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Orangutans living outside natural habitat need attention

Orangutans are usually cute, adorable and smart that some people want to keep them as pets. Besides, orangutans and ...

Agam landslide causes damages worth billions

The Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) of Agam district, West Sumatra, has estimated that the landslide in ...

Rescuers discover another body after landslide in Agam

A joint team of rescuers discovered another body at around 11 am on Monday following a landslide in Agam, West ...

Five more bodies found in Agam landslides

Rescue workers found five more bodies bringing the number of dead victims to 11 with nine more people still missing in ...

14 people still missing in Agam landslide

Rescue workers are still searching for 14 missing people believed dead in a landslide in the village of Data, Jorong ...

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 ...

Indonesia`s cement consumption estimated to reach 62 million tonnes

Cement consumption in Indonesia is expected to reach 62 million tonnes this year, up 10 percent from 55 million tonnes ...

Corruption suspect from Jambi nabbed in Cirebon

Dewi Andalinda, a suspect in corruption in the regency of Tanjung Jabung Barat, Jambi, has been arrested and detained ...

Floods kill three in Bekasi

The floods that hit Bekasi district, West Java province, on January 18-19 have killed three people, according to a ...

Indonesia to see robust tourism trade at ITB Berlin

Indonesia is expected to see robust tourism trade at the Internationale Tourismus-Borse Berlin, better known as ITB ...

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 ...

Discovery of fake money in W. Sumatra increasing

Counterfeit money in West Sumatra in the fourth quarter of this year has reached 142 pieces, an increase from those ...

West Aceh needs more sirens for tsunami warning system, BNPB

Chief of Aceh Disaster Mitigation Agency Teuku Ahmad Dadek said West Aceh district needs more sirens for tsunami early ...

West Aceh suffers Rp1 billion loss due to huge quakes, says official

The Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) has said the West Aceh district administration suffered of one billion ...

round-up: huge quake again hits Aceh, no report of death

Only a couple of days after the Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) or Aceh province held simultaneous regional head ...