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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 ...

Foreign minister expresses condolences over demise of Sutopo

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi expressed condolences over the demise of the Head of the Data and Information ...

Land fires hit East Kotawaringin

Land fires began in East Kotawaringin District, Central Kalimantan, as less rain fell in the past week to make the dry ...

Indonesia wins UN public service award

Indonesia was presented with an award in the ‘Ensuring Integrated Approaches in Public Sector Institutions’ ...

TNI, Police Chiefs visit Konawe for disaster management assessment

National Defense Forces (TNI) Commander Marshal Hadi Tjajanto and National Police Chief Gen. Tito Karnavian visited ...

Fire engulfing factory in Langkat claims 28 lives

A fire that broke out at a lighter factory on Tengku Amir Hamzah Street, Sambirejo Village, Langkat District, North ...

6.3 quake damages houses in Tor Atas sub-district, in Papua

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake which occurred on Thursday (June 20) at around 00.24 local time in Sarmi, Papua province has ...

Baturetno Village recognized for decrease in poverty

Baturetno Village in Sub-District Banguntapan, District of Bantul, Yogyakarta special autonomous region, successfully ...

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Concrete results awaited from Padang Mayor Hamyeldi during second term

On May 13, 2019, Mahyeldi was installed for the second time as mayor of Padang City, the capital of West Sumatra, for ...

Tornado damages 16 houses in North Aceh

A tornado which hit North Aceh on Monday afternoon (June 10) has damaged 16 houses, shops, and a village head office ...

North Konawe flood victims eagerly await assistance

Several thousand flood victims in North Konawe District, Southeast Sulawesi, are in dire need of assistance from ...

Flood inundates Indonesia-Malaysia border a day before Eid al-Fitr

A day prior to the Eid al-Fitr holiday, the Indonesia-Malaysia border area, Badau Sub-district, in the Kapuas Hulu area ...

Tanah Datar readies heavy-duty equipment on landslide-prone road

The Tanah Datar district government, West Sumatra, has readied several heavy-duty equipment at various road junctions ...

Mt. Agung erupts with incandescent lava flowing for three kilometers

Mount Agung in Karangasem district, Bali, erupted again on Friday (May 24) at 19:23 a.m., spewing incandescent lava in ...