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Natural disasters inflict Rp30 trillion loss per year in Indonesia

Indonesia suffers an average of Rp30 trillion in economic losses per year due to natural disasters, Head of the ...

Indonesia braces for La Nina-induced heavy rainy season

Indonesia was hit hard by the El Nino weather phenomenon last year and has been described by experts as one of the ...

Moderate quake jolts North Maluku

An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted the eastern Indonesian province of North Maluku at 4.21 a.m. ...

Economy corrected due to smog from forest, land fires: President

President Joko Widodo said here on Monday that Indonesias economy was corrected by 0.2 percent due to smog problems ...

Mt Bromo eruption affects wide range of Probolinggo`s agricultural lands

Volcanic ash released during the Mount Bromo eruption has been affecting a wider area of agricultural land in ...

5.4-magnitude earthquake hits south buru district causing damage: Agency

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake jolted South Buru District on Sunday (Jan. 17), causing casualties and damaging houses in ...

Mt Soputan in North Sulawesi erupts

Mount Soputan at the border of Minahasa Selatan and Minahasa Tenggara in North Sulawesi erupted at 20.53 local time on ...

Jember Airport reopens as volcanic ash clears

The management of Notohadinegoro Airport in Jember District, East Java Province, has reopened the airport on Friday ...

Whirlwind destroys dozens of houses in South Sulawesi

A whirlwind destroyed dozens of houses in the district of Pangkajene Islands or Pangkep, South Sulawesi, following ...

Indonesian Air Force`s Fighter Crashes in Yogyakarta

A T50 Golden Eagle fighter of the Indonesian Air Force crashed in a plantation area, killing its pilot and co-pilot, ...

41 million Indonesians live in 174 landslide-prone districts and cities

Around 41 million Indonesians live in 174 districts and cities which are prone to landslides, a spokesman of the ...

Mt Bromo`s eruption: E Java`s army personnel on standby

Army personnel stationed across the district and at city military posts in East Java Province have been put on standby ...

Tremor frequency at Mt Bromo still high: Agency

Tremor activity of Mount Bromo in East Java is still high but status still remained at Alert III, head of the ...

Disaster board completes contingency plan to anticipate Mt Bromo`s eruption

The Indonesia National Disaster Mitigation Board (BNPB) has completed a contingency plan to anticipate the possible ...

Floods inundate nine villages in West Aceh

Floods inundated at least nine villages in East Woyla Sub-district, West Aceh District, Aceh Province, on Friday as ...