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Heatstroke cases up As Japan saves electricity

Heatstroke cases in Japan have shot up in the early summer as many air-conditioners have been switched off amid an ...

Number of Mt Lokon refugees reaches 2,116

The number of people taking refuge due to the eruption of Mount Lokon in Tomohon, has reached 2,116 , an official ...

Minister to inspect erupting Mount Lokon

Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono plans to visit North Sulawesi Province to take a look at the ...

Disaster management agency raises Mount Lokon`s status

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has raised the status of Mount Lokon in North Sulawesi from standby to ...

Some 16 people join tsunami preparedness training in Bogor

As many as 16 people joined a tsunami preparedness training program from June 21 through 25, 2011 held by the ...

Community gives President Yudhoyono UN award

Community leaders and their knowledge on reducing risk of natural disasters in Indonesia have given President Susilo ...

Borobudur temple conservation hangs in balance following volcanic ashes

Conservation experts are racing against time to preserve the Borobudur World Heritage Site which was severely damaged ...

Govt waiting for permits from Japan for 50 health personnel

The Indonesian government is still waiting for permits from Japan for 50 health personnel to be sent to that country ...

RI sits on Pacific "ring of fire" : official

Indonesia sits on the so-called Pacific "ring of fire", a volcanologically active terrestrial chain where earthquakes ...

RI humanitarian team told to avoid Japan radiation zone

The Indonesian humanitarian and relief aid team which was sent to Japan Thursday was told to stay away from the ...

RI voices need for regional cooperation in handling disasters

Indonesia has voiced the need for regional cooperation in dealing with natural disasters in Asia and Pacific. ...

Two-hundred-plus Indonesians in Japan still unaccounted for

As many as 267 Indonesian citizens in Japan are still unaccounted for following a huge earthquake and tsunami on ...

North Sulawesi one of RI`s earthquake-prone regions

North Sulawesi province is one of Indonesia`s earthquake-prone regions as geographically it is surrounded by a number ...

Governor : high-rise buildings in Jakarta quake-proof

Jakarta Governor Fauzi Bowo said high-rise buildings in the Indonesian capital have been built to withstand ...

6th reactor at Fukushima nuke plant loses cooling functions: TEPOC

A sixth reactor at the Fukushima nuclear power plants has lost its ability to cool the reactor core since the massive ...