Deadly Indonesia floods wiped out at least 7% of rare orangutan population, report says

June 10, 2026 10:11 PM

Deadly Indonesia floods wiped out at least 7% of rare orangutan population, report says

Deadly floods and landslides in Indonesia's Sumatra last year have wiped out at least 7% of the total population of the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan, a new report released on Wednesday showed. The cyclone-induced floods and landslides killed at least 1,200 people and damaged around 300,000 homes, with environmental groups blaming the extent of the damage on the rapid deforestation of Sumatra island. At least 58 Tapanuli orangutans, which are endemic to an area around north Sumatra'...

Indonesia reaffirms it has no plan to impose tolls in Malacca Strait

April 24, 2026 2:31 PM

Indonesia reaffirms it has no plan to impose tolls in Malacca Strait

Indonesia has no plan to impose tolls on ships passing through the Malacca Strait, its finance minister said on Friday, after his comments about monetising the strategic sea route made waves earlier this week. Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa reiterated a clarification made by the country's foreign minister on Thursday that Southeast Asia's largest economy would not impose tariffs in the Malacca Strait. Purbaya told a press conference Indonesia would abide by the U.N. Convention on the Law of the ​Seas,...