Two villagers sentenced to jail in the latest Bangka island mining conflict
Manado, Ekuatorial – Two villagers of Kahuku, Bangka island were sentenced on Wednesday (17/12) to one year and ten month in prison resulted from years...
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Eight sub-districts of Mount Lawu prone to landslides
Karanganyar, Ekuatorial – Eight sub-districts of Karanganyar district, Solo, Central Java, were categorized as high prone to landslides, said an official, in Karanganyar, on Wednesday...
Aru Islands threatened by plantation
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Amid massive marine awareness campaign by government, activists on Wednesday (17/12) blasted permit given by ministry of forestry to turn natural forest...
Watch out for these signs if you’re living in mountain areas
SLEMAN (kabarkota.com) - Civil engineering lecturer at Gadjah Mada University, Wahyu Wilopo, encouraged people living in the hills to increase their alertness especially when rain...
Piled up garbage angered Bupati
Timika, Jubi – Mimika Bupati Entinus Omaleng, SE, was angry seeing piles of garbage at the street causing less favorable view. Omaleng's wrath was seen...
Sebelas Maret University developed flood early warning system
Solo, Ekuatorial – A team of research center for natural disaster of Sebelas Maret University on Tuesday (16/12) developed idea to built early warning system...
BNPB : Banjarnegara landslide caused by erosion
Jakarta, Ekuatorial - Official on Monday (15/12) stated that Banjarnegara landslide that struck last Friday (12/12) was caused by erosion. "Tegalele hill soil formation is...
Solo administration built retention basin and rubber dam to prevent floods
Solo, Ekuatorial – To anticipate massive floods, Solo administration had planned to built retention basin and rubber dam in the banks of Bengawan Solo river,...
Activists : Burning down ships will not give deterrent effect
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – Indonesia's recent bold move to burn down illegal fishing vessels would not be enough to create deterrent effect, said an activist, in...
Mismanagement by government, Indonesia lost 1.13 million ha of natural forest per year
Jakarta, Ekuatorial – A new report revealed on Thursday (11/12) Indonesia lost as much as 1.13 million hectares of its natural forest per year. The...