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Learn preventive measures to counter haze impacts: Indonesia minister

Health Minister Nila Djuwita Anfasa Moeloek has called on the public to learn preventive measures against the impacts ...

Putting Out Forest Fires Crucial to Saving Lives

At least 307,360 people in six Indonesian provinces, from June 29 to October 5, 2015, sought medical treatment for ...

Paramedics on standby for evacuated infants in haze-hit Pekanbaru

The Pekanbaru administration has mobilized some paramedics who are on standby for 24 hours to help infants currently ...

House urges Saudi to unveil victims identity of Mina incident

Head of Hajj Supervisory team of the House of Representatives (DPR) Fahri Hamzah has urged the Saudi Arabian ...

Why Mina tragedy recur?

During this years (2015) hajj season, the stampede tragedy occurred in Mina, Saudi Arabia on Thursday morning (Sept ...

Not many Indonesians expected to be among Mina victims

The Indonesian Hajj Pilgrimage Committee (PPIH) has said it does not expect many Indonesians to be among the victims ...

Indonesian government distributes Rp425 billion for the disabled

Indonesian government has distributed aid for the majorly disabled worth Rp 425.7 billion from 2006 to 2013. As ...

RI sends over one thousands nurses to Japan

The Indonesian government has placed 1,048 nurses on work in Japan since 2008, based on a cooperation program, stated ...

Some 4.6 million elderly in Indonesia prone to be neglected

Some 4.6 million out of 18 million elderly people in Indonesia are prone to be neglected, Social Affairs Minister ...

Thai PM satisfied with Japan visit

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Saturday said she is satisfied with her visit to Japan where she took the ...

RI ready to evacuate workers from S Korea

The Indonesian government is ready to evacuate 30,000 workers from South Korea, following the escalating tensions in ...

Government continues to reduce poverty rate

The government has reduced Indonesia`s poverty rate and will continue to do so until it brings the rate down to 8 ...

Indonesia to face rising number of elders amid demographic bonus

Indonesia`s elderly population is set to increase in number within the next 20 to 30 years, but experts believe that ...

RI committed to achieving universal health coverage by 2019: Vice president

Universal Health coverage is aimed at improving people's access to quality health services, Vice President Boediono ...

Heat stroke cases reported in Cyprus as temperature reaches record high

Cypriot health authorities reported three serious cases of heat stroke on Tuesday (July 17) as temperature reached a ...