JAKARTA, 1st October, 2022 (WAM) -- An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Indonesia's Northern Sumatra province on Saturday, killing one, said...

PALU, Indonesia - Indonesia's elite counterterrorism police have killed a militant who was believed responsible for the killings of Christian farmers on Sulawesi island and was the last remaining member of an organization that pledged allegiance to t...

This year's Nobel Prize season approaches as Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shattered decades of almost uninterrupted peace in Europe and raised the risks of a nuclear disaster.The secretive Nobel committees never hint who will win the prizes in me...

KABUL -- At least 19 people were killed and 27 others wounded on Friday in a suicide explosion that rocked an education center in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. "Students were preparing for an exam when a suicide bomber struck at this educational cen...

Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam], September 30 (ANI): Indian shuttlers N Sikki Reddy and Rohan Kapoor defeated Malaysia's Cheah Yee See and Chan Peng Soon on Friday to advance to the mixed doubles semifinals of the Vietnam Open 2022. The Indian team defeat...

JAKARTA, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian food and drug administration (BPOM) has issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the mRNA-platform COVID-19 vaccine, AWcorna, developed by Chinese companies. AWcorna is a SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine dev...

JAKARTA, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 people working on building a road in Indonesia's province of West Papua were attacked by armed separatists, with four of the workers shot dead, a spokesman of the provincial police confirmed on Friday. Adam E...

New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant led an Indian official delegation to the third G20 Sherpa meeting of Indonesia's G20 Presidency, held in Yogyakarta from September 26-29, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) sa...

New Delhi [India], September 30 (ANI): Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar met the Indian Diaspora in Bali, Indonesia on Thursday and said that the ecosystems for business and welfare have witnessed a sea change und...

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Irfan Setiaputra, CEO of Indonesian flag carrier Garuda Indonesia, has confirmed to Reuters that last week the airline asked a New York bankruptcy court to recognise its recent debt restructuring agreement in a Jakarta court, unde...

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican said Thursday it had imposed disciplinary sanctions on Nobel Peace Prize-winning Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo in the past two years, following allegations that he sexually abused boys in East Timor during the 1990s.The Vatica...

Ho Chi Minh City [Vietnam], September 29 (ANI): B Sai Praneeth, a former world championship bronze medalist, continues to struggle as he was knocked out in the second round of the Vietnam Open 2022 after losing to fellow countryman Rithvik Sanjeevi S...

"Many Asian countries, especially Malaysia and Indonesia, show great interest in our defense industry products. Agreements are being signed," Turkish foreign minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told a press conference in Tokyo.ANKARA, Turkey: Signaling a soari...

New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): India's CS: GO team produced spirited performances in the South Asian Regional Qualifiers of the 14th World Esports Championships after hammering Pakistan and Bangladesh in the South Asian regional qualifiers. T...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Saeid Ahmad Abbasi says Iran underlined its title credentials with 5-0 win over Indonesia in Group C of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup Kuwait 2022 on Wednesday. - Sports news - The win puts Iran in pole position, two points ahead of Chi...

New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): Delhi government has sent five-point suggestions to the central government's Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on the National Retail Trade Policy to create a conducive business env...

Islamabad [Pakistan], September 28 (ANI): Pakistan's former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan on Tuesday said that his party's upcoming long march in the capital city, Islamabad would be "the final one" after which a ...

A federal human rights act will encourage equality among Australians and begin the process of ending racism, writes Gerry Georgatos.RACISM AS A WORD is intertwined with discrimination and denialism. The presumption of the ludicrous word "race" is coi...

JAKARTA -- Landslides struck a traditional gold mine in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, killing six miners and leaving three others missing, a rescuer said on Tuesday. Six miners escaped the disaster, which took place before midnight on Monday...

Cachar (Assam) [India], September 27 (ANI): Assam Police said Tuesday they have rescued two baby orangutans, a rare wildlife species, in an operation against the smuggling of such animals. The rare species -- baby orangutans -- were found near the La...

JAKARTA, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- Landslides struck a traditional gold mine in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, killing six miners and leaving three others missing, a rescuer said on Tuesday. Six miners escaped the disaster, which took place before...

New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): Ace Indian shuttler Prannoy HS has entered the top 15 of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Rankings after a gap of almost four years. The last time the shuttler was the World Number 15 was on October 17...

Tokyo [Japan], September 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday attended the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo. Modi was seen along with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at...

Singapore, September 27 (ANI): A high footfall of Indian tourists into Singapore is set to give a flip up to the country's tourism ahead of the F1 Grand Prix beginning September 30. Around 40 per cent of the spectators at the Grand Prix are foreigner...

Mining giant Santos has been ordered to shut down a major drilling operation after it was found that local Tiwi Islanders had not been consulted. Dr Binoy Kampmark reports.FEDERAL COURT Justice Mordecai Bromberg has been in the environmental news

ANKARA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) on Monday raised its 2022 growth forecast for Türkiye to 5.4 percent year-on-year, up from its June forecast of 3.7 percent. In its interim economic outloo...

Shillong (Meghalaya) [India], September 26 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat, while stating that there is "no particular definition of Hindu", said that the terms "Bharatiya" (Indian) and "Hindu" are synonyms, and added that it (...

Andaman and Nicobar [India], September 26 (ANI): The 19-member Andaman and Nicobar contingent will look to Kayak specialist and serial medal winner Regina Kiro to land multiple medals in the 36th National Games, just as she had done seven years ago i...

SHARJAH, 21st September, 2022 (WAM) -- The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) organised today a seminar to explore investment opp...

ABU DHABI, 14th September, 2022 (WAM) -- The UAE has always believed that global challenges can only be resolved through inclusive global solu...

BADUNG, Bali, 13th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia will invite G20 nations at the Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting (LEMM) to develop...

BADUNG, Bali, 13th September, 2022 (WAM) -- Indonesia will invite G20 nations at the Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting (LEMM) to develop ...

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 ...

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 a...

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, 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 ...

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...