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TEMPO Interactive, Jakarta:The Jakarta government is preparing an earthquake microzonation map. The map, drafted together with the National Earthquake Map Revision (RPGN) team, is expected to serve as a guideline for earthquake detection and mitigation. The map will identify the susceptibility levels of each area in the capital city as a mitigation step, Jakarta Governor...

A bell from a church falls and narrowly misses a Spanish reporter At least 10 people were killed after a magnitude 5.3 earthquake toppled several buildings in southern Spain, near the town of Lorca, officials say. The quake struck at a depth of just 1km (0.6 miles), some 120km south-west of Alicante, at 1850 (1650 GMT), the US Geological Survey reported. Lines of cars...

The Japanese government will continue offering scholarships to Indonesian students in 2012 despite being deeply affected by the earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern coast of Japan last month. The Japanese government scholarship program, Monbukagakusho, will allow Indonesian students to enroll in professional graduate courses after passing selection exams held...

The 7.1 magnitude earthquake that hit several areas in Java Monday morning caused at least one death. Tris Yuni Istiadi, 49, died of heart attack during the journey back from the evacuation location. According a statement by Andi Arief from the Presidents special staff on natural disasters, the earthquake that occurred at 03.06 a.m some 293 kilometers southwest of Cilacap,...

Indonesia's meteorology and geophysics agency (BMKG) has lifted the tsunami alert issued after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake south of the island of Java. The tremor struck shortly after 0300 on Monday (2000 GMT on Sunday), about 300km (186 miles) south-west of Cilacap at a depth of 10km, the agency said. Thousands of people poured out of their homes and ran to high ground,...

A tsunami alert has been issued in Indonesia after a powerful earthquake 300km (186 miles) south of the island of Java. The 7.1 magnitude tremor occurred south-west of Cilacap at a depth of 10km, Indonesia's meteorology and geophysics agency said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. The US Pacific tsunami warning centre reported a "very small...

Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan visited the disaster zone in Rikuzentakata Japanese PM Naoto Kan has been visiting the region in north-eastern Japan worst affected by the tsunami. It was Mr Kan's first ground visit to the disaster zone, although he had flown over tsunami-hit areas the day after the earthquake. A massive search has begun to find the remains of...

A magnitude-6.5 earthquake shook eastern Japan off the quake-ravaged coast on Monday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, prompting Japan to issue a tsunami alert. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, but the Japan Meteorological Agency announced that a tsunami of up to 1.6 feet (a half meter) may wash into Miyagi Prefecture. The tsunami alert...

Following the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan, numbers of Japanese tourists visiting Indonesia are expected to decline this year, the government says.Firmansyah, a director general at the Culture and Tourism Ministry, said because of the current situation in Japan, the government would work to increase numbers of tourists coming to Indonesia from other countries....

HONG KONG – “Farewell My Concubine” director Chen Kaige says he follows his heart — and not box office predictions — when he chooses his projects, rebuffing criticism that he and his contemporaries have compromised their artistic integrity in exchange for commercial success. “If you asked me to choose between making a good movie and...