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Indonesian police deploy ambulance helicopters for Eid exodus

The National Police (Polri) will dispatch two ambulance helicopters to facilitate emergency evacuation under Operation ...

BNPB urges evacuation zones in tourist areas during Eid holidays

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) called on natural tourism operators to create an evacuation zone to ...

Indonesia sends Rp30 billion in aid to Palestine, Sudan

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Wednesday sent humanitarian assistance worth Rp30 billion (around US$1.89 million) ...

Use InaRISK to monitor disaster threat: BNPB to exodus travelers

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has advised people planning to join the Eid al-Fitr homecoming exodus to ...

Indonesian homecoming Brexit tragedy should not recur: KSP

Chief of the Presidential Staff Office (KSP) Moeldoko reminded that the tragedy of severe traffic jams at the East ...

Realizing sustainable water management with a Presidential Instruction

In recent years, Indonesia has sought effective and efficient water management to improve its economy and human ...

BNPB to develop national landslide early warning system: Official

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) teamed up with several universities to develop an early warning ...

Attorney General's Office sends food aid to disaster-hit regions

The Attorney General's Office of Indonesia has distributed thousands of packages of food assistance to people ...

BMKG warns of potential thunderstorms in most of Indonesia's regions

Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued a warning of potential thunderstorms in ...

Forest conversion worsened landslide impact in West Bandung: BNPB

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) stated that the forest function conversion had worsened the landslide ...

Govt launches gender and climate change action plan for social justice

The Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection launched the Gender and Climate Change National Action ...

Women are more vulnerable to impacts of climate change: Ministry

Women are more susceptible to the adverse impacts of climate change due to several factors, according to Deputy for ...

Surabaya puppet library helps heal Bawean Island children's trauma

East Java Office reported that the earthquake affected 17,644 Bawean islanders. They comprise 6,277 children, 8,834 ...

President inaugurates C Sulawesi's Gumbasa Dam to boost agriculture

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), on Wednesday, inaugurated the Gumbasa Dam and Irrigation Zone in Sigi District, Central ...

Maritime is key to driving Indonesia's economic development: Jokowi

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated that maritime sectors are the key to developing Indonesia's ...