#mentawai island

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No tsunami threat from 5.0 sr Mentawai earthquake

The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has confirmed that the current 5.0 magnitude ...

Cyclone Bruce strikes some Indonesia`s areas

The Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has issued an ...

Mentawai floods displace 10,000 residents

Floods on Siberut Island, Mentawai District, West Sumatra Province, have displaced around 10,000 residents, according ...

Indonesia releases more sea turtle hatchlings into sea

Several inhabitants of Sao Village, Mentawai Island, West Sumatra Province, must be overjoyed when they found a 75-kg ...

Indonesia racing against time to achieve MDGs

Many developing countries including Indonesia have just less than three years to make significant progresses in ...

Boat people from Sri Lanka adrift off Mentawai rescued

The Search and Rescue Agency of Padang has rescued a boatload of illegal immigrants from Sri Lanka found adrift in the ...

Illegal immigrants nabbed in W. Sumatra

A joint team of military and police officers have caught 93 illegal immigrants from Sri Lanka attempting to go to ...

news focus: ASEAN leaders agree to enhance cooperation in flood prevention

Floods hitting several Southeast Asian nations, Thailand in particular, received special attention from ASEAN leaders ...

Cement boat lost in Mentawai waters

A cement transporting boat had been reported lost in the Mentawai Island waters, West Sumatra, on Sunday since 5 am ...

A Cilacap earthquake victim dies

A Cilacap earthquake victim died after suffering from fever at a junior high school used by locals as a temporary ...

RI enters 2011 cautious over natural disasters

Less than a week into the new year of 2011, floods have been reported happening in several cities in Indonesia ...