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Sulawesi

Archipelago 2 years ago

11 fishermen survive days in sea after boat capsizes, 22 missing

The boat with at least 35 crew capsized on Saturday in waters off the remote Selayar Islands in South Sulawesi Province before the 11 were found stranded on two separate atolls after days floating in the sea.

Archipelago 2 years ago

Search on for missing boat crew after 11 found alive at Sulawesi sea

The boat with 37 crew went down on Saturday near Selayar Island off South Sulawesi province, according to the search and rescue agency, with 11 survivors in life jackets spotted by fishermen only on Tuesday. Two other crew were found dead.

Archipelago 2 years ago

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Bili-Bili hydroelectric power plant non-operational for two months due to El Niño

The Bili-Bili hydroelectric power plant has been out of operation for the past two months, with PLN Bakaru's manager attributing it to local water level issues.

Companies 2 years ago

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Bumi Resources finds additional gold and silver deposits in Central Sulawesi

PT Bumi Resources Minerals (BRM), a non-coal arm of diversified miner PT Bumi Resources, has discovered an additional 8.7 million tonnes of gold and silver reserves at the Poboya Block 1 gold mine in Central Sulawesi.

Archipelago 2 years ago

Protesters set fire to mayor office in Gorontalo in protest against mining company

The growing presence of mining companies in Indonesia has caused riots and clashes in recent years over poor working conditions and land encroachment.

Archipelago 2 years ago

6.0-magnitude quake hits near Indonesian island: USGS

A 6.2-magnitude quake that shook Sulawesi island in January 2021 killed more than 100 people and left thousands homeless.

Archipelago 2 years ago

All missing passengers found after Sulawesi boat sinks

The boat sank with 48 people onboard just after midnight (1700 GMT on Sunday), the local office of the National Search and Rescue Agency said in a statement.

Archipelago 2 years ago

At least 15 killed, 19 missing in ferry sinking in Sulawesi

Of 40 passengers on board, 19 were still missing, while six survived, the agency said in a statement. The cause of the sinking, which occurred at about midnight, was still unclear.

Archipelago 2 years ago

Makassar scientist works with poachers to restore coral reefs

They have restored to health 11.5 hectares (roughly 30 acres) of corals around a group of 120 islands known as the Spermonde archipelago in the Makassar Strait off Sulawesi.