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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 ...

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 ...

Japan disaster death toll likely to pass 1,000: Kyodo

More than 1,000 people probably died in the massive quake and tsunami disaster that devastated large parts of northern ...

The myth surrounding Mt Merapi eruptions

Soaring up to 2,968 meters (9,738 ft) into the sky with its peak ever shrouded by thick whitish mist, Mount Merapi ...

Australia supports Indonesian earthquake experts

A new generation of Indonesian earthquake scientists will be trained through an Australian-funded graduate research ...

Earthquake jolts Bengkulu

An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter Scale shook Bengkulu and its environs, on Tuesday at 2.02 am local time, ...