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Whirlwind damages 20 houses in S Kalimantan

A whirlwind destroyed two houses and damaged 18 others in Cinta Puri village, Simpang Empat subdistrict, Banjar ...

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 ...

Three quakes jolt Aceh

Three earthquakes measuring 5.0 to 5.9 on the Richter Scale jolted Aceh minutes after one another on Saturday. The ...

Parts of Indonesia experience cyclone Vince`s impact

Several parts of Indonesia have experienced the impact of tropical cyclone Vince, although it is predicted to last ...

Cyclone Vince predicted to last one week

Tropical cyclone Vince has hit East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) but it was predicted to last a week starting January 12, and ...

Earthquake in Manokwari

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale occurred some 119 kilometers northeast of Manokwari in Papua early ...

Illegal logging widespread in Enggano

Illegal logging in Enggano Island, Bengkulu regency, Bengkulu province, had been increasing and threatened the forests ...

Whirlwind destroys 50 houses in Kupang

A whirlwind devastated at least 50 houses in Maulafa subdistrict in Kupang city, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) on ...

Manila, MILF agree to resume peace talks next month

The Philippines and the country`s main Muslim separatist group agreed on Thursday to resume peace talks next month, ...

Brazil flood deaths rise to 369; rescuers struggle

Rescue workers struggled on Thursday to reach areas cut off by floods and landslides that have killed at least 356 ...

Govt urged to monitor Indonesians affected by A`lian floods

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has been urged to closely monitor the conditions of thousands of Indonesian citizens ...

Bali facing environmental problems from rapid tourism development

Bali is facing complicated environmental problems as a result of rapid development of its tourism sector during the ...

Oil palm plantations replace mangrove forests on Sembilan island

Hundreds of hectares of mangrove forests on Sembilan island in Pangkalan Susu district, North Sumatra province, have ...

Mozambique storms, floods kill 12: police, state media

Lightning killed eight churchgoers in central Mozambique with a separate storm and floods raising the death toll to ...

Walhi: Environmental damage to increase 50-70 pct in 2011

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) predicts that environmental damage in Indonesia in 2011 will increase ...