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Clean water shortage hits some areas

Several parts of Indonesia have been experiencing drought-like conditions over the past weeks and the government is ...

President expresses sorrow for mount Rkatenda victims

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed his condolences to the victims of Mount Rokatenda eruption that ...

Huge vessels can now pass through Barito River

The water level in Barito River in North Barito and Murung Raya District of Central Kalimantan has increased, making ...

Indonesian government pledges to fix overcrowded prisons

Two jailbreaks that happened in Sumatra in July alone have exposed how poor and vulnerable the condition of ...

Two Singapore-bound planes divert flights to Batam

Two Singapore-bound Airbus planes diverted their flights to Hang Nadim Airport in Batam island as heavy rains fell in ...

Forest fire occurs again in Riau as new hotspots found

About 185 hotspots, possibly forest fires, have been found in Riau province recently, spokesman to National Disaster ...

Encroachments cause forest fire in Tesso Nilo National Park

Encroachments on forest land have caused forest fires in Tesso Nilo National Park (TNTN) in Riau Province, according ...

Lake Tempe overflows, inundating thousands of houses

Lake Tempe in Wajo district, South Sulawesi, overflowed on Wednesday following heavy rains in the past week, ...

Forest fires in Riau reach 16,500 hectares

Forest fires in Riau Province from the period of June 1 to 26 reached 16,500 hectares of area, Riau Province`s Chief ...

Three fire hot spots detected in Tabalong, Kalimantan

A satellite of the National oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has detected three hot spots from forest ...

Thousands of soldiers deployed to fight fires

Thousands of soldiers have been sent to fight remaining forest and land fires in six locations in Riau province. ...

Indonesia launches all-out fight against forest fires

As haze coming from forest, plantation and peatland fires has affected thousands of lives of people in Sumatra as ...

Flooding submerges 80 houses in Benenain

Heavy rain had triggered widespread flooding in the regency of Malaka of East Nusatenggara. At least 80 houses in the ...

People in fire-affected Dumai hold prayer for rain

Hundreds of residents of Dumai, Riau Province, here on Tuesday held a special prayer for rain, called "Sholat Istisqa" ...

Floods hit Timor island

Flash floods hit five districts on Timor Island, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, following heavy rains over the ...