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Philippine minister calls for preparation for possible evacuation near Taal volcano

Philippine Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Jesse M. Robredo called on Monday the provincial government ...

Borobudur temple conservation hangs in balance following volcanic ashes

Conservation experts are racing against time to preserve the Borobudur World Heritage Site which was severely damaged ...

Deep 6.4-magnitude quake strikes Fiji region: USGS

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Fiji region on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was ...

Bridge`s closure disrupts Magelang-Yogyakarta traffic

The Pabelan river bridge linking the Central Java town of Magelang to Yogyakarta was closed for all vehicles and ...

Geothermal less risky than nuclear

The use of geothermal energy poses fewer risks than nuclear power, a number of activists said here on Wednesday. ...

Indonesia unlikely to halt its nuclear plan

Despite growing opposition and concern sparked by the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan, Indonesia is unlikely to halt ...

Mt Merapi`s cold lava victims to get shelters

Sleman district government has pledged to build new shelters for its people, whose houses have been damaged or ...

RI capable of building nuclear power plant

Indonesia has the capability of building a nuclear power plant itself, an official of the Indonesian Atomic Energy ...

Merapi cold lava again smashes villages

Cold lava streaming down Mount Merapi slopes through a steam on Saturday night smashed and engulfed houses up to more ...

Quake hits Southern West Java

An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale rocked the southern part of West Java province on Sunday morning but ...

RI Soil Too Unstable For Nuke Power

Environmentalists and public activists have launched years of protests, arguing that Indonesia`s soil is too unstable ...

RI sends biggest delegation to ARF Direx

Indonesia sent the biggest delegation to the ASEAN Regional Forum - Disaster Relief Exercise (ARF-Direx) being held ...

RI sits on Pacific "ring of fire" : official

Indonesia sits on the so-called Pacific "ring of fire", a volcanologically active terrestrial chain where earthquakes ...

RI voices need for regional cooperation in handling disasters

Indonesia has voiced the need for regional cooperation in dealing with natural disasters in Asia and Pacific. ...

VP Boediono: sound cooperation in disaster responses needed in Aspac

Sound regional cooperation in natural disaster responses among Asia Pacific rim countries is highly needed, Indonesian ...