Tuesday, June 12, 2007

'Ring of Fire' islands still nameless

Indonesia needs at least three more years to name more than 10 000 of its islands, a senior official said on Monday, warning that the lack of names left people at risk in case of disasters.Alex Retraubun, director of small islands' empowerment at the Fisheries and Maritime Affairs ministry, said a recent ministry survey had found that more than 60



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