#natural disasters

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"Kampung Halaman" receives award from Michele Obama

Yogyakarta-based organization "Kampung Halaman", which instructs youth on technical skills involved in video ...

SGI Buddhist Association Supports Thai Flood Relief

-         In response to the heavy flooding which has devastated many parts of the ...

news focus: Jakarta bracing for potential major floods

Jakarta is bracing for the possibility of floods happening in early 2012 on the same scale as the 2002 and 2007 ...

RI's govt urged to mitigate impacts of Jakarta floods

Public policy observer Andrinov Chaniago has urged the government to mitigate the impacts of big floods which usually ...

RI`s journalists join training on natural disaster reporting

Indonesian journalists will be provided with training on natural disaster reporting through a joint ...

Embassy ready to rescue Indonesians trapped by Bangkok flood

The Indonesian embassy in Bangkok said on Wednesday, if the present flood in the Thai capital had not receded ...

ASEAN members express sympathy to disaster victims

ASEAN member states have expressed their deep sympathy and condolences to the governments and peoples of Southeast ...

Investment in RI to grow 16.6 pct next year

The Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has predicted investment in Indonesia will grow by 16.6 percent to Rp280 ...

ASEAN members express sympathy to disaster victims

ASEAN member states have expressed their deep sympathy and condolences to the governments and peoples of Southeast ...

news focus: govt to rehabilitate critically degraded lakes

Hundreds of lakes or reservoirs which are vital to human life in Indonesia are now in bad or even critical condition ...

RI to provide assistance for flood victims in ASEAN

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said that Indonesia would provide assistance for flood victims and restoration in a ...

ASEAN plus three to intensify food security cooperation

Rice is an important factor in achieving food security in the Southeast Asian region as around two-thirds of world ...

New US 7th fleet commander visits Indonesia

The new US 7th Fleet commander, Vice Admiral Scott Swift, on Friday visited Indonesia`s National Defence Forces ...

Somali rebels vow more attacks after Mogadishu carnage

Somalia`s Shebab Wednesday vowed more attacks after a massive car bombing killed more than 70 people in Mogadishu in ...

ASEAN to strengthen agriculture and forestry cooperation)

Senior officials attending the preliminary meeting of the ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF)`s 33rd ...