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"Mysterious" Sumatran elephant deaths remain unsolved

Conflicts between Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus) and humans have increased over the past few ...

Aceh attracting more foreign investors

With its strategic location as the gateway for trading and cultural traffic since the past centuries, Aceh province is ...

Three Malaysian fishing boats nabbed in Riau province waters

Three Malaysian fishing boats were nabbed by patrolling officers of the marine affairs and fishery ministry for ...

Thick haze blankets Riau`s Pekanbaru city

Haze that has blanketed the sky of Pekanbaru, Riau province`s capital city, over the past three days has thickened on ...

Govt preparing program to support Mentawai economic recovery

The government is preparing a 11-point program to support the economic recovery of tsunami-devastated Mentawai ...

Sumatra on alert as bird flu comes back

The sudden death of thousands of chickens has been reported in several cities on Sumatra Island over the past several ...

Minister presents aid for Medan flood victims

Coordinating Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono presented financial assistance amounting to Rp300 million to ...

Police mobilize two personnel to help flood victims

North Sumatra Police have mobilized personnel to help flood victims in the province, a police spokesman said. ...

Navy sends ship to ease congestion at Merak ferry port

The Indonesian Navy has sent a ship to the Merak ferry terminal on Banten`s western coast to ease a congestion of ...

Tens of Houses Inundated in Manggopoh, W Sumatra

Tens of houses were flooded at Pasa Durian Manggopoh, Lubuk Basung sub district, Agam District, West Sumatra, ...

Flash Floods Hit Aceh Jaya Villages

Flash floods triggered by heavy rains since Friday (Feb. 25), have hit seven villages in Teunom sub districts, Aceh ...

Baashir denies he funded terrorism in Aceh

Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Baashir has denied the prosecutors` charges that he had funded terrorist activity in Aceh ...

Riau forest fires discussed at ASEAN meeting

Representatives of five ASEAN member countries recently met in Singapore for talks about joint efforts to overcome ...

Number of hot spots in Sumatra down

The Riau meteorological, climatology and geophysics office (BMKG) has reported that the number of hot spots on Sumatra ...

Hundreds of trucks stuck at Merak port

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