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Indonesia braces for La Nina-induced heavy rainy season

Indonesia was hit hard by the El Nino weather phenomenon last year and has been described by experts as one of the ...

Moderate quake jolts North Maluku

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted the eastern Indonesian province of North Maluku at 4.21 a.m. ...

Economy corrected due to smog from forest, land fires: President

President Joko Widodo said here on Monday that Indonesias economy was corrected by 0.2 percent due to smog problems ...

5.4-magnitude earthquake hits south buru district causing damage: Agency

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted South Buru District on Sunday (Jan. 17), causing casualties and damaging houses in ...

Jember Airport reopens as volcanic ash clears

The management of Notohadinegoro Airport in Jember District, East Java Province, has reopened the airport on Friday ...

41 million Indonesians live in 174 landslide-prone districts and cities

Around 41 million Indonesians live in 174 districts and cities which are prone to landslides, a spokesman of the ...

Mt Bromo`s eruption: E Java`s army personnel on standby

Army personnel stationed across the district and at city military posts in East Java Province have been put on standby ...

Thousands of people evacuated after Halmahera earthquakes

The continuous earthquakes that rocked the West Halmahera district of the North Maluku Province from November 16 to 25 ...

VP Boediono warns of larger risk of forest fires

Indonesian vice president Boediono has warned of a larger risk of forest fires in the country due to a possible ...

Cleaning Up Jakarta`s Rivers

For Iwan Suseno, a resident of Kebon Manggis area in East Jakarta, flooding has been like an unresolved problem that ...

Garuda cancels flights following West Nusa Tenggara`s volcanic eruption

The national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia cancels flight from Denpasar to five destinations in east Indonesia ...

Mount Sangeang Api in West Nusa Tenggara erupts

Mount Sangeang Api in Bima District, West Nusa Tenggara, erupted on Friday at 03:55 p. m. local time spewing plumes of ...

16 hectares of forest area razed by fires in Riau

At least 16 hectares of forest area were razed by fires in Riau Province, in May 2014, according to data from the ...

Participatory approach needed to overcome haze

Indonesia needs to take a participatory approach where the central government, local administrations, non-governmental ...

Kalla allocates one helicopter for Riau

Chairman of the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) M. Jusuf Kalla had allocated one helicopter to the PMI branch in Riau ...