#indian ocean

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Fish production must be controlled

The People`s Coalition for Fisheries Justice (Kiara) has urged the government to control fish production in 2013 to ...

Indonesia did not have major natural disasters in 2012

Indonesia, a country which is prone to natural disasters - floods, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, droughts, tsunamis ...

Weh Island waters home to 133 coral species

A recent study has concluded that the waters off Weh Island, Sabang city, Aceh province, are home to 133 coral reef ...

Iran closely monitors U.S.-led naval drill in Persian Gulf

A senior Iranian navy commander said that Iran`s Armed Forces fully are monitoring the naval exercises of the United ...

Quake hits Bantul, Yogyakarta

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale rocked the regency of Bantul of Yogyakarta on Wednesday but no ...

Two million flock to Palabuhanratu beach

A coastal fishing village that has seen rapid tourism development in recent years, the beach resort of Palabuhanratu ...

Madagascar rivals hold first reconciliation talks

Madagascan leader Andry Rajoelina and the man he toppled in 2009, Marc Ravalomanana, met behind closed doors on a ...

Shark kills surfer off France`s reunion island

A shark mauled a surfer to death on Monday in an attack off the coast of France`s Indian Ocean island of Reunion, ...

China rescues fishermen held by Somali pirates for 18 months

China has rescued a group of 26 fishermen, mainly Chinese and Vietnamese, who were taken from a Taiwanese trawler ...

Merkel asks about atheism in Indonesia

German Chancellor Angela Dorothea Merkel questioned atheism in Indonesia during her visit to the oldest Dutch ...

German chancellor Merkel to visit Indonesia

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will make her two day official trip to Indonesia as a reciprocal visit to President ...

Waves West of Bengkulu four meters high

The waves in the West Indian Ocean in Bengkulu may reach a height of up to four meters but its current average height ...

Somali piracy death toll rises as violence worsens

Somali pirates seizing Indian Ocean ships were responsible for at least 35 hostage deaths in 2011, a report showed on ...

Nearly 100 still missing in boat capsize near Australia

Nearly 100 suspected asylum seekers are still missing a day after a boat capsized about 200 km north of ...

Mild quake shakes Bantul

A 4.8-magnitute earthquake shook Bantul district in Yogyakarta province on Thursday night. The epicenter of the ...