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Over 50 Kenyans hacked, burned to death: police

At least 52 Kenyans were hacked or burnt to death in ethnic clashes between two rival groups, the worst single attack ...

Three Gorges dam sees new round of flooding

Continuous rains near the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, China`s longest waterway, have caused water levels on ...

China warns of severe floods this year

The national flood and drought prevention office has warned that severe floods are more likely to occur this year due ...

Asean, African Union boost closer ties

ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan and Maxwell M. Mkwezalamba, the head of the African Union Commission (AUC) ...

Poor water management can hamper development progress

Poor water management could hamper the nation`s development and limit food production, UNESCO Jakarta office Director ...

Jakarta facing water crisis

Jakarta is facing a clean water crisis as the nation`s demand for drinking water continues to surpass its supply, ...

Indonesia urges Singapore re-opening of talks on extradition agreement

Indonesia has urged Singapore to re-open talks on extradition and defense agreements, which were carried out before ...

President Yudhoyono holds talks Singaporean prime minister

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono held bilateral talks with visiting Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on ...

PLN ready to build Jatigede hydro power plant

State electricity company PT PLN is planning to build a hydro power plant with a capacity of 2x25 megawatts in ...

Ministry launches environmentally-friendly building certification system

The Environment Ministry has launched an environmentally-friendly building certification system, the ministry`s chief, ...

South Lampung PLTP to operate in 2015

The geothermal power plant (PLTP) in South Lampung regency was slated to start operating in 2015 with a capacity of ...

Indonesia ready to host ICOLD meeting

Indonesia is ready to host the 82nd meeting of the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD), the Indonesian ...

Iraq violence kills six, wounds two Norwegians

A spate of attacks in Iraq Monday killed six people including a Christian whose body was mutilated while two ...

RI ready to increase contribution to ASEAN food reserve

Indonesia is ready to increase its contribution to the ASEAN food reserve from originally 12,000 tons to 25,000 tons ...

Earth short of water by 2025

The earth may face a water shortage by 2025 as the result of lack of concern for the environment causing a water ...