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South Sumatra: 11 coal miners buried in wall collapse

Eleven coal miners were buried alive after an eight-meter wall collapsed at their mining site at Tanjung Lalang ...

Five gold miners found dead in North Kalimantan gold mine

Five gold miners were found in a lifeless condition at an illegal mining site in Bulungan District, North Kalimantan ...

Buru Island's police clamp down on illegal gold miners

Police in Buru Island, Maluku, continue to take severe measures against illegal gold miners, with several Waeapo police ...

Strong magnitude-6.0 earthquake strikes Indonesia's Banda Sea

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the Banda Sea in the Indonesian islands of Maluku on Tuesday at around 11:56 a.m. ...

Minister Limpo to expand Seram Island's agricultural area

Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo highlighted his intent to expand the agricultural area in Maluku's Seram ...

Maluku police kill crocodile that snatched, ate 6-year-old

The Maluku police in Air Buaya Subdistrict, Buru District, on Thursday shot a saltwater crocodile which had snatched ...

Maluku police seize boat carrying one ton of cyanide

A Maluku marine police patrol intercepted a motor boat carrying one ton of cyanide in the waters between Buru and ...

Government to reclaim regions contaminated by mercury

The government has prepared a national action plan spread over the next few years to reclaim regions exposed to the ...

Eight coal mining sites worsen floods in Bengkulu

Environmental activists highlighted the existence of eight coal mining companies operating in the Bukit Daun Protection ...

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Ex-political detainees in Buru envision ideal leader

News Feature : Harto Wiyono, 71, was picked up by Civil Service Police Unit members while out in the fields on grounds ...

Ambon`s rescue workers deployed to locate vessel

The Ambon National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) deployed its personnel on Friday morning to find a vessel, ...

Government will build dam in Waiapo, Maluku province

Maluku Province Agriculture Service Head Diana Padang said the Central Government had agreed to build a dam in Waiapo, ...

Pertamina prepares five locations for one-price fuel

State oil company PT Pertamina has prepared five locations for the sale of one price fuel oil in Maluku Province this ...

6.0-magnitude quake rocks Buru Island

An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale rocked Buru Island in Maluku province on Monday night but there was ...

Kalla urges to develop mercury-free mine processing technology

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has encouraged the Research, Technology, and Higher Education Ministry to develop ...