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Trash bank program to be implemented in several regions

Initiated by the Ministry of Environment, a trash bank program will soon be implemented in a number of regions across ...

All RI regions bracing for rain-related disasters : Minister

All of Indonesia`s regions have prepared themselves to deal with natural disasters that may happen during the rainy ...

Floods inundate four villages in Riau

Floods hit four villages in Gunung Sahilan sub district, Kampr District, Riau Province, submerging 189 houses, 625 ...

Dengue fever needs serious anticipation

Dengue fever, an acute infectious disease caused by a virus transmitted by Aedes Aegypti mosquitoes, is feared to ...

year-ender : Jakabaring to become cradle of high-performing sports professionals?

Although Indonesia saw its dream of becoming the overall champion of the recent South East Asian (SEA) Games ...

Disaster-prone areas map ready early 2012

The government would have completed a map of disaster-prone areas early next year, a senior government official ...

Flood inundates over hundred houses in Riau

A flash flood has inundated over a hundred houses at Pawan Village, Rambah sub district, Rokan Hulu (Rohul) District, ...

Flood inundates eight villages in Riau, one person missing

One person went missing in a flood that inundated eight villages in Kampar Kiri Hulu subdistrict, Kampar district, ...

Polonia security nab passenger carrying 7.4 kg of meth

Security officers of Polonia Airport here on Friday nabbed a Garuda Indonesia passenger for carrying 7.4 kg of ...

Campaign on komodo unites Indonesian people

The komodo dragon, the world`s last remaining prehistoric giant lizard, is to be found only in Komodo National Park, ...

Riau schools short of geography teachers

Riau province is short of more than 100 geography teachers for its schools, especially in remote regions, a provincial ...

news focus: Indonesia on alert over return of bird flu

Health Minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih has been closely following the apparent return of bird flu or avian ...

news focus: Sumatran tigers need to be protected

It`s tragic that amid a "Save Tigers` Home" tour in Sumatra by an NGO, a Sumatran tiger (Panthera Tigris Sumatrae) was ...

Sumatran tiger attacks Bengkulu villager

A Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) attacked and injured Iwal (40), a resident of Pino Baru, Cawang village, ...

Police foil attempt to smuggle out 45 kg of meth

Lampung Police`s Bakauheni Seaport unit foiled an attempt to smuggle out 45 kg of methamphetamine here on Monday ...