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Search for missing Sri Lankan fishing vessel terminated

The search for a missing Sri Lankan fishing vessel which had gone missing near Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, was ...

Parts of Indonesia experience cyclone Vince`s impact

Several parts of Indonesia have experienced the impact of tropical cyclone Vince, although it is predicted to last ...

Three questioned over mutilated toddler

Sampang district`s police in Madura island, East Java, have questioned three witnesses regarding the mutilation of a ...

Illegal logging widespread in Enggano

Illegal logging in Enggano Island, Bengkulu regency, Bengkulu province, had been increasing and threatened the forests ...

Cyclone Vince moves eastward

Cyclone Vince which has been building up since Wednesday (Jan 12) in the Indian Ocean, about 870 km south of Cilacap ...

Lampung waters attract tourists

The waters in Lampung are potential to be developed into an international tourism object which is recognized by ...

Oil palm plantations replace mangrove forests on Sembilan island

Hundreds of hectares of mangrove forests on Sembilan island in Pangkalan Susu district, North Sumatra province, have ...

Ambon designated as one of nine minapolitan areas

The eastern Indonesian city of Ambon in Maluku Province has been designated as one of nine fishing sites in the ...

Spirited Singapore keeps `ghostbuster` busy

The corner looked empty. "There`s an old woman standing there, wearing an old blue dress, and she has curly hair," ...

Strong wind destroys scores of houses in Sumenep

Strong and rapid winds which hit Sumenep regency in Madura island, East Java province, on Wednesday destroyed scores ...

Gates says north Korea becoming direct threat to U.S.

North Korea is becoming a direct threat to the United States and could develop an inter-continental ballistic ...

N.Korea slams S.Korea`s rejection of talks

North Korea on Tuesday criticised South Korea`s rejection of its latest call for dialogue and insisted it is sincere ...

4-5 meters high waves may hit west Lampung waters

The waves in the Lampung`s western waters and the southern Sunda strait on Tuesday had been predicted to reach 4-5 ...

Indonesian organization to organize int`l youth forum on climate change

2007 Nobel peace prize laureate and former US Vice President Al Gore`s hope on Indonesia to popularize climate change ...

N. Korea officially proposes talks with South: KCNA

North Korea Monday officially proposed dialogue with South Korea, less than two months after launching a deadly ...