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If you liked this story, share it with other people. Coastal erosion on the west coast of Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island is so advanced that seawater has penetrated the groundwater supply that tens of ...
News Indonesia » West Sulawesi: Crocodile attacks in Indonesia are on the rise. It's left residents on edge
BUDONG-BUDONG – Nearly seven months after a crocodile attack almost took her life, Munirpa walked to the estuary outside her home with her husband and her children, ready to brave a reenactment.
News Indonesia » West Sulawesi: Central Sulawesi and Central Java Continue to be JI Strongholds
Jemaah Islamiyah remains the most active terrorist organization in Indonesia, even as its priority has shifted to preaching rather than conducting direct attacks. In April of this year, eight ...
News Indonesia » West Sulawesi: Landslides kill 10 on Indonesia's Sulawesi island, 40 missing
JAKARTA, July 8 (Reuters) - At least 10 people have died and 40 are missing after torrential rain caused a landslide in a gold mine in Indonesia's Sulawesi island at the weekend, officials said on ...
News Indonesia » West Sulawesi: Wallacea: A living laboratory of Earth's evolution. Its wildlife, forests and reefs will be devastated if we don't act
Wallacea is a fascinating region of both land and sea. Spanning approximately 338,000 square kilometers within Indonesia, it is home to a rich diversity of animals and plants, with hybrid species from ...
News Indonesia » West Sulawesi: Sulawesi hydropower dam could flood important archaeological sites
A Jakarta-based hydropower company aims to dam the Karama River in western Sulawesi as part of a clean energy project to help wean the country off of coal. An inundation map shows that the dam could ...
News Indonesia » West Sulawesi: Growing demand for patchouli oil is driving the industry in Indonesia, but at what cost?
SIMBORO, Indonesia — Tucked between the village and the forest, Haruna and his father-in-law worked diligently through the night distilling dried patchouli plants, stoking the boiler with firewood, ...