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Jakarta floods on New Year's Day due to heavy rains; 16 killed, thousands displaced in Indonesian capital

The heavy rain that occurs more than 15 hours since 31 December causing massive floods in Capital Jakarta and some regions around and force a thousand residents to flee

Indonesian capital floods on New Year's day due to heavy rains; 16 killed, thousands displaced in Jakarta, landslides reported in Bogor, Depok

Monsoon rains and rising rivers submerged at least 169 neighborhoods and caused landslides in the Bogor and Depok districts on Jakarta's outskirts

Climate change has affected the amount of rainfall in Indonesian islands, study suggests

Researchers think an atmosphere phenomenon affects weather on a weekly-to-monthly time scale, bringing alternate cloudy and sunny periods.

Fire rages across Indonesia's Sumatra, Borneo islands; residents suffer from respiratory problems, sore eyes due to smell of burning foliage

Around 400 schools were closed on Tuesday in nine districts of Sarawak state on Borneo

Malaysia sends half a million face masks to haze-hit state of Sarawak amid worsening Indonesian forest fires

Malaysia has sent half a million face masks to its eastern state of Sarawak, where air pollution levels have spiked amid worsening forest fires in neighboring Indonesia, authorities said on Tuesday.

Indonesia set to move new capital to jungle-clad Borneo island as part of shift away from sinking city Jakarta

Indonesia will move its capital to the eastern edge of jungle-clad Borneo island, President Joko Widodo said Monday

Indonesia authorities recover body parts after plane carrying 13 went missing

Indonesia has a poor aviation safety record and has experienced several air disasters recently. But Indonesia's police insisted today that the plane was in good condition and the pilot was experienced.

Divers join AirAsia flight QZ8501 wreck search as bad weather relents

: Search teams including divers took advantage of a let-up in bad weather on Tuesday to try to reach the wreckage of an AirAsia jet that crashed nine days ago, and to recover bodies and find its black box flight recorders.

Malaysian gunboat with seven crew members on board goes missing, says official

The Malaysian navy has launched a search for seven crew members after their gunboat went missing.

31 Filipino intruders fatally shot in Borneo, say Malaysian police

The armed clansmen have wreaked political havoc for both Malaysia and the neighboring Philippines by trying to stake a long-dormant royal territorial claim to Malaysia's sprawling, resource-rich state of Sabah in Borneo.