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Collection of coal mine news, found 52 news.

Padang's Silo Gunung named UNESCO world heritage site

A former coal warehouse at Teluk Bayur Port, Padang, West Sumatera, called Silo Gunung has been officially recognized ...

Yahya congratulates Ombilin on its designation as World Heritage Site

Tourism Minister Arief Yahya extended his congratulations on Ombillin in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra Province, being ...

West Sumatra proposes 'rendang' as world heritage to UNESCO

Indonesia's West Sumatra provincial administration will propose its unique culinary rendang to be included on ...

Ombilin's designation as UNESCO world heritage supports West Sumatra

Ony Yulfian, West Sumatra tourism agency's head, believes that the Ombilin Coal Mine in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, ...

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W Sumatra optimistic of Ombilin Heritage site driving tourism growth

Indonesia applauded the World Heritage Committee's decision to inscribe former coal mine site Ombilin in Sawahlunto ...

Govt to ensure effective protection of Ombilin World Heritage site

Education and Culture Ministry's Director General for Culture Hilmar Farid has confirmed that the government will ...

Government to form Ombilin coal mine management body

The Director General of Culture, Ministry of Education and Culture, Hilmar Farid, said the government would soon form ...

Ombilin coal mine makes it into UNESCO World Heritage list

The Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage in Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, was designated as a world cultural heritage during the ...

Bengkulu flooding, landslides claim 29 lives

Flooding and landslides, striking Bengkulu three days ago, claimed 29 lives, whereas the number of those still missing ...

Eight coal mining sites worsen floods in Bengkulu

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

A coal mine in Sawahlunto exploded, one killed

A coal mine in Parambahan area of Sawahlunto City, West Sumatra, exploded on Thursday, killing one miner, a local ...

Jokowi approves change in regulation on railway function

President Joko Widodo has agreed to change regulation on the function of railways in East Kalimantan as proposed by ...

State-owned coal company to sell 48 million tons by 2020

The state-owned coal mining company, PT. Bukit Asam (PTBA), is planning to sell some 48 million tons of coal and to ...

PT Astra International Tbk reports Rp14.5 trillion net profit

Jakarta (ANTARA News - PT Astra International Tbk.s reported net profit of Rp14.46 trillion in 2015, ...

Chinese security forces kill 17 in Xinjiang: Radio Free Asia

Chinese security forces in the restive far western region of Xinjiang have killed 17 people, including women and ...