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SAR searching for missing ferry fire victims

A National Search and Rescue (Basarnas) teams is still searching for missing victims of the KMP Laut Teduh II Ferry ...

Twelve ships deployed to evacuate ferry passengers

A total of 12 ships --five tug boats and seven roll-on-roll-off ferries-- are being mobilized to help evacuate ...

Ferry ship catches fire near Merak port

A ferry ship which was serving passengers between Merak port of Banten (Java) and Bakauheni port of Lampung (Sumatra) ...

5.3 magnitude quake hits New Zealand: USGS

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck New Zealand`s North Island near Rotorua, the US Geological Survey said Thursday, but ...

President expected in Kupang on Feb 8

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to arrive in Kupang, capital of East Nusa Tenggara province, on ...

Govt boosting national fish consumption

The government is trying to increase the country`s national fish production and the people`s per capita fish ...

Bali`s canned fish exports worth US$20.08 million

The Indonesian tourist resort island of Bali exported 8,488.8 tons of canned fish worth US$20.08 million in the ...

Bird flu spreads further in Japan

Japanese health authorities on Thursday said a fifth outbreak of bird flu since November had hit a poultry farm in the ...

Tidal waves affect 269 houses in Flores island

Flooding triggered by tidal waves hit seven subdistricts in the eastern Indonesian island of Flores on Wednesday. ...

Foreigner arrested for alleged involvement in human smuggling

Police have arrested an Australian citizen of Iranian descent known as Haydar Khani alias Ali Hamid alias Abu Hamid ...

Obama calls on N. Korea to denuclearize

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday called on North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons and hailed pressure on Iran ...

RI-Indian bizmen`s cooperation worth 15.12 billion dollars

Indonesian and Indian businessmen have signed 18 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) on investments and development ...

KNPI to host int`l youth forum on climate change

Indonesia`s National Youth Committee (KNPI) is to host an International Youth Forum on Climate Change campaign in ...

Outspoken Journalist Murdered In Philippines

An outspoken radio broadcaster in the Philippines was shot dead Monday, police said, becoming the latest journalist to ...

ASEAN Strives To Become Single Tourist Destination

West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) scenic Island of Lombok hosted an ASEAN Ministerial Meeting Retreat on January 15-17, 2011 ...