Jakarta, Septermber 4 (ANTARA) - A team from the Indonesian Red Crescent's Disaster Taskforce (BSMI) has distributed aid packages to quake victims sheltered in some parts of West Java.

Jakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - The United States embassy in Jakarta said it would extend assistance worth US$100,000 for victims of the earthquake that occurred in Tasikmalaya, West Java province, on S

Surabaya, E Java, Sept 3 (ANTARA) - The Indonesian Navy has captured a motor vessel, the KM Teguh Prima, which was illegally carrying a quantity of pearl shells in watere near Bali island.

Medan, N Sumatra, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - Nearly all hilly parts of North Sumatra will be prone to landslides in September 2009 when the second phase of the rainy season arrives, the region's geophysic

Bengkulu, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - The Layak Foundation, a local non-governmental organization, is urging the government to promote the traditional Bengkulu "Biday" concept in building houses to provid

Pekanbaru, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - A resident of Lubuk Kandis hamlet, Pauh Ranap village, in Indragiri Hulu, Riau, was killed after a herd of elephants attacked his house.

Cianjur, W Java, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has asked rescuers to keep searching for quake victims who are still missing.

Jakarta, Sept 4 (ANTARA) - Bank Indonesia predicts demand for cash will increase 160 percent reaching Rp54.2 trillion ahead of the post-Islamic fasting month holiday of Lebaran.

TOKYO, Sept. 4 Kyodo -
An estimated 1 million healthcare workers treating flu patients will get top
priority for vaccination against the new influenza in Japan when domestic

SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Yonhap) -- North Korea has made progress in uranium enrichment
technology, but it probably does not have the capability to make nuclear weapons