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Procurement of weaponry defense systems to focus on concrete threats

The procurement of Indonesia`s primary weaponry defense systems (alutsista) in the future will focus on potential ...

Sunda Strait tsunami flattens two villages in South Lampung

The  tsunami triggered by a landslide of Mount Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait located between Java and Sumatra ...

Mt Anak Krakatau likely to trigger more landslides

Mount Anak Krakatau is most likely to trigger more landslides or avalanches, according to an official of the ...

Mt Anak Krakatau eruption endangers aircraft

The eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau could endanger aircraft, according to Dwikorita Karnawati, head of the National ...

Medicine stocks for tsunami victims are adequate: minister

Health Minister Nila F. Moeloek confirmed that medicine stocks for victims of the Sunda Strait tsunami are ...

News focus - World leaders condole with Indonesian tsunami victims' families by A Abdussalam

Condolences from world leaders are pouring in for the families of the victims of the Indonesian tsunami that struck ...

Death toll from Sunda Strait tsunami rises to 429

Death toll from the tsunami disaster in Sunda Strait, Banten Province, until 1 p.m. local time on Tuesday, has ...

Xi extends condolences to Indonesian tsunami victims

Chinese President Xi Jinping has extended his condolences to the victims of the Sunda Strait tsunami that has claimed ...

Japan, Malaysia extend condolences to Sunda Strait tsunami victims

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono has offered condolences and expressed sympathy through Indonesian Foreign Minister ...

President visits Banten to observe areas affected by tsunami

President Joko Widodo visited Banten Province to observe several areas affected by the Sunda Strait tsunami. The ...

Jakarta sends ambulances, medical, rescue teams to tsunami-hit Banten

Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan has said that the Jakarta Administration is ready to send relief for victims of Sunda ...

Rescuers find 52 bodies in tsunami-hit Tanjung Lesung, Banten

A joint search and rescue team has found a total of 52 bodies in Tanjung Lesung tourist resort in Panimbang ...

Residents asked to stay away from beaches

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) asked residents of the districts of Pandeglang, Serang and South ...

Lombok struggling to regain its shine by Andi Abdussalam

The Lombok Island of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province, which has been crowned to become a new Bali, the country`s ...

News feature - Aceh promotes Sabang as its tourism icon by Andi Abdussalam

Aceh is one of Indonesia`s 34 provinces rich in tourism potentials which could be promoted as a popular foreign ...