Caraka Jaya Niaga III ship has accidentally leaked hazardous chemical into the waters at Sambas Harbor, Sibolga, North Sumatra. The ship of Meratus Lines shipping company was carrying chemicals that belong to PT Agincourt Resources which is currently operating gold mine in South Tapanuli.
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BKSDA Patrols for Leopard Appearance in Banyumas
The residents of Dawuhan Kulon village, Banyumas, Central Java have been restless about the appearance of an allegedly Javan leopard (Panthera pardus melas). Central Java Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has started the monitoring to prevent further human-leopard conflict that might happen. “We were patrolling around the village on Thursday night to make sure the story […]
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Mt. Sinabung ash destroys dozens of homes, blankets cities
Thick volcanic ash damaged dozens of houses in a village and began blanketing cities in North Sumatra on Saturday due to continuous eruptions at Mount Sinabung. “Volcanic ash from an eruption that occurred on Friday caused several houses to collapse,” Sinabung Disaster Mitigation Media Center coordinator Jhonson Tarigan said as quoted by Antara news agency on […]
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Sinabung volcanic ash spreads to Langkat
Blankets of volcanic ash from Mount Sinabung in Tanah Karo regency, North Sumatra, have spread to Langkat regency, causing limited visibility in Sei Bingei district. “Since the eruptions on Dec. 31, the volcanic ash cloud has continued to spread and it has now reached Langkat,” Suranta Sitepu, the head of Telagah village, Sei Bingei district, said […]
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BMKG: Tropical Cyclone to Impact Indonesia
Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Chief, Mulyono Prabowo, said that there was a chance of a tropical cyclone developing in the Nusa Tenggara region for approximately the next two days. “If there was a tropical cyclone, there would be strong winds and torrential rains,” he said at a press conference, Friday, January 10, at […]
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Monkeys Invade Farmlands in Gunungkidul
The rain that was coming late this season was assumed to be the cause of the recent monkey invasions into some farmlands in Ponjong district, Gunungkidul regency, Yogyakarta. “The monkeys invaded the farmlands because they ran out of food resources on the hills, many plantations were withered since there was no rain,” said the District Head […]
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Hotels offer discounts as Sinabung continues to erupt
A number of hotels in Karo regency, North Sumatra, are offering special packages to foreign and domestic tourists following the slump due to the impact of the Mount Sinabung volcano, which is till emitting clouds of ash and hot dust. The hotel operators are offering discounts of between 30 and 65 percent of their normal rates.
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Green Wedding: Balikpapan Requiring Couples to Plant Trees
Tri Neno Nugroho, 28, and his bride-to-be Riska Widyastuti, 25, were all smiles as they handed over four seedlings to urban ward officials in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. No, it was not a symbolic gesture signifying a budding relationship: instead, the city’s environmental agency has required couples that wish to wed to donate plants in order for them […]
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Despite Living in Conservation Area, Elephants Still Threatened
The conservation area in Riau Province, Indonesia is reportedly unable to protect the endangered Sumatran elephants (Elephas maximus sumatranus), as the animals are still threatened by death, even the ones inhabiting the protected area. “Even in the conservation forest, the elephants’ habitation and population are still threatened,” said the spokesman of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for […]
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Death of African Lion in KBS Seen Unnatural
Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini believes that the recent death of an African lion named Michael in Surabaya Zoo (KBS) was not an accident. “I agree that the death was unusual,” said Risma to the press yesterday. Risma also believes this incident may be done by certain parties who could not accept the policy that she had […]