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Smog crates new hotspots in Sumatra

Thick smog has been covering Dumai in Riau province, caused by newly appearing hotspots. The weather agency had ...

Govt ready to face Idul Fitri exodus

The government has prepared different transportation means, services and security measures to facilitate the flow of ...

Forest fire reported in West Lampung

A forest fire destroyed vegetation on a hill bordering on a protected forest in Pekon Bakhu sub district, West ...

Magnitude-6.5 earthquake hits Bengkulu

An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale hit Bengkulu, Sumatra, on Tuesday at 2.36 pm Western Indonesian ...

Earthquake shakes Ambon, Maluku

An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale shook Ambon, Maluku, on Tuesday at 6.03 pm Western Indonesian ...

Campaign To Help Darwin-Ambon Yacht Race Regain Former Glory

The Maluku and Darwin authorities will promote the Darwin-Ambon International Yacht Race and Rally in ASEAN and other ...

Thousands of truck still stuck in Merak port

Thousands of truck are still stuck in the toll road heading to Merak port waiting to get across to Sumatra island, a ...

W. Sumatra attracts 3,051 foreign tourists

The number of foreign tourist arrivals in West Sumatra via Minangkabau International Airport and Teluk Bayur seaport ...

Number of foreign tourists to S Sumatra up

South Sumatra received 521 foreign tourists via Sultan Mahmud Badarudin II airport in May 2011, up 1.56 percent from ...

Some 267 hot spots detected on Sumatra island

The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) in Padang recently found 267 new hot spots on Sumatra island. "The ...

Sumatra strives for acceleration of Sunda Strait Bridge Project

Regional administrations on Sumatra Island have decided to strive for the acceleration of the Sunda Strait Bridge ...

NOAA satellite detects 12 hotspots in Kotabaru

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)`s satellite has detected 12 hotspots here. "It`s ...

Wakatobi opens registration for undersea photo contest

The Tourism and Culture Service of Wakabobi district, South East Sulawesi, is now opening registration for ...

Thirty elephants damage plantations in W Lampung

A herd of 30 elephants again damaged plantations at Pemerihan village, Bengkunat sub district, Belimbing, West ...

Seven hotspots detected in Riau

The US National Oceanic Atmospheric Agency (NOAA)`s Satellite 18 has detected seven hotspots in Riau, according to ...