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About climate, greenpeace activists, indonesian police, riau, paper, indonesian pulp

Undeterred by their encounter with local police earlier this month, Greenpeace activists once again carried out protests in Riau on Wednesday — and were promptly detained. At 6:30 am on Wednesday, 14 activists — nine of whom were foreigners — snuck ...Read Original Story: More Greenpeace Activists Detained For Protest in Riau - Jakarta GlobeGreenpeace activists protesting at HI Circle(21/11/09), demanding SBY to fulfill his commitment to reduce carbon emission. PEKANBARU, KOMPAS.com - Six Gre...

About riau island, people, rescued, sumatra, indonesian ferry

At least 245 people have been rescued from the sea after an overloaded ferry sank in bad weather off Indonesia's Riau islands. At least 29 people died and 17 people were still missing in the accident, Reuters reported on Sunday. ...Read Original Story: 100s rescued after Indonesian ferry accident, 17 missing - PRESS TV Tanjungpinang (ANTARA News) - The number of people found dead after "Dumai Express 10" sank off Tokong Hiu, Karimun district, Riau Islands province, Sunday, rose to...

About indonesian ferry sinks, people sinks, sumatra island, riau ferry

Rescuers in Indonesia are still searching for survivors after a seemingly overloaded ferry sank in heavy seas off the island of Sumatra on Sunday, killing at least four people. Dumai Express 10 which was sailing from Batam near Singapore to Dumai ...Read Original Story: Indonesia - ferry sinks - Radio France Internationale JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian passenger ferry with almost 250 people aboard sank in rough waters off Sumatra island Sunday, killing at least one, police said, while ...