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Threat of Tsunami in Japan to Indonesia has passed

After having about eight hours of panick and tense, villagers in the coastal areas of North Sulawesi, North Maluku and ...

RI embassy collecting data on Indonesians in Japan

Indonesian Ambassador to Japan M Lutfi said here Friday Embassy staff were now collecting data on and providing ...

Russia`s Kuril Islands on tsunami alert

Russia`s emergency ministry issued a tsunami warning Friday for the Kuril Island chain after a powerful quake struck ...

Major tsunami hits Japan after massive quake

A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake shook Japan on Friday, unleashing a powerful tsunami that sent ships crashing into ...

Major tsunami hits Japan after massive quake

A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake shook Japan on Friday, unleashing a powerful tsunami that sent ships crashing into ...

Embassy trying to get "open university" established branch in KL

The Indonesian embassy in Malaysia is making efforts to get an Open University (UT) branch opened in Kuala Lumpur to ...

Minister calls for improvement of free trade zone system

Finance Minister Agus DW Martowardojo has called for the improvement of the system and concept of the country`s Free ...

Minister warns of possible forest fires in June

Environment Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta has warned of possible forest fires in the forthcoming dry season in June ...

PLN plans PLTMH in Enggano island

State power company PT PLN of Bengkulu planned to build a hydro micro power plant (PLTMH) for the people on Enggano ...

Finance minister to discuss FTZ with businessmen

Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo is scheduled to meet with businessmen and local government officials here on Monday ...

Ten kiosks in Batam catch fire

A fire ravaged 10 kiosks at Tanjung Pantun market in Batam island on Sunday. The source of fire which broke out at ...

China`s defence budget to rise 12.7% in 2011

China`s defence budget will rise 12.7 percent in 2011 to 601.1 billion yuan ($91.7 billion), a government spokesman ...

Batam, Singapore predicted to be haze-free

Haze from Sumatran forest fires is not likely to reach Batam and Singapore as the winds in the region are ...

Babel province needs investment in mining sector

Bangka-Belitung (Babel) provincial government needs investments in the mining sector, the head of the regional mining ...

Arrest of Nababan discriminatory : Megawati

The arrest of PDIP cadre Panda Nababan by anti-graft investigators for allegedly receiving bribes in the 2004 election ...