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5.8 magnitude earthquake jolts western coast of Sumatra

An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter Scale jolted western coast of Sumatra on Thursday at 04.04 am f local ...

Philippines plans to purchase coast guard vessels from Japan

Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Wednesday that the plan to acquire 10 coast guard ...

US says crashed drone drifted into Philippine Sea

The United States confirmed Tuesday that it owned a drone found in Philippine waters, but said the craft only drifted ...

Flooding destroyed cacao crop in West Sulawesi

Flooding has hit the regency of Mamuju in West Sulawesi destroying food crops after heavy rain over the past several ...

Children swept away by sea water have been rescued

Two children who were swept away by sea water at the Karanghawu beach in Sukabumi district, West Java, on Tuesday, ...

Toxic waste pollutes waters off northern coast of Batam

Toxic and harmful (B3) waste is polluting the waters off the northern coast of Batam, Riau Islands, and damaging the ...

Indonesia did not have major natural disasters in 2012

Indonesia, a country which is prone to natural disasters - floods, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, droughts, tsunamis ...

Three housing complexes inundated in Bekasi

At least three housing complexes located along the coast of the Bekasi River have been inundated (on December 24). ...

Frequency of whirlwinds increasing in Indonesia

The number of whirlwinds that hit Indonesia last year was 28 times higher than that of the year 2002 due to the impact ...

Indonesia remains committed to reducing greenhouse gases

Indonesia will remain committed to reducing greenhouse gases by 26 percent by 2020, chief economic minister Hatta ...

Policeman`s body arrives in Palu

The body of one of the three police officers who died during an exchange of gunfire with unidentified people in Poso, ...

Pertamina tanker hits motor vessel in Kapuas River

A motor vessel loaded with basic necessaries sank in Kapuas River, West Kalimantan, on Thursday after being hit by a ...

BPH Migas hopes to build 1000 km gas pipes under Java Sea

The Downstream Oil and Gas Regulator (BPH Migas) hopes to carry out long standing plan to build a 1,000 kilometer long ...

Three foot tidal wave follow Japan quake

A three-foot (one-meter) high tidal wave came ashore near the city of Ishinomaki in Japan`s Miyagi prefecture on ...

RI Strives to Become Top Fish-producing Country

Endowed with more than 81,000 kilometres of coast line and vast coastal areas, Indonesia is striving to become the ...