#emergency situation

Collection of emergency situation news, found 155 news.

Jokowi reiterates call for firm action against drug dealers

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reiterated his call for firm action against narcotic drug dealers here on Friday. ...

Some 65 new types of illicit drugs enter Indonesia

As many as 65 new psychoactive substances (NPS) have entered Indonesia out of the total 664 NPS found in 102 ...

Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia to discuss counter-terrorism in Manila

A trilateral meeting will be held in Manila by Indonesia and its two neighboring countries, Malaysia and the ...

Government allocates Rp320 billion for river basin reforestation

The government has allocated some Rp320 billion (US$23.9 million) from the disaster management reserve funds for ...

EARTH WIRE -- Two additional helicopters needed to anticipate Riau`s forest fires: Nurendi

Two additional helicopters are needed in Riau Province, Sumatra Island, to anticipate the annual land and forest ...

Garut flood victims` needs will be met: Minister

Minister for Social Affairs Khofifah Indar Parawansa visited the public kitchen and shelter locations set up for flash ...

Relief aid, equipment rushed to victims of Garut flooding

Indonesia is in mourning following the tragedy in Garut District, West Java Province, where flash floods have led to ...

Police uncover online child prostitution

Police have uncovered a case of online prostitution involving underaged children being made to serve homosexuals in a ...

BNPB declares six provinces in emergency of forest fires

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said six of Indonesian provinces are in emergency of forest and bush ...

Families, main guardians of children

Since 1993, Indonesia has commemorated National Family Day (Harganas) every June 29 to recognize the important role of ...

Ending violence against children

In a bid to end violence against children in Indonesia, National Childrens Day 2016 was for the first time observed in ...

Politicians, activists laud new govt regulation on child protection

Politicians and child protection activists have lauded the issuance of Government Regulation No. 1 of 2016, which is ...

Rapists-cum-murderers deserve harsh punishment

More and more horrific and brutal rape-cum-murders have been reported across the country lately even as the public and ...

House speaker supports Perppu issuance to protect children

House Speaker Ade Komarudin has said he supports the governments recent decision to issue a Perppu (a government ...

Indonesian govt imposes castration for child sexual abusers

The Indonesian government has decided to impose castration, using a chemical substance, as a punishment for ...