Habitat of endangered maleo bird in C. Sulawesi rapidly shrinking

The habitat of the endangered macrocephalon maleo (maleo bird) in Banggai district has been reduced to 625 hectares of the 12,500 ha wildlife reserve set by the Forest Ministry in 1982, an official has said. ...

Salvage team retrieves black boxes from crashed Indonesian airliner

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A US-hired underwater salvage team on Tuesday recovered a black box from a commercial jetliner that crashed in the waters of eastern Indonesia on New Year's Day, killing all 102 aboard. The...

US ship hunts black box of Indonesia plane

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - A US-operated salvage ship has arrived in Indonesia to hunt for the black box of a jetliner that crashed into the sea on New Year's day, killing 102 passengers, an airline official...

Yudhoyono, Abe sign cooperation agreement on four energy projects

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe signed a cooperation agreement on four energy and power projects at the State Palace here on Monday. ...

Hundreds evacuate as Indonesian volcano erupts

"Jakarta - Hundreds of villagers living on the slopes of Mount Karangetang on an island in central Indonesia were evacuated after the volcano erupted, sending lava and hot ash down its slopes, officials said...

Bird flu in Palu spreads to Donggala, Central Sulawesi

Palu, Central Sulawesi (ANTARA News) - Despite health authorities` efforts to contain a two-week-old bird flu outbreak in Palu, Central Sulawesi`s provincial capital, the virus proves to have spread to neighboring...

Prehistoric Fish Caught off Indonesia

Another coelecanth, a giant saurian fish once thought to be extinct, has been caught by a fisherman and his son. Upon realizing whta they had discovered, the two tried to keep the fish alive in a quarantie...

Search official: Fisherman finds part of jetliner

"JAKARTA, Indonesia (CNN) -- A fisherman has discovered a piece of a jetliner missing for more than 10 days in northwest Indonesia, a military official for the country told CNN Thursday. The discovery of part of...

Lost jet: Deep sea probe under way

"MAKASSAR, Indonesia (Reuters) -- A U.S. navy ship joined the search on Tuesday for an Indonesian airliner that went missing eight days ago with 102 people aboard, with the hunt focusing on a large metal object far down on the sea floor. The object was discovered on Monday by...

Indonesia jet still eludes searchers

Jakarta (dpa) - Rescue workers on Saturday remained unable to find the wreckage of a missing commercial jetliner in eastern Indonesia, with the chances of finding it getting slimmer after its on board homing beacon stopped transmitting Saturday.  As the massive,...

Indonesian executions lead to violence

"Three Christian militants were executed by firing squad Friday for leading attacks on Muslims six years ago that left at least 70 people dead, setting off fresh sectarian clashes on restive Sulawesi island,...

Three Indonesian Christians executed over Muslim killings: lawyer

"Three Indonesian Christians who were on death row for inciting violence against Muslims in 2000 have been executed by firing squad, their lawyer told AFP. "They have been executed. Their bodies are now undergoing an autopsy at the police hospital," lawyer Roy Rening...

Indonesia tightens security for Christians' execution

"Indonesia has tightened security in Central Sulawesi province ahead of the execution of three Christians convicted of leading a mob that killed Muslims six years ago, police said on Wednesday."

Indonesians flee volcanic eruption

"Nearly 4,000 Indonesians are being evacuated from their villages after one of the world's most active volcanoes started erupting hot gas and lava. Villagers living close to Karangetan, a 5,800ft peak on Siau island, have been ordered out after lava began flowing just 400...

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