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ASEAN, Japan reaffirm commitment to forge closer cooperation

The 9th Meeting of the ASEAN-Japan Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) held here on Thursday reaffirmed commitment to ...

Japan to solve land subsidence issue in Jakarta

Japan will help Jakarta in dealing with land subsidence that has been reaching 18 centimeters per year, and is ...

President set to have office in Palembang

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is set to have an office in Palembang to monitor the handling of land and forest fires ...

President Jokowi makes transit stop in Amsterdam

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and his entourage landed at the Schiphol Airport Amsterdam, the Netherlands, ...

President Jokowi Shortens His Visit in United States

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has decided to shorten his visit in the United States and will immediately return home ...

Increased cloud cover forecast over Sumatra, Kalimantan

Indonesias National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) has forecast an increase in cloud cover over Sumatra and ...

Disaster agency cautions people to avoid hiking activities on Mount Rinjani

The Provincial Agency for Disaster Management (BPBD) in Mataram has cautioned its citizens to not undertake hiking and ...

Indonesian Navy to use warships to evacuate smog victims

Indonesian Navy has prepared two Landing Platform Dock (LPD) type vessels, a floating hospital KRI dr Suharso-990 and ...

Low visibility impedes water-bombing operations in S Sumatra

Low visibility and limited water sources have impeded the operation of foreign airplanes that are here to assist in ...

Number of detected hotspots in South Sumatra still high

The number of detected hotspots in South Sumatra is still high and is more than any other province in the country. ...

Indonesia, foreign team to focus on extinguishing fires in South Sumatra

The joint Indonesian-foreign team kept the focus on extinguishing land and forest fires in Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI) ...

Indonesian Foreign Ministry urges universities to attract African students

Indonesias Foreign Affairs Ministry has urged universities to attract students from African countries to pursue their ...

Companies named suspects in forest fire cases: Indonesia Police Chief

A total of 12 companies have been named suspects in forest and land fire cases in Sumatra and Kalimantan (Borneo) ...

Foreign teams commence operations to extinguish fires

Teams from foreign countries began operations to extinguish the fires in South Sumatra. "Today, teams from ...

Some 257 houses damaged, 35 injured in Papua earthquake

A total of 257 houses were damaged, and 35 people suffered minor injuries in an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the ...