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Smog crates new hotspots in Sumatra

Thick smog has been covering Dumai in Riau province, caused by newly appearing hotspots. The weather agency had ...

Mt Lokon`s danger zone still radius of 2.5 kilometers

North Sulawesi`s Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) has announced that the danger zone around Mount Lokon still ...

Ministry to use budget allocation to increase rice production

Agriculture Minister Siswono said he would use the 2012 budget allocation totaling Rp17.8 trillion for his ministry ...

Pakistan floods make 60.000 homeless:officials

Devastating rains have triggered floods in southern Pakistan, affecting at least 700,000 people and forcing 60,000 ...

U.S. city of Houston plans mandatory water restrictions due to drought

The fourth largest U.S. city, Houston, will implement mandatory water restrictions as severe drought and extreme heat ...

Mt Marapi shows volcanic activity again

Mt Marapi in West Sumatra again showed volcanic activity spewing white smoke up to 100 meters into the sky from 6am to ...

Tree planting movement conducted in 23 provinces in 2011

Activities under the national tree planting movement have been carried out in 23 provinces this year to help deal with ...

Australian Freeport employee killed in landslide

An Australian employee of PT. Freeport Indonesia in Tembagapura, Mimika regency, Papua province, Davis Wayne was ...

Toll from two Philippine storms rises to 70

The combined death toll from Tropical Storm Nock-ten and Typhoon Muifa in the Philippines has risen to 70, with ...

Mt Lokon still at highest alert level

The status of Mount Lokon in Tomohon, North Sulawesi, is still at the highest alert level as its activity is still ...

60 Thai Troops Dispatched To Search For Crashed Black Hawk Along Thai-Myanmar Border

Thai army on Wednesday assigned some 60 soldiers to march into a jungle along Thai-Myanmar border for rescue operation ...

Tropical storm forms off southern Mexico

The National Meteorological Service issued a storm warning Monday for the southern Mexican coastal states of Chiapas ...

Number of threatened bird species in Indonesia increases

The number of threatened bird species in Indonesia has increased from 122 in 2010 to 123 in 2011, according to an NGO ...

Dog on the menu in Korea to beat the heat

Thursday was not a good day to be a dog in South Korea. That`s because it was one of the three hottest days according ...

Residents around Mt Lokon evacuated

Around 500 residents living in dangerous areas around Mount Lokon in North Sulawesi have been evacuated to safer ...