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CIFOR invites president to open climate change confab

The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has invited President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono to open and ...

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 ...

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 ...

news focus: No need to worry about this year`s drought

The current drought which had caused water crises and affected 95,891 hectares of rice fields in the country is ...

RI's reforestation program to absorb 47.6 bln tons of carbon gases

Indonesia is resuming its reforestation program this year, having set itself the target of planting at least 1.7 ...

Most Indonesian regions to enter rainy season in October: BMKG

Most Indonesian regions or 131 season zones, 38.3 percent of the country will enter the rainy season next month, ...

RI govt earmarks Rp1.7 trillion to overcome drought effects

The government has set aside Rp1.7 trillion to overcome the adverse effects of drought that has hit several parts of ...

Mount Tambora still in alert status

Mount Tambora is still on Alert III status since September 8, 2011, due to its high volcanic activities, a local ...

Florida woman bites elderly man in "vampire" attack

A Florida woman who allegedly claimed to be a vampire has been charged with battery after violently biting a man in a ...

Thousands stranded after 41 die in Japan typhoon

Thousands of people remained stranded in western Japan Tuesday after the death toll from a fierce typhoon rose to 41, ...

Hotspots cause thick smog in west sumatra

Thick smog from 85 newly detected hot spots is reported to be covering West Sumatera province. According to ...

Hunt on for killer shark in Australia

A hunt was under way Monday for a shark that killed a 21-year-old man as police praised the courage of two surfers who ...

Super-typhoon Nanmadol lashes Philippines

Super-typhoon Nanmadol battered the northern tip of the Philippines on Saturday, bringing heavy rain and causing ...

Singapore votes for new president

Singaporeans voted Saturday in the city-state`s first contested presidential election in 18 years following a heated ...

BMKG detects 203 hot spots in Sumatra Island

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has detected 203 hot spots across Sumatra island, an ...