Off the eastern coast of Sumatra, flanked by the Gaspar and Karimata Straits, lies an enchanting island with beautiful beaches and fascinating scenery called Belitung island. Off the eastern coast of ...

Scientists on an Indonesia island found a “giant” creature caught in a trap, the area’s first sighting of an endangered species, photos show. Photo from Hasan, Rahmawati, Guntoro, South, Valen, Tamam, ...

A close-up view of the Malaysian giant turtle, or Orlitia borneensis, seen on Belitung Island. Photo from Hasan, Rahmawati, Guntoro, South, Valen, Tamam, Hardian, Andriyono, Nurjirana and Kamarudin ...

Belitung Island has lost 10 percent of its remaining forests in 13 years, few protections in place despite biological importance Belitung, a picturesque island off the east coast of Sumatra, has ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Bank Indonesia of the Bangka Belitung Islands encourages foreign tourists visiting Belitung Island to use QRIS Cross Border, following the launch of a new flight route ...

It was so under the radar, even their local guide didn’t know about it. But what this Aussie traveller found, could be the best-kept secret of Asia. The mystery island I’m talking about is Belitung.

An AirAsia plane that went missing during a flight to Singapore is thought to have crashed near the Indonesian island of Belitung, an official from Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency told ...

SINGAPORE, December 29. /TASS/. The lost AirAsia jet is being searched in the area of Indonesian island Belitung situated on the boundary between the Java Sea and the South China Sea, Indonesian Air ...