#disaster management

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Minister Marsudi, UN envoy hold discussion on Rohingya repatriation

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi held a meeting with UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Myanmar ...

Weather modification intervention yields results in Riau region: BNPB

The use of weather modification technology produced artificial rain in Riau in a bid to tackle forest and land ...

Palangka Raya government to fund wildfire emergency budget

The  Palangka Raya city government in Central Kalimantan Province will provide Rp1.7 billion towards an ...

Disaster management skills imparted to 29 int'l students at Unsyiah

Some 29 international students from Malaysia, China, Thailand, and Japan learned the ropes on disaster risk reduction ...

Pontianak plans to change school hours owing to haze

Mayor of Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Edi Rusdi Kamtono announced the local government's plan to temporarily change ...

Banten earthquake caused by subduction of Indo-Australian plate

The 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hit Banten was due to the subduction of the Indo-Australian plate under the Eurasian ...

Official advises people against approaching Tangkuban Parahu crater

West Java Province's Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) stated that despite Mount Tangkuban Parahu’s status ...

No reports of damage related to Banten quake: official

The Executive Head of the Regional Disaster Management Office (BPBD) of Banten, Kaprawi has stated that so far, there ...

Agency urges people to not panic over massive earthquake issue

Geophysics Deputy of Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Muhammad Sadly pointed to Java's ...

Joint team channels assistance to South Halmahera's remote areas

The North Maluku Disaster Management Joint Team distributed logistical assistance to victims of the South Halmahera ...

ASEAN English training focuses on disaster management

An English Language Training for 18 ASEAN disaster response officers held by the Indonesian government in ...

54,789 earthquake victims lives in 15 shelters

More than 54,789 victims in South Halmahera District, North Maluku, are still living in 15 shelters following a ...

Tens of hectares of peatland in Mempawah ravaged by fire

Fire, in the last 72 hours, has burnt down over 80 hectares of peatland in Rasau Village, Sui Pinyuh Sub-district, ...

Seven villages in Kapuas Hulu prone to forest, land fires

Seven villages in the Kapuas Hulu District, West Kalimantan, are prone to forest and land fires, according to the local ...

Regional leaders must understand disaster potentials in their regions

Regional leaders must broadly understand the potential for disasters in their areas and channel preventive and ...