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Red Cross working with Army to fight COVID-19

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has teamed up with the Indonesian National Army (TNI) to combat the spread of the novel ...

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Prayers at home to fight COVID-19 spread

Death toll from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Indonesia has reached 181, as 11 others died in the past 24 ...

32,192 Indonesian migrant workers return from COVID-19-hit nations

- as the chair of Task Force for Acceleration of COVID-19 Handling -- in handling Indonesian migrant workers, who were ...

Seven die of COVID-19 in Indonesia

Prof. Wiku Adisasmito from the Expert Team for the Task Force for Acceleration of COVID-19 handling confirmed that ...

Two motorists bear brunt of Manokwari's landslide

A landslide that buried Pahlawan Road of Manokwari, the capital of West Papua Province, on Monday, uprooted several ...

West Papuans should watch out for natural disasters

The West Papua Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) urged residents and authorities to remain vigilant about flash floods ...

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Cues taken from Tokyo to address land subsidence in Jakarta

Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta is sinking fast and projected to to be lost underwater in 2050 owing to the ...

Volcanic ash rain hits slope area following Mount Merapi eruption

A relatively thin volcanic ash fall descended on a partial slope area in Sleman District, Yogyakarta Province, after ...

BMKG confirms detection of 24 hotspots of wildfires in Aceh

Some 24 hotspots were detected in Aceh Province and had the potential to cause forest fires, according to the ...

Development must curb environmental impacts: BNPB

Every development project must be mapped out to minimize environmental impacts, according to a panel during the ...

Bumi Adipura housing complex, Bandung, submerged by flooding

Floods inundated the Bumi Adipura housing complex in Rancabolang, Gedebage Sub-district, Bandung City, West Java ...

Lebak's 18 Islamic boarding school buildings damaged by flooding

Nearly 18 Islamic boarding school (pesantren) buildings incurred serious damage after a flash flood recently inundated ...

BNPB cautions Jakartans against extreme weather

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has cautioned residents of Jakarta and the surrounding areas of Bogor, ...

Flash flood in Lebak majorly wrecks 1,060 houses

A total of 1,060 houses in six sub-districts in Lebak District, Banten Province, suffered severe damage after ...

Indonesia, Japan to extend cooperation on infrastructure development

The Indonesian and Japanese governments concurred on extending a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Infrastructure ...