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Traditional markets near borders get govt`s attention

Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu recently traveled to border areas in East Nusa Tenggara and Papua Provinces to ...

Magnitude-5.1 quake hits Mentawai Islands

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake rocked Mentawai islands off the western coast of Sumatra island on Tuesday at 11.25 p.m. ...

Mandiri, TNI to cooperate in delivering aid to disaster victims

State-owned Bank Mandiri has signed a cooperation agreement with the National Defense Forces (TNI) for the speedy and ...

Govt to revitalize hundreds of traditional markets

The government plans to revitalize hundreds of traditional markets in the country to allow them to function more ...

Mentawai`s post-tsunami reconstruction needs rp1.16 trillion

The process of rehabilitation and reconstruction of tsunami-hit Mentawai islands over a period of three years ...

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 ...

Govt preparing program to support Mentawai economic recovery

The government is preparing a 11-point program to support the economic recovery of tsunami-devastated Mentawai ...

Magnitude-5 Quake Strikes Bengkulu

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) informed that a 5-magnitude quake struck on Saturday at ...

PMI builds 316 houses for Tsunami victims in Mentawai

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has built 316 houses for tsunami victims in Mentawai Islands regency, West Sumatra. ...

RI to send $1 milion for Queensland flood victims soon

The Indonesian government will soon send a US$1 million donation to help alleviate the financial burden of flood ...

Search for missing Sri Lankan fishing vessel terminated

The search for a missing Sri Lankan fishing vessel which had gone missing near Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, was ...

Strong earthquake shakes Mentawai

An earthquake measuring 5.8 at the Richter scale again hit Mentawai islands, West Sumatra province, on Wednesday at ...

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 ...

Water, weather-related disasters to increase in Q1 2011

There will be an increase in hydrometeorological disasters in Indonesia, especially in the January-March period, ...