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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 ...

Jakarta alerted over possible massive flooding

With the current rainy season expected to peak in January and February, Jakarta city authorities have been called ...

Korean company to build clean water supply systems in Lampung

The Lampung provincial administration has signed a memorandum of understanding with Korea Water Corporation ...

Indonesia to host World Delta Summit 2011

Indonesia is to host a three-day World Delta Summit in Jakarta on November 21-24, 2011 as agreed at a delta ...

Govt anticipating cyclical flooding in Jakarta

Social Affairs Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri said his ministry was preparing itself to carry out its duties such as ...

news focus: Jakarta bracing for potential major floods

Jakarta is bracing for the possibility of floods happening in early 2012 on the same scale as the 2002 and 2007 ...

Ministry again warns RI citizens in flood-hit Thailand

As a follow up to an appeal issued on October 11, 2011, the Foreign Affairs Ministry on Thursday served a warning on ...

Embassy ready to rescue Indonesians trapped by Bangkok flood

The Indonesian embassy in Bangkok said on Wednesday, if the present flood in the Thai capital had not receded ...

Bhutan`s dragon king crowns a bride

Bhutan`s hugely popular king married a 21-year-old student on Thursday in a colourful ceremony showcasing the rich ...

Jakarta to host world Delta Summit

The first World Delta Summit will be organized here on November 21-24, 2011, according to Secretary of the ...

Jakarta to build huge dike to overcome flooding problem

The Jakarta city administration plans to build a huge dike to overcome flood problem that the city always faces every ...

Younger generation plays important role in green economics programs

Around 1,200 young people from over 100 countries participating in the UNEP Tunza International Children and Youth ...

Eight dead, more missing in Bangladesh boat sinking

At least eight people have died and more are feared missing after a boat packed with over 100 people sank in ...

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 ...

Trash bank empowers people at grassroots level

Trash bank as part of efforts to overcome ubiquitous problem in Indonesia is also able to empower the people`s economy ...