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Whirlwinds strike S Sulawesi`s villages, killing one

Whirlwinds hit 11 sub districts in Pinrang District, South Sulawesi Province, on Monday evening, killing one person ...

President receives report on Aceh quake management

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has received the report on the government response to the powerful earthquake which ...

Tectonic earthquake jolts South Sulawesi

A tectonic earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale jolts South Sulawesi on Monday at 09.17 a.m. West Indonesian ...

West Aceh needs more sirens for tsunami warning system, BNPB

Chief of Aceh Disaster Mitigation Agency Teuku Ahmad Dadek said West Aceh district needs more sirens for tsunami early ...

Aceh flash flood destroys 162 houses

A flash flood that hit Southeast Aceh district on Thursday night left at least 162 houses damaged, the National ...

No reports of damages, casualties in Ujung Kulon earthquake

The Banten Regional Disaster Mitigation Office (BPBD) said there were no immediate reports of damages nor casualties ...

Indonesia launched South-South and triangular cooperation programs

Indonesia launched South-South and Triangular cooperation programs for developing countries here on Monday. "We ...

Tens of houses in Bukittinggi catch fire

Some 20 semi permanent houses in Mandiangin, Koto Selayan, here, caught fire on Monday at 5:30 p.m. local time. ...

Thirty-six houses damaged by SE Maluku whirlwind

Some 36 houses in Tepa and Depur, Southeast Maluku regency, had been damaged by a whirlwind on March 23, 2012, ...

Mt Marapi spews volcanic ash

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra spewed volcanic ash up to 100 meters into the sky on Saturday afternoon. The ...

Indonesia to send up to 10,000 for UN peacekeeping mission

Indonesia intends to send up to 10 thousand personnel to join UN peacekeeping missions, becoming one of the 10 largest ...

Ban Ki-moon presents blue helmet to Yudhoyono

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon presented a blue helmet to President Susilo Yudhoyono as a symbol of ...

Pamekasan natural disaster victims reach 1,050 families

Some 1,050 families had become victim of natural disasters in Pamekaswan as of January 2012, head of the Pamekasan ...

Communications network back to normal after Bali quake

The cellular phone networks which was previously cut off in most parts of Bali after the 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit ...

Bali quake had no impact on Mt Agung`s activity

The 6.8-magnitude earthquake that rattled Bali and environs on Thursday afternoon had no impact on the activity of ...