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Govt to build 7,000 mw capacity hydro power plants

The government plans to build hydro power plants with a combined capacity of 7,000 megawatts in several parts of the ...

Aceh flash flood destroys 162 houses

A flash flood that hit Southeast Aceh district on Thursday night left at least 162 houses damaged, the National ...

Two killed in Somali rebels` mortar attack on palace

At least two people were killed and 8 others wounded after mortar rounds fired by Somalia`s al Shabaab rebels towards ...

Poisonous Tomcat beetle strikes in Pamekasan

An outbreak of poisonous insects, known as Tomcat rove beetles, has again struck, infecting Islamic elementary teacher ...

RI govt to speed up paddy planting amid drought

In spite of the drought, the government is ready to begin paddy planting this month, in an effort to cover this year`s ...

Food self-sufficiency target should be measurable

The government`s target of achieving lasting food self-sufficiency should be appreciated but they should should also ...

Some 38 hectares of paddy field in E. Java facing crop failure

Some 38 hectares of paddy field in East Java province are facing crop failure due to the current dry season, an ...

Minister calls for greenhouse gas emission reduction to overcome drought

Environment Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta said reducing greenhouse gas emissions is one of the long-term efforts to ...

Thunderbolts Kill 21 In Bangladesh

At least 21 people including two children were killed and 19 others injured in lightning strikes in six Bangladesh ...

Somali troops, peacekeepers advance on Bakara market

African Union peacekeepers and Somali government forces advanced on Mogadishu`s Bakara market, a rebel stronghold, ...

Long-awaited decree on deforestation moratorium draws mixed responses from NGOs

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono finally signed the long-awaited Presidential Instruction on deforestation ...

Four kinds of exceptions to apply in forest clearing moratorium

The government is to make four kinds of exceptions in the implementation of Presidential Instruction No. 10/2011 on ...

Somalia shelling kills 14 civilians at market

Shells fired in battles between insurgent militant Islamists and African Union forces at a Mogadishu market on ...

Pilots survive Sri Lanka jets clash

Two pilots manning the Sri Lankan air force fighter jets that collided Tuesday were reportedly safe, defense officials ...

Floods inundate tens of houses in E Java

Floods inundated tens of houses in Blega village, Madura district, East Java on Sunday. A source said the flood ...