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RI humanitarian team told to avoid Japan radiation zone

The Indonesian humanitarian and relief aid team which was sent to Japan Thursday was told to stay away from the ...

PMI sends two specialists to Japan

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) sent two specialists on restoring family links (RFL), to Japan Thursday to help find ...

First Lady hopes all Indonesians in Japan safe

First Lady Hj. Ani Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has expressed hope no Indonesian national (WNI) has fallen victim in the ...

Flight ban imposed within 30km of Fukushima nuclear plant

The transport ministry banned aircraft on Tuesday from flying within 30 kilometers of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear ...

Almost 600,000 evacuated in Japan after quake: UN

About 590,000 people have been evacuated in Japan over the last three days following the devastating earthquake and ...

Blast heard at sicken nuclear reactor in Japan, 4 injured

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said Saturday that an explosion was heard near one of its stricken nuclear reactors ...

Japan`s tsunami reminds Indonesians of similar disaster in Aceh

Friday`s post-tsunami scene could be described as one of the country`s deepest traumas since World War II after ...

British queen sends message of sympathy to Japan

Britain`s Queen Elizabeth II sent a message of sympathy to Japan on Friday following the massive earthquake that ...

Australia vows to "stand by" Japan after quake

Australia pledged to throw "anything and everything" at helping Japan recover from the 8.9 magnitude quake and tsunami ...

More than 45 nations ready to help quake-hit Japan: UN

The United Nations said Friday that search and rescue teams from more than 45 countries were ready to head to quake ...

SAR searching for missing ferry fire victims

A National Search and Rescue (Basarnas) teams is still searching for missing victims of the KMP Laut Teduh II Ferry ...

Ferry death toll rises to nine

The death toll in the fire on the KMP Laut Teduh II ferry in the Sunda Strait early on Friday has risen to nine, ...

Wreckage of ill-fated chopper removed

A joint team of rescue workers on Thursday managed to remove the wreckage of a helicopter that crashed in Kendari Bay ...

Student loses life while trying to view crop circle

A university student who wanted to see the crop circle in a Sleman rice field from a vantage point has died after ...

Search for missing Sri Lankan fishing vessel terminated

The search for a missing Sri Lankan fishing vessel which had gone missing near Mentawai Islands, West Sumatra, was ...