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President extends aid to flood victims in North Sulawesi

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has extended emergency aid such as foods and medicines to people affected by floods ...

Grandmother killed after being hit by falling tree

A grandmother, identified as Wa Guda (70), died in a garden here on Thursday, after being struck by a falling tree as ...

Annual floods hit parts of Indonesia

Typically, January and February are the peak months of the rainy season in Indonesia, which mostly results in flooding ...

Landslides cut off Tomohon-Manado road

Landslides damaged sections of the road between Tomohon and Manado in North Sulawesi, following incessant rains and ...

Heavy rains leave six dead in Philippines

Heavy rains battering the southern Philippines left at least six people dead and eight others missing, authorities ...

Legislator asks government to investigate chopper crash

The Chairman of the House of Representatives Commission-I Mahfudz Siddiq has asked the government to thoroughly ...

Fire guts many homes in East Kalimantan

A fire ravaged scores of homes in the East Kalimantan provincial capital of Samarinda early on Friday, but claimed no ...

Forest fires return in Riau province

Following a prolonged rainy season, Indonesia is currently experiencing a very dry period that has again triggered ...

Dozens of Sail Komodo 2013 participants misguided by wind

Dozens of yachts participating in Sail Komodo 2013 have been reportedly misguided during their voyage from Darwin in ...

Kadin asks research, technology ministry to study Riau`s haze

The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) has asked the Ministry of Research and Technology to study ...

Nine already arrested over forest fires

Nine people have been arrested in connection with forest and peat land fires in several places in Riau. "One ...

Emergency status declared in some areas as haze worsens in Malaysia

The recent haze that shrouds part of Malaysia deteriorates throughout the weekend, forcing the government to declare ...

Malaysian firms suspected to have sent haze home

Tens of companies have allegedly practiced slash-and-burns to open plantations in Sumatra`s Riau, causing forest fires ...

When haze attacks three countries, cooperation needed

Haze knows no border. In this current dry season with extreme hot weather, Sumatra is being hit by forest, peatland ...

Batam, Singapore shrouded in haze coming from Sumatra`s fires

Thick smog haze has covered Batam and Singapore on Thursday, significantly reducing the visibility and causing eye ...