Mount of Fire on the Ring of Fire

... archipelago is located on the Ring of Fire, an area in the basin ... of the Pacific Ocean where many ... from volcanic ashes spewing out of Mount Merapi in Kartasura, Sukoharjo ... 's bike through a blanket of smoke and ash in Kartasura ...

Mount Merapi Shows Its Might

... Merapi near the tourist town of Yogyakarta erupted again at around ... 2,000 meter-high column of volcanic ash into the sky ... . Indonesia lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire where volcanic eruptions occur frequently.

Ring of Fire

... Sun's center and a "ring of fire" shows up on the ... outer edges of the Moon. It occurs ... in western and central parts of Indonesia – from Sinabang in ... Riau, for a total of 3 minutes and 38.9 ... Mubarak) A photo collage of the partial annular solar eclipse ...

Powerful Quake Kills Two on Halmahera Island

... , crushed beneath the rubble of their homes," Kustoro Hariyatmoko, ... the head of Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology ... Agency announced that some of the island's residents ... the geologically active Pacific Ring of Fire and is regularly hit ...

Banda Sea Quake Felt All the Way in Darwin

... in Maluku at a depth of 200 kilometers, the Meteorology, ... . Rahmat Triyono, Indonesia's head of earthquake and tsunami center, said ... Darwin, Australia, where a number of offices and hotels were evacuated ... its location along the Pacific "Ring of Fire."

Forest Restoration in Riau Going Strong

... actively managed ring of fiber plantations," chairman of the RER ... in Riau, growth of sustainable forest-related alternative ... the continued absence of fire. At the end of that year, ... communities about the importance of environment and biodiversity conservation ...

Jokowi and Prabowo Favor Image, Populist Jargon Over Detail in Second Debate

... Motik, deputy chairwoman of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry ( ... to nearly halve the number of fire hotspots in the country by ... manage peatlands, which easily catch fire during the dry season. ... four years. The Palapa Ring is in its final stage ...

Indonesia Prepares New Strategy to Meet 2019 Tourist Arrival Target

... included the massive development of airports and tourist destinations ... were unavoidable. A series of volcanic eruptions, earthquakes ... is situated on the Ring of Fire; we could not predict ... travel to the capitals of neighboring countries, specifically Bangkok ...

Indonesia's Latest Tsunami Raises Global Questions Over Disaster Preparedness

... Indonesia reels from the carnage of yet another natural disaster, authorities ... straddles the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire. No sirens were heard in ... monitors significantly, and the absence of seismic signals normally associated with ...

Strong Quake Strikes Off Philippines, Tsunami Warning Withdrawn

... off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Saturday, raising fears ... . There were no reports of casualties or damage from the ... (120 miles) east of the Philippine city of General Santos, at ... are both on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", a horse-shoe shaped band ...