In 1894, Eugene Dubois, brushing sediment in Java, unexpectedly found Java Man that still shapes human origins debates

A 1894 discovery on Java's Solo River, initially dubbed Java Man, has reshaped our understanding of early human origins.

In 1894, a Dutch anatomist brushed sediment from a riverbank in Java; it uncovered Java Man and reshaped the search for human origins

In the 1890s, Eugène Dubois conducted pivotal excavations in Java that unearthed Java Man, a groundbreaking fossil that ...
The Straits Times

Drought grips parts of Java as dry season intensifies

JAKARTA – Drought has begun affecting several regions across Java as the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) warns that Indonesia’s dry season is expected to peak in August and may ...
The Straits Times

Java needs sea wall, mangrove restoration to protect northern coast

BOGOR, West Java – Indonesia’s environmental ministry is pushing for a hybrid coastal defence along the northern Java coast, consisting of estuary protection, groundwater control, tight spatial ...
Time Out

Dua Lipa just shared her favourite spots in Asia on Google Maps

Dua Lipa has been all over our feeds lately thanks to her intimate London wedding with Callum Turner. But she has also officially entered her travel curator era. The singer-songwriter has teamed up ...
scmp.com

To understand the great Asia-Pacific power struggle, just look at the map

All hell broke loose in November when Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said a mainland Chinese military attack or naval blockade on Taiwan could be treated as a “survival-threatening situation” ...
The New York Times

How Buddhism Spread: A Map and Timeline

The many paths by which the religion flourished across Asia. The arrows represent the general spread of Buddhism, often via trade routes, throughout Asia, beginning around the fourth century ...
Asia Society

Java Rap Stars to Perform at Asia Society on May 14

If there were still any doubt that hip hop music is truly a global phenomenon, look no further than Indonesia's Jogja Hip Hop Foundation. The collective of artists founded by Marzuki Mohammad, aka ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore

Indonesia train crash kills four: Police

This handout picture taken and released on May 1, 2026 by the Grobogan Police Traffic Unit shows a vehicle struck by a passenger train, killing at least four people as it attempted to cross an ...
Anadolu Ajansi

Death toll from train crash in Indonesia’s West Java rises to 14

The death toll from the collision of two trains in the city of Bekasi in Indonesia’s West Java province rose to 14 with 84 injured, state-run media reported Tuesday, citing authorities, in one of the ...

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The Diplomat

A New Dataset Maps Central Asia’s Extractive Economy

Credit: Screenshot of the Oxus Society Central Asia Resource Tracker The Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs recently released the Central Asia Resource Tracker, a public dataset that maps reserves ...