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Dukono volcano (Halmahera, Indonesia) activity update: occasional ash eruptions reaching 2-3 km altitude
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Darwin VAAC reported that on 18 May an ash plume from Dukono rose to an altitude of 3 km (10,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 55 km E. [more]
Dukono volcano (Halmahera, Indonesia) activity update: occasional ash eruptions, plumes up to 3 km altitude
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Darwin VAAC reported that during 8-9 May ash plumes from Dukono rose to an altitude of 3 km (10,000 ft) a.s.l. and drifted 75 km SE. [more]

Dukono volcano

complex volcano 1185 m (3,888 ft)
Halmahera, Indonesia, 1.68°N / 127.88°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
Dukono webcams / live data
last update: 24 May 2012 (occasional ash eruptions reaching 2-3 km altitude)
Typical eruption style: Explosive and effusive (lava flows)
Dukono volcano eruptions: 1550, 1719, 1868(?), 1933-ongoing (as of 2011)
Dukono is a remote volcano on the island of Halmahera (Indonesia). There is not much information available due to its remote position, but Dukono is one of the world's most active volcanoes and has been in persistent activity since 1933.

Background:

During a major eruption in 1550, a lava flow filled in the strait between Halmahera and the north-flank cone of Gunung Mamuya. Fatalities occured during that eruption, too.
Dukono is a complex volcano with a broad, low profile, multiple summit peaks and overlapping craters. Malupang Wariang, 1 km SW of Dukono's summit crater complex, contains a 700 x 570 m crater that has also been active during historical time.
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Source: GVP, Smithsonian Institution