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Hundreds of security personnel guard Lapindo gas well drilling

Hundreds of police and military personnel were tightly guarding the drilling work currently on for a gas well ...

Mt Soputan in North Sulawesi erupts

Mount Soputan at the border of Minahasa Selatan and Minahasa Tenggara in North Sulawesi erupted at 20.53 local time on ...

Indonesia government prepares 10 leading Youth Programs in 2016

The Indonesia government, through the Ministry of Youth and Sports, has prepared 10 flagship programs to help the ...

Jember Airport reopens as volcanic ash clears

The management of Notohadinegoro Airport in Jember District, East Java Province, has reopened the airport on Friday ...

UNICEF raises grants for Indonesia by 14 percent

The United Nations International Childrens Emergency Funds (UNICEFs) grants for Indonesia increased by 14 percent to ...

37 injured as 6.9 magnitude earthquake hits pakistan

At least 37 people were injured when an earthquake measuring 6.9 at the Richter Scale jolted Pakistani capital ...

Whirlwind destroys dozens of houses in South Sulawesi

A whirlwind destroyed dozens of houses in the district of Pangkajene Islands or Pangkep, South Sulawesi, following ...

13 more bodies of sunken MV Marina`s passengers discovered

Rescue workers discovered 13 more bodies of passengers of sunken MV Marina Baru 2B on Wednesday night. All the ...

Expert advises against building Masela LNG plant on shore

An expert in geotechnical engineering advised against building liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant on shore to process ...

Indonesian Air Force`s Fighter Crashes in Yogyakarta

A T50 Golden Eagle fighter of the Indonesian Air Force crashed in a plantation area, killing its pilot and co-pilot, ...

41 million Indonesians live in 174 landslide-prone districts and cities

Around 41 million Indonesians live in 174 districts and cities which are prone to landslides, a spokesman of the ...

Monsoon begins to take toll on Indonesia

Indonesia has been hit by changing climates of extreme degree. Monsoon began to take toll on the country when it ...

Landslide leaves three dead, one missing in W. Lombok

At least three people were killed and one was missing in a landslide that hit Guntur Macan village, Gunungsari ...

EU supports peatland recovery

The European Union will support Indonesia in recovering and managing the peat land that had burnt by providing Rp300 ...

Mt Bromo`s eruption: E Java`s army personnel on standby

Army personnel stationed across the district and at city military posts in East Java Province have been put on standby ...