Indonesia
Indonesia to increase funding, awareness in bird flu flight
December 29, 2006Jakarta -- Indonesia has declared war on bird flu and committed to raise funds in the coming year to fight the killer virus, government officials said on Friday. "The war against bird flu continues in 2007, Indonesia will increase its funding...
Two moderate earthquakes jolt eastern Indonesia, no damage
December 27, 2006Jakarta (dpa) - Two moderate earthquakes jolted parts of eastern Indonesian on early Wednesday, but there were no reports of injuries or damage. The first quake, measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale, struck North Sulawesi province at 05:56 a.m. (14...
UN marks tsunami anniversary with relief airlift for fresh floods in Indonesia
December 26, 2006The United Nations marked the second anniversary of the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami today with calls for enhancing early warning systems that can save hundreds of thousands of lives, expressions of regret that the catastrophe failed to unite Sri...
Illegal immigrants from Indonesia, Myanmar caught in Singapore seas
December 25, 2006Singapore (dpa) - Ten undocumented immigrants from Indonesia and Myanmar were caught trying to enter Singapore by sea in three separate incidents, police said Monday. The apprehensions on Sunday brought the total number of people nabbed this year...
Strong quake jolts Indonesia's Sumatra, kills 4
December 18, 2006Jakarta (dpa) - An 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's North and West Sumatra provinces Monday morning, killing at least four people, injuring scores of others and damaging dozens of buildings, residents and officials said. The quake struck...
