Indonesia

Indonesia

After months of fires in Indonesia that have caused thick regional haze, attention is turning to whether companies can be held accountable for the blazes and resulting air pollution. Photo: Collected

Focus turns to firms as Indonesia fire haze worsens

Civil society groups have regularly accused companies of responsibility for the blazes, pointing to so-called “hotspots” in supplier plantations, sometimes called concessions.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Turkey's Defence Minister Yasar Guler, Turkish Chief of General Staff General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu, Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Saudi Arabia's Defence Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman attend the Mecca defense pact meeting between Turkey, Saudi Arabia ​and Pakistan in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 5, 2026. Photo: Saudi Press Agency / Reuters

Turkey, Qatar, Pakistan, Indonesia sign defence cooperation accord, Ankara says

A resident walks as a wildfire burns near a residential area in Banyuasin, South Sumatra province, Indonesia, October 7, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Abriansyah Liberto

Wildfires spread into residential areas in Indonesia's Bangka Belitung, destroying more than 300 houses

A Borneo orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) named Mama Lifa, who was rescued from an area affected by wildfires, leaves a cage during translocation at Batu Nyambu protected forest area in Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, October 9, 2026. Photo: Muffidz Ma’sum/Yayasan Inisiasi Alam Rehabilitasi Indonesia (YIARI)/ Handout via REUTERS

Indonesia moves 8 endangered orangutans to safety after Borneo fires

Indonesian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Anis Matta talks with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam during a meeting at her office on 8 October 2026. Photo: Courtesy

Indonesia keen to work closely with Bangladesh for greater economic cooperation

Photo: BSS

Bangladesh seeks to boost trade with Indonesia beyond $10 billion

Bangladesh Bank Governor meets Indonesian Ambassador Listyowati to discuss expanding bilateral trade, investment, and economic cooperation. Photo: BSS

BB governor, Indonesian envoy discuss expanding trade, investment, economic cooperation

Students eat from plastic containers at a school in the fishing village of Torosiaje, Gorontalo province, Indonesia, July 27, 2026. Photo: Collected

Indonesia to launch 480 free-meals scheme kitchens in October, most to be in remote areas

Rescue members and navy personnel dive to recover victims of the Virgo Transport 8 ferry, which capsized while sailing from Surabaya in East Java to Banjarmasin in South Kalimantan, in the Java Sea, Indonesia, Indonesia, September 23, 2026. Photo: Indonesia’s Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) / Handout via REUTERS

Indonesia ferry death toll hits 66 as search enters 16th day

Sahria Lelu. Photo: Collected

'Struggling to eat': Survivors suffer after Indonesia quake

The death toll from the capsizing of a passenger ferry in Indonesia’s Java Sea has risen to 64 after rescuers recovered more bodies, while 71 people remain missing and are presumed dead. Photo: Collected

Indonesia ferry disaster death toll rises to 64; 71 still missing

Bangladesh secured their second victory in the Asian Games hockey competition today (26 September). Photo: BSS

Bangladesh beat Indonesia in Asian Games Hockey

Bechi was recorded at an event earlier this year by BBC reporters who were undercover. Screengrab: BBC Eye

Indonesian teacher convicted of sexual assault released early: BBC Eye