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President Widodo calls for immediate halt to Myanmar violence

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) called for an immediate halt to violence in Myanmar and the restoration of ...

Indonesia has 14,093 posts to support micro-scale activity restriction

Some 14,093 posts have been built in 323 districts and cities in 31 Indonesian provinces to support micro-scale ...

Minister asks Lumajang District Head to ensure residents' safety

Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini asked Lumajang District Head Thoriqul Haq to ensure the safety of its citizens ...

Requirements of NTT, NTB refugees should be promptly fulfilled: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called for promptly meeting the requirements of refugees impacted by the disaster ...

Jokowi presses for expediting evacuation of victims in NTT, NTB

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) urged to speed up the evacuation of victims affected by the disaster owing to the Seroja ...

Huge fire at Pertamina's refinery injures locals, triggers evacuations

A massive fire broke out at state-run oil firm PT Pertamina's Balongan refinery in Indramayu, West Java, on early ...

Government to abolish long holidays for 2021 Eid

The government has decided to do away with the long holidays for the 2021 Eid homecoming trip to ensure the optimal ...

Social minister lauds humanitarian fighters for year of handling COVID

Social Minister Tri Rismaharini thanked health workers and volunteers endeavoring to tackle COVID-19 for a year during ...

Mount Merapi emits searing clouds twice up to 1.5 kilometers

Mount Merapi erupted twice on Monday morning, emitting scorching clouds as far as 1.5 kilometers (km) in the southwest ...

Indonesia hit by 873 natural disasters until March 21: BNPB

Indonesia experienced 873 natural disasters during the period from January 1 to March 21, 2021, according to the ...

VP Amin observes COVID-19 vaccination in Lampung

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin boarded the BAe RJ 85 Presidential Aircraft from Halim Perdanakusuma Air Force Army Air ...

Indonesia to inoculate 21.5 million of elderly population by June

The Indonesian government is targeting to get 21.5 million senior citizens vaccinated against COVID-19 by June this ...

Govt aims to ensure national vaccination program completed by 2021-end

Coordinating Economic Affairs Minister Airlangga Hartanto highlighted the government's target to complete the ...

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Daily disasters bring mitigation, prevention to fore

The Indonesian people need to find a way to live with natural disasters considering the nation’s geographic ...

Forest, land fires down by 82% in 2020: Mahfud MD

  The incidence of forest and land fires declined by around 82 percent in the past year, based on data ...