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Philippine typhoon death toll rises to three

The death toll from Typhoon Songda in the Philippines rose to three on Saturday as rescuers retrieved the body of a ...

Govt waiting for permits from Japan for 50 health personnel

The Indonesian government is still waiting for permits from Japan for 50 health personnel to be sent to that country ...

RI sits on Pacific "ring of fire" : official

Indonesia sits on the so-called Pacific "ring of fire", a volcanologically active terrestrial chain where earthquakes ...

Indonesia helps Japan as token of sympathy

The Indonesian government has announced its pledge to donate respectively US$2 million and US$500,000 to Japan and New ...

Putin to visit Russian island near Japan: official

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin will on Saturday make a previously unplanned visit to a Russian island that sits just ...

15 RI volunteers leaving for Japan

A total of 11 Indonesian seeking and rescuing volunteers with special skills left for Japan on Thursday night to ...

RI humanitarian team told to avoid Japan radiation zone

The Indonesian humanitarian and relief aid team which was sent to Japan Thursday was told to stay away from the ...

RI govt will send rescue team to Japan thursday

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said the Indonesian government will send a team to Japan to help the country ...

RI voices need for regional cooperation in handling disasters

Indonesia has voiced the need for regional cooperation in dealing with natural disasters in Asia and Pacific. ...

Two-hundred-plus Indonesians in Japan still unaccounted for

As many as 267 Indonesian citizens in Japan are still unaccounted for following a huge earthquake and tsunami on ...

North Sulawesi one of RI`s earthquake-prone regions

North Sulawesi province is one of Indonesia`s earthquake-prone regions as geographically it is surrounded by a number ...

VP asks ARF Direx participants to observe moment of silence

Vice President Boediono asked on Tuesday participants of the ongoing ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Exercise ...

At least 43 houses devastated by tsunami in Papua

At least 43 houses in Jayapura were destroyed by the tsunami triggered by the strong earthquake that struck Japan ...

Quake moved Japan by 8 feet: USGS

Japan`s recent massive earthquake, one of the largest ever recorded, appears to have moved the island by about eight ...

Small tsunamis detected in North Sulawesi, North Maluku

Small tsunamis have been detected in Bitung, North Sulawesi, and Halmahera in North Maluku. "The tsunamis were ...