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Strong earthquake jolts Talaud islands

A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale with a depth of 69 km under the sea level jolted the Talaud ...

EWS to be installed in Sunda Strait

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Panjahitan said the government will install early warning ...

Indonesian Navycommitted to improving Marine Corps' capabilities

The Indonesian Navy expressed its commitment to enhancing the Marine Corps` combat capabilities, one of which being ...

Year ender - Volcanic tsunami takes year-end vacationers by surprise

Vacationers, mostly constituting state electricity company PLN employees, were enjoying music played by rock band ...

Range of dangerous areas of angry Anak Krakatau extended

Tourists and anyone are warned not to get closer than five kilometers from the crater of the angry Anak Krakatau ...

Sunda Strait tsunami flattens two villages in South Lampung

The  tsunami triggered by a landslide of Mount Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait located between Java and Sumatra ...

Mt Anak Krakatau likely to trigger more landslides

Mount Anak Krakatau is most likely to trigger more landslides or avalanches, according to an official of the ...

Mt Anak Krakatau eruption endangers aircraft

The eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau could endanger aircraft, according to Dwikorita Karnawati, head of the National ...

News focus - World leaders condole with Indonesian tsunami victims' families by A Abdussalam

Condolences from world leaders are pouring in for the families of the victims of the Indonesian tsunami that struck ...

Sad days ahead of Xmas, New Year celebrations by Andi Abdussalam

People around the globe are usually happy in the face of the year end as they are ready to celebrate Christmas and New ...

More airports built to glue nation together: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has expressed hope that the construction of more airports across Indonesia would glue ...

Residents asked to stay away from beaches

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) asked residents of the districts of Pandeglang, Serang and South ...

President conveys condolences to victims of tsunami

President Joko Widodo has conveyed condolences to the victims of the Sunda Strait tsunami that hit the districts of ...

At least 20 killed as tsunami hits Sunda Strait

At least 20 people died when a tsunami wave hit the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra on late ...

Batam botanical garden inaugurated

The Batam city government and Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) on Saturday inaugurated the Batam Botanical ...