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RI Soil Too Unstable For Nuke Power

Environmentalists and public activists have launched years of protests, arguing that Indonesia`s soil is too unstable ...

RI sits on Pacific "ring of fire" : official

Indonesia sits on the so-called Pacific "ring of fire", a volcanologically active terrestrial chain where earthquakes ...

Putin to visit Russian island near Japan: official

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will on Saturday make a previously unplanned visit to a Russian island that sits just ...

Indonesia, Singapore to develop BBK Free Trade Zone

The Indonesian and Singaporean governments cooperate in the development of Batam, Bintan and Karimun into an ...

Maluku needs more tsunami warning sirens

The eastern province of Maluku is in need of more tsunami warning sirens as the region is prone to earthquakes. ...

Forty percent of coral reefs in Gorontalo waters damaged

About 40 percent of coral reefs in the Gulf of Tomini in Gorontalo province waters is believed to have been damaged ...

Malaysia asks RI police to free six fishermen

The Malaysian Consulate in Pekanbaru has asked for the release of their six fishermen being held by Bengkalis police ...

Ministry of Maritime ready to help Papua tsunami victims

The Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) is ready to extend assistance to tsunami victims at Mettu Daby ...

US sends second aircraft carrier to Japan: Obama

President Barack Obama said Friday that a second US aircraft carrier was heading to Japan to provide assistance after ...

Japan evacuates 2,000 people near nuclear plant

Some 2,000 people living near northeast Japan`s Fukushima nuclear plant were told to evacuate on Friday following a ...

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 ...