The tropical archipelago, a territory of India just south of Myanmar, is a tropical oasis and a necessary stopping point for creatures hoping to cross the Bay of Bengal. At the end of January, when ...

New rules require firms to give 20 percent of their land to smallholders before the government extends their permits.

One of Earth's most biodiverse marine regions is threatened by the expansion of nickel mining projects in Indonesia, ...

Mother and daughter Patricia Tanumihardja and Juliana Evari Suparman share recipes from their Indonesian kitchen.

The Indonesian government has consistently rejected calls for Papua’s independence. The region is home to the Grasberg mine, ...

Over 800 people from different ethnicities and religions gathered at See Hien Kiong Temple after dark to enjoy lion dances, ...

Authorities initially blocked the refugees from disembarking to prevent them from escaping and because some local residents ...

An international collaboration of scientists have made a groundbreaking discovery that could positively impact the ...

A week after the operation began, a Navy-led team comprised of maritime personnel and fishers has dismantled just over half ...

People lived in many parts of the Old World by then but had not yet reached Australia or the Americas. The bulk of the human ...

Centuries-old stone Buddha statues and precious jewelries repatriated by the Dutch government to its former colony are on ...

In June 2024 The Economist remembered Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, the mission’s lunar module pilot. Anders also took ...