In 2014, the first flood caught the sleeping residents of the Javanese village off guard. Since then, rising sea tides have kept engulfing the village. The water is still rising — up to 15 centimeters ...

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 ...

Off the north coast of Central Java, the Karimunjawa archipelago stretches across the Java Sea like a broken string of pearls – 27 islands of white sand, mangrove forest and impossibly clear water ...

An $80 billion sea wall stretching more than 500 kilometers (311 miles) along Java's north coast is at the core of a potential decades-long effort to protect Indonesia's economic heartland from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock An $80 billion sea wall stretching more than 500 kilometers (311 miles) along Java's north coast is at the ...

Naval forces of Indonesia and Russia began their first joint military training drills in the Java Sea on Monday, the Indonesian navy said, which analysts say shows the Southeast Asian country's ...

Indonesian Navy's KRI Bung Karno-369 (right) and Pakistan Navy's PNS Taimur during their joint exercise in the Java Sea near Jakarta on Friday (May 22, 2026). /ANTARA/HO-Humas Mabes TNI/nbl. Jakarta ...

JAKARTA: Indonesia is pressing ahead with its giant sea wall project along Java’s northern coastline as the government seeks to protect millions of residents, strategic industrial zones and food ...

File - Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development of the Republic of Indonesia, Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono (AHY) at the 4th BRICS Urbanization Forum in Brazil, June 2025 ...

Indonesia plans to build a "giant sea wall," more than 500 kilometers long, to defend Java's north coast from rising sea levels. The proposal includes a large lagoon behind the colossal concrete wall, ...

Allied naval forces faced catastrophe during the Battle of the Java Sea as Admiral Doorman led a desperate last stand against Japan’s unstoppable advance. Outgunned, outmaneuvered, and overwhelmed by ...

Indonesia plans to build a “giant sea wall”, more than 500 kilometres long, to defend Java’s north coast from rising sea levels. The proposal includes a large lagoon behind the colossal concrete wall, ...