I am convinced that most Malaysians have never heard of Desa Sembungan, believed to be the highest village on the Indonesian island of Java. At about 2,450m above sea level, the temperature hovers ...

Twelve girls took part in a haircutting ritual held at the Arjuna Temple complex in Dieng Plateau, Banjarnegara regency, Central Java, on Aug. 5. This ritual coincided with the ninth Dieng Culture ...

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High above the misty mountains of Central Java lies the enchanting Dieng Plateau, a magical village in Wonosobo Regency fondly known as “The Land Above the Clou ...

The helicopter crashed about three minutes before arriving at Dieng Plateau, the popular tourist area where the volcanic eruption Sunday injured at least 10 people. The aircraft reportedly hit a cliff ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A rescue helicopter crashed while heading to help evacuate residents near an active volcano on Indonesia's main island, killing all eight people on board, officials said Monday.

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Dieng Culture Festival is one of the annual cultural performances that always attracts tourists to flock to Dieng Plateau in Banjarnegara Regency, Central Java. This year, the ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Dieng plateau in Central Java has been frozen again with temperatures below zero degrees Celsius recently. “Dieng is freezing, the temperature at -3.5°C on Thursday, July 27, ...

We shivered the entire time we were in Indonesia. When we hit the sack at 11pm, it was 12 °C and my husband needed three blankets to ward off the cold. Isn’t Indonesia supposed to be hot? Yes, but we ...

A photo of a snow-covered mountain has been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter which claim it shows Mount Dieng in Indonesia after the temperature dropped to minus ...

At least eight people on board a rescue helicopter were killed after the chopper hit a cliff on Indonesia’s Butak Mountain near an active volcano. Ten others were injured after the Sileri Crater near ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A rescue helicopter crashed while heading to help evacuate residents near an active volcano on Indonesia's main island, killing all eight people on board, officials said Monday.