Crocodile attacks in Indonesia are on the rise. It’s left residents on edge
In the Central Mamuju district of Indonesia’s West Sulawesi, where the Budong-Budong River meets the sea, people have long ...
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Sumatran culinary heritage at risk as environment changes around Silk Road river
The pempek restaurants in the Plaju neighborood were full to the gills in early March. Palembang chefs pulverized mudfish ...
Boy, 10, killed by crocodile while playing in river with his friends in Indonesia
An Indonesian schoolboy riding a makeshift canoe was dragged off by a crocodile, sparking a desperate search that ended in a ...
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts, prompting alert level to be raised
Residents were warned to be vigilant about heavy rainfall triggering lava flows in rivers originating from the volcano, ...
Government Intensifies Efforts to Address Water Crisis and River Pollution
According to Sigit Reliantoro, Deputy for Environmental Governance and Sustainable Natural Resources at the Ministry of ...
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The river of fear: Indonesian villages on edge as crocodile attacks increase
People have long feared the ancient predators in the Central Mamuju district of Indonesia’s West Sulawesi, where the Budong-Budong River meets the sea. For Munirpa, 48, that fear turned into a ...
‘I live next to a man-eating crocodile infested river and I'm scared to leave my house’
People living next to the Budong-Budong River in Indonesia have spoken of their horror experiences thanks to the jaws of ...
Boy, 10, killed by crocodile while playing in river with his friends after beast dragged him off raft
A SCHOOL boy was brutally mauled to death by a crocodile while playing in a river with pals. Fikri Qurniawansyah, 10, was ...
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Indonesia’s Indigenous Akit community faces exploitation & land loss (commentary)
For the Akit tribe of Bengkalis and Pelalawan districts in Riau province, on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, land is more than just soil beneath their feet: it is their identity, their lifeblood, ...
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Hundreds evacuated as torrential rains flood Indonesia capital
Hundreds evacuated from dozens of flooded neighborhoods around Jakarta on Tuesday as torrential rains pounded the Indonesian capital and its surrounding satellite cities, causing several rivers to ...