Indonesian passenger ferry with 280 onboard catches fire at sea, killing at least 5A passenger ferry caught fire off Sulawesi island in Indonesia on Sunday, killing at least five people, including a pregnant woman. Over 28...
21 Jul, 2025, 09.41 AM IST
Dozens dead in Vietnam after Ha Long Bay tourist ferry sinksA devastating storm struck Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, causing the "Wonder Sea" tourist boat to capsize, resulting in 37 fatalities and five peop...
20 Jul, 2025, 07.13 AM IST
Boat capsizes off Indonesia's Mentawai islands, 11 people missingA boat capsized off the Mentawai Islands in West Sumatra. Indonesian rescuers are searching for eleven missing people. The incident occurre...
15 Jul, 2025, 08.36 AM IST
Bomb threat diverts plane of hajj pilgrims in Indonesia, second in daysA Saudia Airlines flight carrying 376 hajj pilgrims and 13 crew members from Jeddah to Surabaya was diverted to Medan's Kualanamu Internati...
21 Jun, 2025, 03.56 PM IST
Ship carrying 1,687 Sudan evacuees reaches SaudiSaudi Arabia has received several rounds of evacuees by air and sea since fighting broke out in Africa's third-biggest country on April 15,...
26 Apr, 2023, 01.43 PM IST
MEA raises issue of violations of visa and lockdown by Tablighis with EmbassiesMore than 1,300 Tablighi workers from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand are put under quarantine and are likely to face action f...
04 Apr, 2020, 12.37 PM IST
Covid-19: One Indian in Iran dead, Government gives local help to 254 othersThe next flight from Iran carrying Indians who have tested negative for Covid-19 is expected to arrive this Saturday even as a corona-infec...
20 Mar, 2020, 07.41 AM IST
Bali airport remains shut, airlines waive cancellation feeJet Airways has Garuda Indonesia and Hong Kong Airlines among its codeshare partners for Bali and is allowing passengers to reschedule thei...
28 Nov, 2017, 10.45 PM IST
97 people rescued from sinking ferry near Indonesia's BatamAbout 100 people were rescued when a Singapore-bound ferry hit a floating object and started to sink near the Indonesian island of Batam.
30 Nov, 2015, 11.42 AM IST
Military chopper lost control before crashing: PakistanPakistan said the military helicopter, which crashed in PoK, killing seven persons including two envoys had suddenly lost control due to me...
09 May, 2015, 07.40 PM IST
Resorts in Singapore offers tour packages to woo Indian touristsTourist arrivals from India have grown by over 10 per cent annually in recent years on the island, some 45 minute ferry ride from Singapore.
06 Apr, 2015, 04.35 PM IST
AirAsia Indonesia-Singapore flight QZ8501 with 162 on board goes missingThe pilot had asked Indonesian air traffic control for a deviation due to weather conditions before communication was lost, AirAsia said.
28 Dec, 2014, 02.27 PM IST
One feared dead as Indian tanker catches fire off MalaysiaAn Indian sailor was feared dead while 22 others were rescued from a burning Indian-owned tanker off the Malaysian coast today.
15 Jul, 2013, 02.49 PM IST
- Paradise Islands: Indonesia’s marine beauty
Island-hopping is the perfect way to see Indonesia’s marine beauty close up, and get a taste of the country’s culture and cuisine.
03 Mar, 2011, 08.08 AM IST
- StanChart, BBVA eye Indonesia bank stake
Standard Chartered and Spain's BBVA are among the banks showing interest in the sale of the Gunawan family's $1.4 billion stake in Indonesi...
11 Jun, 2010, 04.21 PM IST
- ICs point to Qaeda link in Surat & Bangalore incidents
The use of integrated circuit (IC) chips in bombs in Bangalore and Surat have confirmed suspicion of intelligence agencies that the attacks...
01 Aug, 2008, 04.20 AM IST
- Indonesian ferry catches fire, passengers safe
More than 700 passengers escaped from an Indonesian ferry that caught fire on Sunday shortly before reaching its destination on Borneo isla...
18 May, 2008, 08.04 PM IST