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Government prepares water bombs to mitigate Riau haze

The government will drop water bombs in several hotspots to mitigate haze from land fires in the Riau Province on ...

US explores cooperation with W. Sumatra

United States Ambassador to Indonesia Robert Blake visited West Sumatra on Thursday to explore a number of cooperation ...

Deputy minister checks readiness of airport train project in Padang

Deputy Minister of Transportation Bambang Susantono evaluated the progress of the Railbus project, which will connect ...

Mount Kerinci on high alert

The alert status of one of the active volcanoes on Sumatra Island, Mount Kerinci, has been raised following numerous ...

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra erupts again

Mount Marapi, which is located in the Tanahdatar and Agam districts in the West Sumatra Province, erupted again on ...

Magnitude 5.5 quake hits W. Sumatra

An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale jolted West Sumatra province at 12.43 pm on Wednesday, according to ...

Bali to host international puppet festival

Bali will host the International Wayang (puppet) Show Festival which will be held next September 22-27 in Gianyar ...

Govt calls on regional leaders to support fuel price policy

Vice president Boediono has called on all regional leaders to support the government`s plan to increase fuel oil ...

Mentawai floods displace 10,000 residents

Floods on Siberut Island, Mentawai District, West Sumatra Province, have displaced around 10,000 residents, according ...

Indonesia releases more sea turtle hatchlings into sea

Several inhabitants of Sao Village, Mentawai Island, West Sumatra Province, must be overjoyed when they found a 75-kg ...

Police nab two alleged cannabis traffickers

Police precinct personnel of Pasaman Barat district, West Sumatra province, have nabbed two cannabis traffickers and ...

23 countries to participate in W. Sumatra paragliding championship

A number of paragliding athletes from 23 countries will participate in an International Paragliding Championship on ...

Landslide kills five in Agam, W Sumatra

Five people were killed, five injured and 15 others missing when a landslide triggered by incessant heavy rains ...

Muslim scholar Zakiyah Darajat passed away

National Muslim scholar Prof Dr Zakiyah Darajat passed away here on Tuesday at 09.30 A.M at Syarif Hidayatullah ...

floods expand in several Indonesian provinces

Floods that have hit some parts of Indonesia since November 2012, are currently expanding in a number of provinces ...