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Indonesian fishing net prices are too high for local fishermen: Minister

The prices of fishing nets used by Indonesian fishermen might be higher as compared to those in other Southeast Asian ...

Delayed delivery of 2013 curriculum books poses problems for teaching

Teaching and learning activities in several areas in West Sumatra have been affected due to a delay in the ...

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 ...

Bengkulu to support offshore oil exploration

Bengkulu provincial administration will support the offshore oil and natural gas exploration project in the province ...

30.4 percent of Indonesia`s coral reefs damaged: LIPI

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), through the Coral Reef Rehabilitation and Management Program (COREMAP), ...

Cyclone Bruce strikes some Indonesia`s areas

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

Jakarta`s poor to enjoy sacrificial animal meat

The poverty-stricken dwellers in Jakarta and across the country received rations of sacrificial meat on Tuesday when ...

Step up community vigilance against disaster

Community vigilance against disaster should be stepped up in order to reduce the number of victims and material damage ...

Magnitude 5.2 quake jolts Mentawai islands

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter Scale jolted southeast of Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, on Wednesday at ...

Magnitude 6.1 quake hits Mentawai

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit Pagai Selatan in the district of Mentawai islands, Sumatra, at 12.05 pm on ...

Floods, landslides hit 11 districts in Indonesia

Floods and landslides have hit 11 districts in Indonesia lately, a spokesman of the National Disaster Mitigation ...

Mentawai floods displace 10,000 residents

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

Mentawai flood victims suffer from several diseases

Several flood victims in North Siberut and South Siberut Sub-districts of Mentawai Islands District, W Sumatra, are ...

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 ...