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Death toll in KM Martasiah tragedy rises to 27

The death toll in Monday`s motor vessel mishap in Tanjung Dewa waters, South Kalimantan, has risen to 27 on Tuesday ...

Boat capsizes in S Kalimantan, 17 die

Seventeen people were dead after a boat capsized at around 12.00 Eastern Indonesia Time in the Tanjung Dewa waters in ...

Police to station more patrol boats in Riau Islands

The Indonesian police headquarters plans to station more patrol boats in Riau Islands, Riau, North Sumatra and Aceh ...

Greenland cold snap linked to Viking disappearance

A cold snap in Greenland in the 12th century may help explain why Viking settlers vanished from the island, scientists ...

Hijacked Taiwan skipper killed in crossfire with US

The captain of a hijacked Taiwanese fishing boast was killed in crossfire between the US Navy and Somali pirates, the ...

Sail Wakatobi Belitung Set For Kick-off June 7

The government finally has set June 7 as the date for the launching of Sail Wakatobi Belitung (SWB), also called Sail ...

Somali pirates still make no demands for release of Mt Gemini

Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa said the Somali pirates who have also hijacked MT Gemini, a Singaporean commercial ...

PT PAL delivers warship to defense ministry

State-owned shipbuilder PT PAL on Monday handed over a warship, the KRI Banda Aceh, to the defense ministry to support ...

Kadhafi accuses France of `interference`

Libyan strongman Moamer Kadhafi accused France of interference in the country`s internal affairs and blamed Al-Qaeda ...

Three burnt death victims found in ill-fated ship

Three more burnt death victims had been recovered by the National Search Rescue Body (Basarnas) team in the ill-fated ...

Two Indonesian cargo crew members manage to contact their relatives

Two Indonesian cargo crew members who are recently being under captivation of Somali`s pirate in the Arab sea ...

Hundreds of trucks stuck at Merak port

Extreme weather conditions that had triggered high waves in the Sunda Strait has caused several hundreds trucks ...

"Sail Wakatobi-belitong 2011" To Expose Ri`s Other Paradises

Many foreign tourists are quite familiar with Bali Island, while Indonesia actually has a few more paradise islands, ...

Sail Wakatobi-Belitong 2011 to expose RI`s other paradises

Many foreign tourists are quite familiar with Bali Island, while Indonesia actually has a few more paradise islands, ...

Ship`s owner trying to free Indonesian seamen from pirates

The owner of a ship, Samho Jewerly, is engaged in negotiations to free to Indonesian seamen who had been held captive ...