12 elephants dead in Indonesia, probe launched
June 21st, 2012 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 21 (IANS) Indonesia's forestry ministry Thursday said it has launched a probe into the suspected poisoning to death of 12 elephants in Sumatra.Novianto Bambang, director for conservation and ... Read more...
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Indonesian jailed for ‘God doesn’t exist’ Facebook post
June 15th, 2012 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 15 (IANS) An Indonesian man has been jailed for two-and-a-half-years for sharing explicit material about Prophet Mohammed online and writing "God doesn't exist" on his Facebook page, ... Read more...
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Orangutans are smart designers: Study
April 18th, 2012 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 18 (IANS) Orangutans are turning out to be smart designers, going by the sophisticated way they build their nests, says a scientific study.
University of Manchester scientists spent ... Read more...
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Recalling the 2004 tsunami that devastated Aceh
April 11th, 2012 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 11 (IANS) The massive earthquake that shook Indonesia Wednesday brought back terrifying memories of the 2004 tsunami that swept through Aceh province.A 9.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka issues tsunami warning after Indonesian quake (Lead)
April 11th, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, April 11 (IANS) Sri Lanka issued a tsunami warning after a massive earthquake jolted Sumatra, officials said here Wednesday.Several areas in the capital as well as the rest of ... Read more...
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Dozens of punk rockers held in Indonesia
December 15th, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Dec 15 (IANS/AKI) Dozens of Indonesians in the highly-conservative Aceh region were rounded up for being punk rockers and are being held for re-education to cure "the social disease", ... Read more...
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Sumatran tiger kills 5-year-old in western Indonesia
November 7th, 2011 - 6:07 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) -- A young girl was killed during the weekend when she was attacked by a Sumatran tiger while playing outside her house in western Indonesia, local media reported on ... Read more...
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Unesco adds 25 sites to world heritage list
June 29th, 2011 - 3:47 am ICT by IANS
Paris, June 29 (IANS) Twenty-five new sites have been added to the Unesco World Heritage List, Xinhua reported Tuesday.The World Heritage Committee, responsible for the implementation of the World Heritage ... Read more...
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Indonesian cleric jailed for 15 years for terror acts
June 16th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 16 (IANS/AKI) Radical Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir was Thursday sentenced to 15 years in prison following his conviction for supporting a training camp for Islamist militants.Bashir, 72, ... Read more...
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Japan moved by 2.4 metres due to quake: US Geological Survey
March 13th, 2011 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 13 (ANI): Japan's biggest recorded earthquake appears to have moved the island by about 2.4 metres, according to the US Geological Survey."That's a reasonable number. Eight feet, that's certainly ... Read more...
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Starbucks debuts iPhone, BlackBerry app for faster payments
March 2nd, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Mar 2 (ANI): Coffeehouse chain Starbucks has introduced a new BlackBerry and iPhone app, which allows customers to quickly pay for purchases through their phones.The app, which is funded through ... Read more...
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Cruise, Bieber pay tribute to tsunami victims
October 28th, 2010 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 27 (IANS) Hollywood actor Tom Cruise and singer Justin Bieber are among the stars who have offered their condolences to the tragic victims of tsunami in Indonesia.Contactmusic.com reports, more ... Read more...
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‘Significant’ tsunami generated following Indonesia earthquake
October 26th, 2010 - 12:16 am ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) -- The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center on Monday said a powerful earthquake off the western coast of Sumatra had created a 'significant' tsunami."A significant tsunami was generated by this ... Read more...
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Last of tigers in six percent of habitat
September 15th, 2010 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 15 (IANS) Most of the world's last remaining tigers are now clustered in just six percent of their available habitat.
A paper prepared by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) identifies ... Read more...
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Road accidents claim about 130 lives in Indonesian
September 9th, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Sep 9 (DPA) At least 128 people have been killed in road accidents this week as millions of Indonesians home to celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid ul-Fitr, local media reports ... Read more...
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World’s largest, smelliest flower blooms
July 25th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Houston, July 25 (IANS) This is one flower you may not like to receive in a bouquet. The world's largest and smelliest flower, which grows up to 10 feet, has bloomed here, ... Read more...
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Lois The Corpse Flower Blooming In Houston Museum Of Natural Science
July 23rd, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Houston, July 23, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The residents of Houston are all flocking in the Houston Museum of Natural Science. However, it is not an animal that is attracting their attention. ... Read more...
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Police arrests smugglers of rare Sumatran tiger body parts
July 19th, 2010 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, July 19 (DPA) Police in eastern Sumatran foiled an attempt to smuggle endangered Sumatran tiger body parts out of Riau province and arrested two men, media reports said Monday.
Riau police chief ... Read more...
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2-Year-old Indonesian Toddler Is Addicted To The Evil Of Smoking
May 29th, 2010 - 6:17 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
May 29, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Ardi Rizal is a 2-year-old toddler from the Indonesian Sumatra, who has been witnessed smoking in a fresh video that has managed to enter ... Read more...
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Magnitude-6.0 earthquake strikes Indonesia
May 18th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 18 (DPA) An earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck the Indonesian province of West Java Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, officials said.
The ... Read more...
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6.4-magnitude earthquake strikes eastern Indonesia
April 24th, 2010 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, April 24 (DPA) An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale struck islands in north-eastern Indonesia Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of injuries and damage, officials said.
The quake occurred ... Read more...
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Strong quake jolts Indonesia’s Aceh, tsunami warning issued
April 7th, 2010 - 8:10 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, April 7 (DPA) Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami warning Wednesday morning after an earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale jolted Aceh on the northern end of Sumatra and sent panicked ... Read more...
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Andaman earthquake confirms worst fears: Geologist
April 4th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
By K.S. Jayaraman
Bangalore, April 4 (IANS) The 6.6 magnitude earthquake that occurred north of the Andaman Islands on March 30 is yet another confirmation that this particular region will continue to ... Read more...
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7-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia
March 14th, 2010 - 10:22 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, March 14 (DPA) An earthquake measuring 7 on the Richter scale struck the eastern Indonesian islands Sunday morning in North Maluku province, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or ... Read more...
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Chilean quake was so strong, it shortened days: NASA
March 3rd, 2010 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 2 (DPA) The massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile on Saturday was so strong that it may have shortened the length of a day, NASA scientists said.
Using a computer model, ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake strikes Indonesia
November 9th, 2009 - 3:16 am ICT by BNO News
RABA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- A strong earthquake struck Indonesia's Sumbawa region on Monday morning, according to seismologists.The earthquake happened around 3.42 a.m. local time, about 5 miles from Raba, a ... Read more...
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How orangutans excel in moving through tree-tops
October 13th, 2009 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 13 (IANS) Movement through a complex meshwork of small branches at tree-top levels can be quite challenging for animals wanting to forage. But scientists have found out that the bulky ... Read more...
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Second tremor hits disaster zone in Indonesia
October 1st, 2009 - 12:39 pm ICT by ANI
Jakarta, Oct.1 (ANI): A second earthquake was recorded shortly before noon (AEST) today in Padang, Indonesia.The 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck 150 km south of the epicenter of last night's quake.Reports quoted Disaster ... Read more...
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7.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia
October 1st, 2009 - 10:19 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Oct 1 (DPA)A 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck Jambi province in Sumatra in Indonesia Thursday morning, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, seismologists said.
The quake struck at 8.52 a.m. ... Read more...
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Indian ocean tsunami alert lifted now
October 1st, 2009 - 1:17 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Jakarta, Sep 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A massive earthquake, which had a preliminary magnitude of 7.9, and struck 30 miles (50 kilometers) off the coast of Sumatra. The quake was along the same ... Read more...
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Strong earthquake jolts off Indonesia
August 16th, 2009 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 16 (DPA) A strong earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale struck off the western coast of Sumatra Sunday, but there were no immediate reports of injury or damage, the ... Read more...
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Orangutans can counter dangerous tree vibrations by moving in an irregular rhythm
July 28th, 2009 - 1:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 28 (ANI): A team of scientists has found that the orangutan can counter dangerous tree vibrations by its ability to move with an irregular rhythm.According to Professor Robin Crompton, from ... Read more...
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Powerful quake jolts Indonesia
April 16th, 2009 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, April 16 (Xinhua) An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale Thursday jolted the western parts of Indonesia, the meteorology agency said.
The quake occurred at 3.01 a.m., with its epicentre 32 ... Read more...
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Global warming aided by drought, deforestation link in equatorial Asia
December 9th, 2008 - 5:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 9 (ANI): A new study has found that in the rainforests of equatorial Asia, a link between drought and deforestation is fueling global warming.The study, analyzing six years of ... Read more...
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Tsunami survivors went through complex process of trauma and grief
September 11th, 2008 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 11 (ANI): Conducting in-depth interviews of people who survived the Indian Ocean tsunami or those who lost their loved ones in the disaster, nurse researchers found that such individuals ... Read more...
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