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Residents around Mt Lokon evacuated

Around 500 residents living in dangerous areas around Mount Lokon in North Sulawesi have been evacuated to safer ...

Strong quake rocks Kolaka

An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale rocked Kolaka district, Southeast Sulawesi, on Monday evening, ...

Disaster management agency raises Mount Lokon`s status

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has raised the status of Mount Lokon in North Sulawesi from standby to ...

Magnitude-5.7 earthquake shakes Ambon

An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter Scale shook Ambon, Maluku Province, Saturday at around 12.51 am local ...

NOAA satellite detects 12 hotspots in Kotabaru

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)`s satellite has detected 12 hotspots here. "It`s ...

Haze comes back in Sumatra and Kalimantan

Haze has come back on Sumatra and Kalimantan Islands over the past few weeks, affecting the environment, the local ...

VP Boediono to attend "gebyar madu" event in Lombok

Vice President Boediono is scheduled to attend a so-called "Gebyar Madu" (honey festival) event in the Senggigi ...

Babel may host RI`s first nuke power plants

Forced by strong opposition from the local population, the government has decided to postpone building a nuclear ...

East Kotawaringin forms command post to tackle forest fires

The East Kotawaringin district administration has set up a command post to deal with forest and plantation fires. ...

Local bizmen ask for jobs in Krakatau-Posco Project

Tens of local businessmen in Cilegon, Banten, have asked PT Krakatau-Posco to involve them in its project. "We ...

Anyer Festival held to promote Banten`s tourism

Banten province`s tourism office staged an Anyer Festival at Patra Sambolo beach in Anyer, Banten Province, to promote ...

Thirty elephants damage plantations in W Lampung

A herd of 30 elephants again damaged plantations at Pemerihan village, Bengkunat sub district, Belimbing, West ...

Unique cultural attractions to enliven Sail Wakatobi 2011

Sail Wakatobi-Belitung 2011 is less than two months away while unique cultural attractions have been prepared to ...

RI to send more soldiers to Unifil in Lebanon

Indonesia will soon send 1,243 military troops to Lebanon to join the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon ...

Strong quake rocks Bengkulu

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Bengkulu province on Wednesday at 11.19 a.m. but there were no immediate reports of ...