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Riau forest fires claim three lives

The forest, plantation and peat-soil fires razing in Riau Province over the past two months, have claimed three ...

Dead victims due to haze to receive compensation

The Ministry of Social Affairs will provide compensation for a haze victim who died in Riau province, according to ...

Advanced Energy for Life Campaign Launched to Build Awareness and Support to End "World's Number One Human and Environme

- Calling global energy poverty the world's number one human and environmental crisis, Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) today ...

Angry Mount Kelud sends volcanic ashes

Areas around Magelang in Central Java were showered with volcanic ashes until Friday morning believed to come from ...

Angry mount kelud sends volcanic ashes

Areas around Magelang in Central Java were showered with volcanic ashes until Friday morning believed to come from ...

Regional govt must increase officials` capacity

Coordinating Minister for Peoples Welfare Agung Laksono asked regional governments to increase the capacity of their ...

Flooding spreads to wider areas in indonesia

In the past two weeks, floods and landslides have hit parts of Indonesia, particularly Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, and ...

Landslide kills 12 people in Kudus

A landslide has reportedly killed 12 residents from Duku Kembangan, Menawan village, Gebog sub-district, Kudus ...

President urges regional governments to remain alert until March

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has called on the regional governments to remain alert for potential natural ...

Thousands of karawang flood victims still taking refuge

Thousands of residents in West Javas Karawang district are taking shelter in a number of locations after floods hit ...

Karawang district declares state of emergency

The Karawang district administration in West Java has declared a state of emergency following floods that affected 25 ...

President always monitors disasters: Staff

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono continually receives and monitors updates on various natural disasters in the ...

Four elementary school students swept away by flood in Bekasi

Four elementary school students were found dead on Monday after being swept away by floods in South Tambun, Bekasi, ...

Floods inundate 146 villages in Karawang

Heavy flooding inundated as many as 146 villages in 25 subdistricts in Karawang, West Java, following heavy rainfall ...

Refugees of Mt Sinabung Survive Four-Month Ordeal

Though the floods in Indonesia took over media space over the past week, it certainly does not indicate that the ...