The Ijen volcano in East Java, Indonesia, regularly pops up online because of its spectacularly unusual colouration: the lava that burns in its crater is an alluring blue. This natural phenomenon ...

INDONESIA -- I slept three hours before I stepped out of my hotel into the chilly night air; still tired but anxious for the long hike ahead. It was almost midnight, and our tour group was about to ...

To celebrate his wife’s birthday last year, Canadian photographer Larry Louie took her to a sulfur mine. That wasn’t the plan—their original itinerary was in Bali. But after a couple of days in that ...

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Ormat Technologies Inc. announced the commencement of commercial operations for the 35MW Ijen geothermal power plant, which is co-owned with PT Medco Power Indonesia. This facility is the first ...

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I wake up with a start as the car comes to a sudden halt. My guide, Bang Bang, looks at me with a broad grin on his weather-beaten face. “Let’s have some tea and noodles,” he says, pointing to the ...