#disasters

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President asks people to stay away from black campaigns

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono appealed to all sides on Tuesday to stay away from black campaigns ahead of the ...

ANZ Donates US$200,000 to Assist Jakarta Flood Relief

ANZ today announced it will donate US$200,000 in response to the flood disaster in Jakarta through the Indonesian Red ...

news focus - natural disasters remain challenge to asia-pacific`s robust economic growth b - (d)

Apart from the slowdown of world`s economy due to crisis in the United States and some European countries, natural ...

Pertamina to evaluate geothermal drilling operations

A state owned oil and gas company, PT Pertamina, is set to evaluate geothermal drilling operations after a landslide ...

Rains cause landslides and floods in N Sulawesi

Landslides and floods triggered by high rainfall hit a number of areas in North Sulawesi province on Sunday but no ...

Pros and cons on idea to move capital city from Jakarta

Following major floods that almost crippled Jakarta recently, an idea to move Indonesia`s capital city to another ...

A lesson from current flooding of Jakarta

Last week`s devastation of Jakarta by floods has rendered the capital city heavy casualties and losses in material. ...

U.S. offers support to flood victims in Jakarta

U.S. Ambassador Scot A. Marciel has offered U.S. assistance in response to the severe flooding in and around ...

House open for floods victims, says speaker

House Speaker Marzuki Alie has announced that the parliament building (DPR) will remain open to provide temporary ...

Students pray for victims of disasters

About 200 elementary school students of SDN 1 Kracak, Ajibarang District, Banyumas, Central Java, held a joint prayer ...

Impacts of Cyclone Narelle, Typhoon Bopha make Indonesia very windy

Indonesia has been very windy over the past two weeks as the impacts of Cyclone Narelle that has been developing in ...

Flooding kills hundreds of people in Indonesia in 2012

The Indonesian environmentalist organization (Walhi) expressed concern with the many people falling victims to ...

Flash flood damages 500 houses in E Java

Flash flood hit 500 houses in Situbondo district, East Java, last Saturday night, Situbondo District`s Chief of ...

Magnitude-5.4 quake jolts Central Maluku

An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale hit Central Maluku at 2.30 local time on Sunday morning but it caused ...

KRI Makassar ships 2,000 tons of rice to Mindanao

Indonesian warship KRI Makassar-590 has left for Mindanao, the Philippines with 2,000 tons of rice for the victims of ...