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President holds flood control meeting

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono led a limited cabinet meeting on Sunday to decide a national policy to prevent a ...

Number of flood refugees increases two-fold

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has reported that the number of flood refugees in Jakarta jumped more ...

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 ...

Death toll in Jakarta flood reaches 15 on saturday evening

The death toll from floods that swept through several parts of Jakarta since Tuesday reached 15 on Saturday evening, ...

House open for floods victims, says speaker

House Speaker Marzuki Alie has announced that the parliament building (DPR) will remain open to provide temporary ...

Jakarta, there`s more rain coming

The people of Jakarta have become familiar with the so-called five-year flood cycle, but who would have thought that ...

Number of dead victims of Jakarta flooding rises to 14

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said the number of dead victims of the Jakarta floods had up to ...

Jakarta must be free from floods: businessmen

The Indonesian Businessmen Association (Apindo) has asked the government to solve the flood problem that hit Jakarta ...

Floods kill 11 in Jakarta

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said flooding in Jakarta which had taken place from Tuesday to Thursday ...

Jakarta flood due to northeast monsoon winds

Weather Radar Assessment and Application of Technology Agency (BPPT) has stated that the flooding in and around ...

Students pray for victims of disasters

About 200 elementary school students of SDN 1 Kracak, Ajibarang District, Banyumas, Central Java, held a joint prayer ...

No serious damage to Presidential Palace from flood

Presidential spokesman Julian Pasha has stated that no serious damage was caused to the State Palace complex as it was ...

January's CPI to rise because of weather

Finance Minister Agus Martowardojo has predicted that the national's "consumer price index" (CPI) rate in January 2013 ...

Floods paralyze 300 factories in Jakarta

The Jakarta branch of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) said that the Jakarta floods had ...

Ministry provides Rp4.5 bln for Jakarta floods

The Ministry of Social Affairs has provided Rp4.5 billion for the need to prepare buffer stocks for flood handling in ...