JAKARTA, May 28, 2008 (AFP) - Two years after it oozed into   life, Indonesia's "mud volcano" is still spewing toxic sludge across the Javanese countryside at the rate of 60 Olympic swimming pools a day.

Here is a riddle: Although Indonesia continues to produce crude oil in large quantities, it is now importing more than it exports, thanks to a combination of declining output and rising domestic demand. ,
(The Jakarta Post, Tuesday, March 18, 2008 11:05 AM)

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INDONESIA: February 20, 2008



SIDOARJO - Thousands of victims of a mud volcano on Indonesia's Java island blocked roads and railway tracks on Tuesday to protest against a parliamentary report that described the mudflow as a natural disaster.

By Adhityani Arga

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - As a U.N. conference in Bali seeks ways to slow long-term climate change, a Balinese Hindu rainman has more immediate worries -- shielding the 10,000 delegates from tropical downpours.