Indonesia

June 20, 2019, 2:34 pm

Search for Israeli missing in Indonesia complicated by lack of formal ties

Aviv Meshil, 23, hasn’t been seen since Monday, when he went surfing off Nusa Lembongan, southeast of Bali; Foreign Ministry said to be coordinating with local authorities

By TOI staff

This picture taken on March 4, 2019 shows Indonesian Jews at a synagogue in Tondano, North Sulawesi (Ronny Adolof Buol / AFP)

March 5, 2019, 2:42 pm

On remote island in Muslim-majority Indonesia, Jewish community lives in shadows

Most of the country’s 200 Jews live – and feel comfortable showing their faith – in Manado, but even here there is concern over anti-Semitism

By Peter Brieger and Ronny Buol

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon speaks to reporters ahead of a Security Council meeting on May 30, 2018 (Courtesy)

February 8, 2019, 10:18 am

Israeli envoy calls Hebron international observer force ‘violent, biased’

Instead of maintaining order and neutrality, TIPH created friction with local residents and security personnel, Danny Danon charges

By Agencies and TOI staff

Israeli-American pianist Yael Weiss plays the piano during an AFP interview at The Mansion at Strathmore on January 23, 2019, in North Bethesda, Maryland. (Photo by OLIVIA HAMPTON / AFP)

February 5, 2019, 6:26 am

Israeli-American pianist premieres Beethoven-inspired works from conflict zones

Yael Weiss commissions modern takes on sonatas ahead of composer’s 250th birthday, written by 32 musicians, including from Syria and Iran

By Olivia Hampton

Militant Islamic preacher Abu Bakar Bashir is interviewed by the Associated Press in this Sept. 23, 2002 photo in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia. (AP/Achmad Ibrahim)

January 20, 2019, 6:53 am

Indonesia caves on freeing Islamist cleric who won’t denounce extremism

Abu Bakar Bashir, arrested after 2002 Bali bombings for supporting terror, given okay to walk free by president running for re-election, sparking outrage

By Niniek Karmini and STEPHEN WRIGHT

The Anak (Child) Krakatoa volcano erupting, as seen from a ship on the Sunda Straits, on December 26, 2018 (STR / AFP)

December 27, 2018, 8:55 am

Indonesia hikes danger level for deadly tsunami volcano

Authorities widen no-go zone around rumbling Anak Krakatoa and warn shell-shocked residents to stay away from the coast

By Dessy SAGITA and Kiki Siregar

A man stands near the sea in Carita, Indonesia, December 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)

December 26, 2018, 2:09 pm

Indonesia issues warning for coast near volcano, fearing new tsunami

While closely following Anak Krakatau’s eruptions, authorities warn public to stay at least 500 meters inland over concerns of another disaster

By Niniek Karmini

Residents inspect a house damaged by a tsunami, in Carita, Indonesia, December 23, 2018 (AP Photo)

December 25, 2018, 6:02 pm

Jewish groups offer aid after hundreds killed in Indonesian tsunami

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and IsraAID have teams in island country following natural disaster that has killed more than 400

By Marcy Oster

People inspect the damage at a tsunami-ravaged village in Sumur, Indonesia, December 25, 2018. (Tatan Syuflana/AP)

December 25, 2018, 11:33 am

Indonesian tsunami toll raised to 429 dead; thousands homeless

Disaster agency says 16,000 people have been displaced and there is urgent need for heavy equipment in remote areas

By AP

This aerial picture taken on December 23, 2018 by Bisnis Indonesia shows the Anak (Child) Krakatoa volcano erupting in the Sunda Straits off the coast of southern Sumatra and the western tip of Java. (Nurul HIDAYAT/AFP)

December 24, 2018, 4:44 pm

Indonesia tsunami death toll rises to 373

1,459 people injured in disaster, with at least 128 reported missing; president vows to replace all equipment for detecting seismic waves

By Agencies

December 24, 2018, 9:51 am

Israel sends warm wishes, but no aid, to tsunami-stricken Indonesia

In October, government reportedly sent water purifiers to disaster-affected areas in world’s most populous Muslim nation

By Raphael Ahren

Residents walk past a house damaged by a tsunami, in Carita, Indonesia, December 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Dian Triyuli Handoko)

December 23, 2018, 11:10 pm

Search teams scour Indonesia rubble, after tsunami wipes out over 220 people

800 injured and dozens reported missing; footage catches concert stage buckling under force of water, tossing band and its equipment into audience

By Niniek Karmini

Residents evacuate from damaged homes on Carita beach, Indonesia, on December 23, 2018, after the area was hit by a tsunami on December 22 triggered by an eruption of the Anak Krakatoa volcano, which killed dozens and injured hundreds more as it slammed without warning into tourist beaches and coastal areas around Sunda Strait, sending panicked holiday makers and residents fleeing. (Semi/AFP)

December 23, 2018, 7:49 am

Death toll rises to 222 after volcano-caused tsunami in Indonesia

Over 800 injured and 28 reported missing; Anak Krakatoa volcano had spewed plumes of ash thousands of feet into the air for days

Residents inspect the damage to their homes on Carita beach in Indonesia on December 23, 2018, after the area was hit by a tsunami on December 22 that may have been caused by the Anak Krakatoa volcano. (Photo by Semi/AFP)

December 23, 2018, 2:47 am

Dozens killed as rogue tsunami slams into Indonesia

Hundreds more injured as water inundates parts of Java and Sumatra; giant wave thought to have been caused by underwater landslide triggered by volcano

By AP

In this Nov. 18, 2018, file photo, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks during the APEC 2018 meetings in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. (AP/Aaron Favila)

December 16, 2018, 6:34 am

Australia stands by Jerusalem decision after backlash

Malaysia calls recognition of West Jerusalem as capital a ‘humiliation,’ but PM Scott Morrison cites Indonesia merely ‘noting’ move as proof of ‘measured’ international response

By AFP