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Indonesia tin output may be half of 2010 target
Reuters
PANGKAL PINANG, Indonesia (Reuters) - Tin output in Indonesia's main producing islands of Bangka-Belitung may be less than 50 percent of a government target ...

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Belitung : A perfect getaway
Jakarta Post
If Bali is out of reach, you may want to consider Belitung. It takes 1 hour by plane to get to this Sumatran island, which has a population of 135000, ...



Kalimantan, Belitung and Riau free from earthquakes
Jakarta Post
An expert has identified Kalimantan, Belitung and Riau as Indonesia's only three earthquake-free regions. “Indonesia has always been prone to earthquakes, ...



Jakarta Globe

Profitable, Illegal and Deadly: Tin Diving in Bangka-Belitung
Jakarta Globe
For the residents of the resource-rich Bangka-Belitung Islands province, unlicensed undersea tin mining may be illicit and often deadly, but it is a way of ...
The Lethal World of Indonesia's Underwater Tin MinersJakarta Globe

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Chikungunya Hits Hard in Rainy Season
Jakarta Globe
She said that in the past few months, chikungunya had spread to many parts of the country, with Lampung and Bangka-Belitung provinces reporting the highest ...



Hundreds pack temples ahead of Chinese New Year
Jakarta Post
Hundreds of people packed a number of temples in Pangkalpinang in Bangka Belitung on the eve of Chinese New Year on Saturday. Antara reported that the ...



Police Confirm Lawmaker Arrested For Drug Offense
Tempo Interaktif
The regional lawmaker from Bangka Belitung Province was arrested in a discotheque in Jakarta by the narcotics unit on Thursday last week for possesion and ...

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Tin miners demand revised Indonesian mining law
Interactive Investor
Markus, deputy speaker of the West Bangka legislative council said the council would help lobby the Bangka-Belitung provincial council for a revision on the ...



Jakarta Globe

Stop-Gap Measure to Provide Indonesia With Electricity
Jakarta Globe
Dahlan said the rented generators would be located in six areas — Bangka Belitung, Riau, northern and southeastern Sulawesi, southern and western Sulawesi, ...



Mining law to be revised
ANTARA
4 of 2009 on mineral and coal mining will be revised after a working visit of the Bangka Belitung (Babel) Provincial legislative assembly (DPRD) to the ...


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