#disasters

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Indonesia plans to buy 200 helicopters for defense, disaster response

President Prabowo Subianto announced a plan to procure up to 200 helicopters next year to strengthen Indonesia's ...

Parliament urges swift repairs for flood-damaged homes

House of Representatives Commission V member Zigo Rolanda has urged the Ministry of Housing and Settlement Areas (PKP) ...

President Prabowo highlights govt's swift response to Sumatra floods

President Prabowo Subianto emphasized that the Indonesian government had acted swiftly in responding to floods and ...

Sumatra flood: DPR urges operation of kitchens to prevent starvation

Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Puan Maharani urged the government and disaster response teams to ...

West Sumatra ensures health service continues post-disaster

The West Sumatra Provincial Government continues to ensure that health services remain operational in all areas ...

Govt launches MSME recovery scheme for disaster-hit Sumatra provinces

The Indonesian government is moving quickly to establish a recovery scheme for Micro, Small, and Medium ...

Banten races to restore 200,000 hectares of critical forests

The Banten Environment and Forestry Office (DLH) reported 200,000 hectares of critical forest area, mainly in Lebak and ...

Indonesia probes companies behind logs that worsened Sumatra floods

The Forestry Ministry is still investigating the origin and status of the logs swept away by the floods, where it has ...

Halimun Salak authorities push miners to join conservation effort

Gunung Halimun Salak National Park (TNGHS) authorities are urging illegal miners to help safeguard the conservation ...

Cargo drone helps reach remote disaster-hit areas in Central Aceh

The Central Aceh District Government has received a large cargo drone from Foreign Minister Sugiono to accelerate ...

Indonesia sees slight Q4 growth hit after disasters, minister says

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said Indonesia’s fourth-quarter economic growth will likely come in ...

Minister calls for regions' support for flood-hit Sumatra provinces

Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian urged regional heads across Indonesia to show their solidarity and provide support ...

Ministry raises Rp1.5 bln for flood-hit cultural heritage in Sumatra

The Indonesian Ministry of Culture has raised Rp1.5 billion (around US$90,000) to help manage the impact of floods and ...

Spatial planning key to mitigate disasters, gov't says

The Coordinating Ministry for Infrastructure and Regional Development said that spatial planning is the key to ...

Indonesia probes 12 firms over deadly Sumatra floods

Indonesia’s Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni said Thursday that authorities have identified 12 companies ...