Category: Asia

Merapi Evacuees Return Home

Jakarta. Despite being advised by volunteers not to do so, evacuees in Boyolali and Klaten, Central Java, left the

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6.1 Quake Hits Indonesia no Tsunami

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake occurred on Friday in eastern Indonesia, the archipelago Molucelor, but no tsunami alert has been

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Merapi Disrupts Australian Flights

HUNDREDS of Qantas and Jetstar passengers are facing delays after services between Australia and Indonesia were disrupted by ash

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Increased Controls over Tuna

Pacific island nations were missing out on income from lucrative tuna fisheries and should consider tripling access fees for

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Bulusan Ash Falls on Sorsogon

MANILA, Philippines — Six areas in Sorsogon have so far been affected by the latest ash fall from Bulusan

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Aid Boat Reaches Tsunami Victims

An aid boat carrying lifesaving supplies and emergency shelter for up to 500 people has reached the Mentawai Islands

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Philippines Residents Flee Volcano

MANILA, Philippines - The ash explosions of Mount Bulusan on Tuesday afternoon scared off residents living at the foot

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Thailand Floods Leave 200 Dead

BANGKOK: Severe flooding in Thailand has left at least 200 people dead over the past month, the authorities have

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Norway Gives $1m Aid to Indonesia

Norway announced US$1 million of assistance recently for the emergency relief efforts in disaster-affected areas. “In this hard time of

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Kiribati Residents Consider Moving

The president of Kiribati has said the low-lying Pacific nation must begin planning to relocate its population in case

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