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Kolintang needs UNESCO recognition

The traditional kolintang musical instrument from Minahasa district in North Sulawesi province needs to receive ...

Sumatran tigers breed well in South Bukit Barisan

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in Indonesia said that at least 80 Sumatran Tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) are ...

Agam landslide causes damages worth billions

The Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) of Agam district, West Sumatra, has estimated that the landslide in ...

Flood in front of Hotel Indonesia not yet receded

Flood in front of Hotel Indonesia roundabout has not yet receded until Thursday (Jan 17) night. ANTARA learned ...

Floods paralyzes most Jakarta daily activities

Incessant rains that poured Jakarta and its surrounding areas from 02.a.m. local time on Thursday, triggered floods ...

President adopts tree in Mount Gede-Pangrango

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and First Lady Ani Yudhoyono have adopted two species of trees, Rasamala (Altingia ...

Aceh voters go to polling stations in peace

Thousands of people in all districts across the Indonesian westernmost province of Aceh went to the polling stations ...

USAID to continue supporting Papua`s agriculture empowerment program

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will continue its assistance to Papua`s local ...

Bali earthquake lacked tsunami potential

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale that jolted the resort island of Bali on Thursday morning did ...

Tropical storm in Thailand to affect weather in Riau

A tropical storm in Thailand is predicted to create extreme weather conditions in parts of Sumatra, including Riau ...

West Sumatra needs 600 tsunami early warning sirens

West Sumatra`s Disaster Operations Control Center (Pusdalops-PB) is in need of around 600 tsunami early warning ...

Plane carrying 18 people missing in N Sumatra

A plane carrying 18 people on board went missing on its way from Medan in North Sumatra to Kutacane in Aceh at around ...

Greenpeace launches save tigers` home tour in Sumatra

Greenpeace recently launched a "Save Tigers` Home" Tour in Sumatra with a cultural blessing ceremony from the local ...

Search for missing Newmont helicopter continues

A Search and Rescue (SAR) team continued efforts of locating a missing helicopter of PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara here on ...

Newmont choper crashes, two killed

A helicopter chartered by PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara mining company from Air Fast, crashed in West Nusa Tenggara ...