly dies as brain aneurysm explodes while having sex with his wife

The 42-year-old man, from Indonesia's East Java province, was having sex when he suffered a near-fatal brain aneurysm, which caused him to collapse on his wife and vomit on the floor

Daily Mirror · Mar 24, 2023

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The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

One police official jailed after Indonesia stadium disaster which killed 135 people

The disaster was one of the worst in the sport’s entire history

The Independent UK · Mar 16, 2023

Indonesia acquits 2 police, jails 1 for deadly soccer crush

An Indonesian court has acquitted two police officials charged with negligence leading to the deaths of 135 people in October when police fired tear gas inside a stadium, setting off a panicked run for the exits

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 10, 2023

Two Indonesian Match Officials Jailed over Deadly Football Stampede

An Indonesian court handed prison sentences to two football match officials on Thursday after finding them guilty of negligence over one of the world's deadliest stadium stampedes. The October 2022 derby match in Malang, East Java, between Arema FC and Persebaya Surabaya ended in chaos with 135 spectators killed, many…

WEKU · Mar 10, 2023

2 Indonesian soccer officials found guilty in one of the deadliest stadium stampedes

The match organizer and the security chief were handed down prison sentences Thursday in connection with a 2022 stampede that killed more than 130 people following a match in East Java.

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Reuters · Jan 16, 2023

Indonesia policemen on trial for negligence over deadly soccer stampede

An Indonesian court began a trial on Monday of a handful of police and match officials charged with negligence over their alleged roles last year in one of the world's deadliest soccer stadium stampedes.

ABC News · Dec 12, 2022

Lumpy skin disease edges closer to Australia with detection in East Java

Lumpy skin disease has moved another step closer to our shores and experts say if the disease is detected here, it could cost Australia's agriculture sector $7 billion within a year.

Reuters · Dec 6, 2022

Magnitude 6.2 quake rattles Indonesia's Bali, Java islands - geophysics agency

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake rattled Indonesia's Bali and Java islands on Tuesday, the country's geophysics agency said.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 5, 2022

Indonesia’s Mt. Semeru Eruption Buries Homes, Damages Bridge

Improved weather conditions Monday allowed rescuers to resume evacuation efforts and a search for possible victims after the highest volcano on Indonesia’s most densely populated island erupted, triggered by monsoon rains. Mount Semeru in Lumajang district in East Java province spewed thick columns of ash more than 1,500 meters (nearly…

Bangkok Post · Dec 5, 2022

Thousands on alert in Indonesia's Java after Mt Semeru eruption

JAKARTA: Thousands of residents in Indonesia's East Java were on high alert on Monday after a violent eruption at the island's tallest volcano prompted authorities to impose an 8-kilometre no-go zone and forced evacuations of entire villages.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 4, 2022

Indonesia Raises Volcano Warning to Highest after Semeru Erupts

Indonesian authorities raised the warning on Semeru volcano to the highest level on Sunday, Kompas TV reported, after an eruption spewed a column of ash high into the air. The evacuation of people living near the volcano in East Java province had begun, a top regional administrator, Thoriqul Haq, told…

Al Jazeera · Nov 28, 2022

‘Very proud’: Indonesia makes mark in Qatar with official ball

Al Rihla, the official match ball for Qatar 2022, is being manufactured in Indonesia’s East Java province.

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