TEMANGGUNG: The spiritual journey of 42 Thudong monks from various Southeast Asian countries has reached Temanggung Regency, Central Java. The monks, hailing from countries such as Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia, were warmly welcomed by the local residents during their pilgrimage and at the local temple.

MANILA: The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is holding a tanker off Zambales after its seven Chinese crewmembers – who initially did not respond to identification calls – failed to present required documents.

JAKARTA: A volcano on the remote Indonesian island of Halmahera has spectacularly erupted, spewing a grey ash cloud into the sky, and people from seven nearby villages have been evacuated, authorities said on Sunday.

SINGAPORE: Singapore will resume flying its F-16 fleet after suspending training when one of the jets crashed earlier this month, the defence ministry on Saturday.

BANGKOK: Thai prime minister Srettha Thavisin said Friday he was “deeply saddened” by the deaths of two Thais who were killed in the Oct 7 attack on Israel and whose bodies were being held by Hamas.

JAKARTA: Hundreds of people living near an erupting volcano in eastern Indonesia have been evacuated after authorities raised its alert status to the highest level, an official said Friday.

JAKARTA: Indonesia strongly condemned the blockade and looting of international humanitarian aid meant for the people of Gaza by Israeli civilians.

JAKARTA: A volcano in eastern Indonesia spewed ash 5km into the sky on Wednesday in one of its largest eruptions this year.

TANAH DATAR: Indonesian rescuers raced Wednesday to find dozens of people still unaccounted for after flash floods and cold lava flow that inundated neighbourhoods and swept away houses over the weekend left 58 people dead.

SINGAPORE: After nearly two decades, Singapore will witness a momentous event on Wednesday evening as the republic inaugurates a new prime minister.