#disasters

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Flood inundating thousand houses in S Sumatra for week

The flood that has inundated thousand houses in Banyuasin district, South Sumatra, since a week ago has not yet ...

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 ...

Natural disasters, energy and food security become ASEAN`s concern

Terrorism, natural disasters, human trafficking, energy and food security and cross-border crime are among the issues ...

RI, Italy signs agreement on disaster management cooperation

Indonesia and Italy have agreed to cooperate in disaster management planning. An agreement was outlined in a ...

ASEAN Women Organizes Painting, Sculpture Exhibition at ASEAN Secretariat

About 94 women artists from ASEAN member countries and Japan exhibit paintings and sculptures at the ASEAN ...

Risk Management an Increasingly Important Boardroom Topic in Asia

-Marsh Launches Asia Directors' Series Publication to Help Directors and C-Suite Executives Tackle Today's Risk Issues ...

Poor water management can hamper development progress

Poor water management could hamper the nation`s development and limit food production, UNESCO Jakarta office Director ...

Jakarta facing water crisis

Jakarta is facing a clean water crisis as the nation`s demand for drinking water continues to surpass its supply, ...

Indonesia Calls For Reduction in Nuclear Arms Race

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called on all countries to reduce the arms race, including that for ...

RI important to disaster management efforts in region

Indonesia plays an important role in disaster management affairs in Southeast Asia, visiting UN ...

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 ...

ASEAN members express sympathy to disaster victims

ASEAN member states have expressed their deep sympathy and condolences to the governments and peoples of Southeast ...

Investment in RI to grow 16.6 pct next year

The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has predicted investment in Indonesia will grow by 16.6 percent to Rp280 ...

ASEAN members express sympathy to disaster victims

ASEAN member states have expressed their deep sympathy and condolences to the governments and peoples of Southeast ...

news focus: govt to rehabilitate critically degraded lakes

Hundreds of lakes or reservoirs which are vital to human life in Indonesia are now in bad or even critical condition ...