#explosion

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Five volcanoes erupting sporadically in Indonesia since Jan 2021

Indonesia has the largest number and highest density of active volcanoes worldwide, as the country lies in the Pacific ...

Densus 88 probing ISIS links of suspected terrorists

The National Police's counterterrorism squad, Densus 88, is still conducting an in-depth investigation into the ...

Locals flee as Mt Merapi spouts massive ash column again

Villagers from Kalitengah Lor and Kalitengah Kidul on the Mount Merapi slope in Sleman, Yogyakarta, fled their homes on ...

Poor visibility hampers search for missing SJ182: Basarnas

Poor visibility in the waters off Pulau Seribu islands hampered the search for missing Sriwijaya Air SJ182, carrying 62 ...

Police questions five witnesses over Central Jakarta explosion

The police are interrogating several witnesses in connection with a minor explosion on DR Kusumaatmadja Street in ...

Fall in contraceptive use likely to raise birth rate: BKKBN

A rise in the number of mothers going off contraceptives is expected to raise the birth rate by 10 percent, or 500 ...

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Coronavirus: when an infodemic almost hits newsrooms

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted that all were not merely fighting an epidemic but an ...

Chinese truck driver sped for kilometers in a soon-to-explode truck receiving a FAW J7 after narrow escape

According to Chinese media reports, on July 14, 2020, a thrilling scene was staged in Xinmin City Liaoning China: a ...

Soka Gakkai calls for elimination of nuclear weapons

  On August 6, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Soka ...

Local Police asked to check security in warehouses storing explosives

Indonesian Police's Intelligence and Security Division (Kabaintelkam) Head Comm. Gen. Rycko Amelza Dahniel ...

World grieving over Beirut explosion: PBNU

Indonesian Muslim organization Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU) offered condolences over a massive explosion that rocked Beirut, ...

Indonesian FM extends condolences to families of Beirut blast victims

Indonesian Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi offered her condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims ...

Toba Caldera inscribed on List of UNESCO Global Geoparks

Toba Caldera was inscribed on the List of UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGp) at the 209th Session of the UNESCO Executive ...

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COVID-19 adding to challenge posed by forest fires

With Indonesia still in the grip of the coronavirus, which is known to cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), ...

Government sees dramatic increase in forest fires in Aug-Sep

Minister of Environment and Forestry, Siti Nurbaya Bakar, said the Indonesian government is anticipating a potential ...