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Two teenagers` death in police custody reported to rights body

The family of two teenage youths who died in the bathroom of a police precinct in Sijunjung, West Sumatra, have ...

Quake rocks Padang

A strong earthquake rocked the West Sumatra provincial capital of Padang at around 06.50 p.m. on Wednesday, prompting ...

Thirteen mentally ill shackled, isolated for years

No fewer than 13 mentally ill Solok Selatan residents were isolated and shackled by their families in the period ...

Mt Marapi spews volcanic ash

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra at 9.15 am on Friday spewed volcanic ash into the air that eventually drifted over a ...

Eight fishermen reported missing in W Sumatra

Eight fishermen were reported missing in the waters off Pariaman city in West Sumatra province on Tuesday after a ...

Padang city mobilizes 104 disaster preparedness groups

Padang city`s administration has mobilized at least 104 Disaster Preparedness Groups (KSB) in villages to help keep ...

Cement boat lost in Mentawai waters

A cement transporting boat had been reported lost in the Mentawai Island waters, West Sumatra, on Sunday since 5 am ...

Flood inundates 932 houses in W Sumatra

Flood has been inundating 932 houses in Sasak sub-district, West Sumatra, in the past few days, forcing some 800 ...

Earthquake jolts Mentawai, Sumatra

An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale jolted Mentawai Islands District, West Sumatra Province, on Wednesday ...

Mt Marapi erupts twice on Sunday

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra province erupted twice on Sunday morning, spewing volcanic ash. "A seismograph record ...

Mild quake hits Padang

An earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale hit the West Sumatra provincial capital of Padang on Sunday forcing ...

President to have discourse on cabinet reshuffle in October

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono will have a discourse on a cabinet reshuffle on October 20, 2011, Democratic Party ...

Govt urged to form food ministry

The Indonesian Farmers Association (SPI) urged the government on Monday to form a food ministry soon as part of ...

Govt aims to produce billions of ornamental fish

Indonesia expects to produce three billion ornamental fish this year, an official of the ministry of fisheries and ...

W Sumatra`s forests suitable for kyoto protocol projects : observer

West Sumatra`s forests have the potential of being ideal hosts for climate change projects under the Kyoto Protocol, ...