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Central Java governor asks government to reconsider rice imports

Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo has asked the central government to reconsider its plan to import 1 million tons ...

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Daily disasters bring mitigation, prevention to fore

The Indonesian people need to find a way to live with natural disasters considering the nation’s geographic ...

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Stringent law enforcement crucial to keep forest fire cases down

Indonesia, home to the world's third-largest tropical rainforests, has been successful in significantly reducing ...

Forest, land fires down by 82% in 2020: Mahfud MD

  The incidence of forest and land fires declined by around 82 percent in the past year, based on data ...

Indonesia eyes narrowing down disaster-triggered GDP contraction

Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan highlighted the government's target to ...

Nine disasters reported per day in past year: BNPB

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has recorded a total of 3,253 natural disasters in the one year since ...

Pandemic an opportunity to strengthen disaster resilience: Widodo

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said that the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has offered an opportunity to ...

BNPB reports 657 natural disasters hit Indonesia since early 2021

Indonesia bore witness to 657 natural disasters in the year ending March 1, 2012, that claimed 271 lives, rendered 11 ...

Damage caused to hospital, govt buildings following S Halmahera quake

A 5.2-magnitude earthquake that hit South Halmahera District in North Maluku on Friday caused no fatalities, albeit ...

Authorities mull curbs on unregulated gold mining in C Sulawesi

The Parigi Moutong district administration disclosed on Friday that it will consult with the Central Sulawesi ...

Magnitude-5.8 quake rattles Buol in Central Sulawesi on early Tuesday

A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Buol in the Indonesian province of Central Sulawesi on early Tuesday, according to the ...

Six districts in S Sumatra put under alert status for flood, landslide

The South Sumatra Provincial Natural Disaster Mitigation Board (BPBD) has declared alert status for floods and ...

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As La Nina brings disaster, misery, demand for climate action grows

Hydrometeorological disasters, such as floods, landslides, and whirlwinds, have been simultaneously witnessed in ...

East Java's rescuers continue efforts to trace 16 missing residents

A joint team of search and rescue workers on Monday continued their efforts to locate 16 other locals still buried ...

Four residents of Nganjuk buried alive in landslides found: BPBD

Four of the 20 residents buried alive by landslides in Selopura Hamlet, Ngetos Village, Nganjuk, East Java, on Sunday, ...