#disaster management

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news focus - natural disasters remain challenge to asia-pacific`s robust economic growth b - (d)

Apart from the slowdown of world`s economy due to crisis in the United States and some European countries, natural ...

Thousands of Jakartans still displaced by flood

National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) head of data, information and public relations Sutopo Purwo Nugroho has ...

U.S. offers support to flood victims in Jakarta

U.S. Ambassador Scot A. Marciel has offered U.S. assistance in response to the severe flooding in and around ...

DHL Provides Relief in Typhoon Hit Philippines Province

- Volunteers from DHL, the world's leading logistics company, left their homes during the holiday season to provide ...

Strong winds may hit Indonesia

According to the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), strong winds are likely to hit Indonesia. "There is ...

Floods hit four districts in N. Sumatra

Floods have hit four districts in North Sumatra, killing two people and one person is missing, said a spokesman of the ...

Floods isolate 1,500 families in Agam

Floods hit the Nagari Tiku Lima Jorong village, Agam district, West Sumatra province on Sunday and caused at least ...

Indonesia delivers aid to victims of typhoon bopha

The Indonesian Minister for People`s Welfare, Agung Laksono, arrived in the Philippine southern island of Mindanao on ...

Indonesia did not have major natural disasters in 2012

Indonesia, a country which is prone to natural disasters - floods, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, droughts, tsunamis ...

Indonesia, Nauru open diplomatic relations

Indonesia has established diplomatic relations with Nauru, a country in the Pacific region, to expand bilateral ...

Sukhoi crash investigation report prepared objectively: Russian envoy

The investigative report on the Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash in Mount Salak, Bogor, West Java, in May this year was ...

East Asia/Pacific Tops Trade Pillar in DHL Connectedness Report

- The second DHL Global Connectedness Index (GCI) has revealed that the world is less globally connected than it was in ...

Rainy season sees parts of Indonesia hit by floods, landslides

The rainy season has only begun in Indonesia, which has only two seasons, rainy (November to March) and dry (June to ...

Indonesia-Australia use computer program to lessen impact of disasters

Indonesia and Australia, working with the World Bank - Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery, has ...

New tool to keep Indonesia one step ahead of disaster

To help communities better prepare for floods, earthquakes and tsunamis, a new hazard impact modelling tool, the ...