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Billions of trees to be planted across Indonesia

Realizing that tree-planting can make a valuable contribution to the fight against global warming, the Forestry ...

Landslide isolates 600 families in Trenggalek

A landslide isolated around 600 families at Mojo and Salam areas, Nglebo village, Suruh sub district, Trenggalek ...

S Kalimantan`s rubber exports up again

South Kalimantan`s rubber exports revived after the world rubber price was raised from 3 to 5 US dollars.Head of the ...

RI needs concerted disaster mitigation: Presidential advisor

Indonesia needs a concerted disaster mitigation effort to anticipate the recurrence of various major natural disasters ...

President to attend Waisyak Day function

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is scheduled to attend a function to observe the Buddhist Waisyak Day of ...

Forestry minister plans to plant 1.5 billion trees

Forestry Minister Zulkifli Hasan plans the planting of 1.5 billion trees this year to re-green critical land and ...

President SBY wins UN disaster management award

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will receive a UN award for his outstanding work in the field of disaster ...

Red cross distributes 400 blankets to flood victims

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has distributed at lest 400 blankets and 80 packages of hygiene kits to victims of ...

RI short of one million pouches of blood yearly

Indonesia has a shortage of about one million pouches of blood every year, Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) chairman M. ...

Landslide kills woman in Garut

A housewife, identified as Kokom,28, was killed in a landslide in Cigulawing village, Garut district, West Java at ...

Regional connectivity, P-to-P contacts to be discussed in ASEAN summit

ASEAN`s efforts to build one community and establish more people-to-people contacts in the region are among the ...

President Yudhoyono, UNDP chief discuss food resilience

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono discussed global issues, including the food and energy crises with the ...

RI, Singapore to do disaster management simulation exercise

Military personnel from Indonesia and Singapore will cooperate in a disaster management simulation exercise in July ...

At least 10 die after heavy rain in south Brazil

At least 10 people were killed in southern Brazil by landslides and other accidents caused by heavy rains, emergency ...

Landslide from heavy rains kills 20 in Colombia

An avalanche of mud smashed into a local bus in Colombia, killing at least 20 people after heavy rains battering the ...