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Kapuas Hulu flooding submerges larger area

Floods have inundated larger areas in Kapuas Hulu District, West Kalimantan and cut land transportation in several ...

Flash flood in West Kalimantan triggers collapse of Entikong Bridge

Siron, the Sanggau Disaster Mitigation Office (BPBD) head, reported of a flash flood swamping Nekan Village, Entikong ...

Ministry disburses Rp2.9 trillion funding to COVID-19 task force

The Finance Ministry disbursed funding of Rp2.9 trillion, out of the Rp3.5 trillion budgeted for the COVID-19 handling ...

West Papua has successfully controlled COVID-19: Task Force

COVID-19 National Task Force Head Doni Monardo perceives that West Papua Province has been successful in controlling ...

Universities should apply sciences to combat COVID-19: Minister

Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy has called on universities to lend assistance ...

COVID-19 recovery rate in Indonesia's 11 provinces has exceeded 75 pct

The recovery rate of COVID-19 patients in 11 provinces has exceeded 75 percent, according to Spokesman of the ...

Gorontalo's flood-affected residents still staying in shelter

A total of 9,415 residents of Gorontalo, whose homes got inundated by flooding that swamped the city recently, are ...

President visits Central Java to inspect COVID-19 Command Post

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), on Tuesday, departed for Central Java to inspect the COVID-19 handling and ...

Government ensures migrant workers return to their hometowns safely

The government would facilitate Indonesian migrant workers to return to the country in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic ...

Rescue workers dispatched to locate missing tugboat skipper

A search has been launched for the skipper of tugboat Multi Sahabat 8, who went missing after his vessel capsized in ...

Helicopter pressed into service to locate missing fishermen

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has deployed a helicopter to search for three fishermen who went missing ...

Apply technology to prevent land, forest fire: President

President Joko Widodo highlighted the need to apply technology to prevent land and forest fires while monitoring ...

Indonesia's Mount Merapi erupts twice on Sunday

The Mount Merapi on the border of Yogyakarta's Sleman District and Central Java Province erupted twice on Sunday ...

Government allocates Rp15 trillion for disaster fund

The Indonesian government has agreed to allocate Rp15 trillion in budget fund for disaster anticipation and mitigation ...

Emergency response period in tsunami-hit South Lampung extended

The National Disaster Mitigation Board (BNPB) has extended the emergency response period in the tsunami-hit district ...