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Ministry sealed off, investigated 10 companies following forest fires

The Ministry of Forestry (Kemenhut) has sealed and investigated 10 companies related to a series of forest and land ...

PMI donates US$100 thousand humanitarian aid to MRCS

Under its commitment to maintaining solidarity and upholding humanitarian values, the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) ...

Central Kalimantan fires tougher to control than NTT: BNPB

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) considers forest and land fires in Central Kalimantan (Kalteng) more ...

Government tackles 63 forest fires in East Kalimantan

A joint inter-agency government team has conducted 63 forest and land fire suppression operations across East ...

Central, regional govts join forces to prevent forest fires

Deputy Minister of Forestry Sulaiman Umar Siddiq has said that the central and regional governments are committed to ...

Southern Java tsunami expected within 200 years: BRIN

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) estimates that a major tsunami could strike the southern region of ...

Cultural approach helps BRIN trace ancient Java tsunamis

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) employs a cultural approach to trace the history of major tsunamis ...

Indonesia shares disaster mitigation best practices with Cambodia

Indonesia's Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture shared best practices in disaster mitigation ...

BNPB urges boosting flood, forest fire preparedness

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has urged all regional governments to enhance their preparedness for ...

Three firms sealed in Riau over burning peatlands: Forestry Ministry

The Ministry of Forestry's Directorate General of Law Enforcement (Gakkum Kemenhut) has sealed three more companies ...

Forest, land fires account for 60% disasters in country: BNPB

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has informed that forest and land fires (karhutla) accounted for around ...

Floods, winds hit 3 provinces amid dry season, BNPB warns of anomaly

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) stated that recent floods and strong winds in the provinces of Bengkulu, ...

Local governments urged to review tsunami alert systems

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) urged local governments to evaluate early warning systems and community ...

Mataram: 110 ha rice fields face flood-induced crop failure

The Mataram City Agriculture Office, West Nusa Tenggara Province, has reported that 110 hectares of rice fields in ...

Local governments urged to improve forest fire management

Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs Budi Gunawan has called on the regional governments, ...