FORGOTTEN HISTORY: East java - Caught on Camera

A theatrical dancer on a pristine limestone mountain in East Java: Mohammad Nur Nasikin’s best phone picture

The photographer hopes his image of a father and son practising a traditional Indonesian artform will go some way towards preserving it

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24

Wildfire traps firefighters and volunteers in Indonesia’s Mount Bromo national park, killing 4

Four people have died and two others have suffered severe burns while battling a wildfire in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in Indonesia's East Java after becoming trapped by thick smoke and fast-moving flames

The Independent UK · Oct 16

Ship carrying 240 onboard loses contact in Java Sea near Indonesia

A passenger ship carrying 243 people lost contact in the Java Sea early Sunday while travelling from Indonesia’s East Java province to South Kalimantan, with 102 people rescued, one person dead and a search underway for 140 others.

The Times of India · Sep 13

Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupts, triggering hot ash flows and evacuation

Indonesia's Mount Semeru erupts in East Java, sending ash over nearby villages and forcing evacuations as the alert level rises to its highest point.

Euronews · Nov 20, 2025

Photos from the collapse of an Islamic school building in Indonesia

A building at an Islamic school in Indonesia collapsed onto praying students, injuring dozens and burying more in the rubble. Rescuers were digging into the unstable debris to find survivors at the Al Khoziny Islamic Boarding School in the East Java town of Sidoarjo.

The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2025

Indonesia school collapse: three dead and over 90 missing as rescue effort continues

Instability of building in East Java town hampers search but 99 boys and school staff known to have survived

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2025

Indonesia Turns Down Ear-splitting 'Haram' Street Parties

People in an Indonesian village watched as a tower of loudspeakers mounted on a truck rumbled through their usually serene home, blasting a thumping bass loud enough to crack windows.

International Business Times · Aug 24, 2025

Indonesians raise anime pirate flag in protest as nation marks independence

A Japanese cartoon pirate flag has been raised across Indonesia as a sign of growing frustration with the government.

Al Jazeera · Aug 16, 2025

Toxic tofu? How plastic waste from the west fuels food factories in Indonesia

Tofu factory owners in Indonesia’s East Java feed their boilers with tonnes of foreign plastics each week to produce tofu sold in the region

The Guardian - AU · May 9, 2025

One year after deadly fan crush at Indonesia soccer stadium, families still seek justice

A year has passed slowly for Devi Athok, an Indonesian man whose two teenage daughters died in a crush of fans at a soccer stadium in East Java in October 2022 after police fired tear gas, setting off a panicked run for the exits that left 135 people dead

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2023