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Indonesian researcher bags Newton Prize for research on climate change

Indonesian researcher won the 2019 Newton Prize for research conducted in collaboration with British researcher that ...

BMKG plans to install three earthquake detectors in Bangka Belitung

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) intends to install three earthquake detectors in Bangka ...

Landslide strikes six villages in C Java's Kudus

Heavy rains lashing Kudus District, Central Java, have triggered a landslide that hit six villages in Dawe Sub-district ...

Whirlwind, torrential rains batter South Sulawesi

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) reported that whirlwind and heavy rains lashed South Sulawesi Province ...

Lebak's 18 Islamic boarding school buildings damaged by flooding

Nearly 18 Islamic boarding school (pesantren) buildings incurred serious damage after a flash flood recently inundated ...

Indonesian Police launch tree-planting program

The Indonesian Police (Polri) have launched a tree-planting program as part of its environment regreening strategies ...

BNPB cautions Jakartans against extreme weather

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) has cautioned residents of Jakarta and the surrounding areas of Bogor, ...

Jokowi instructs local authority to halt illegal mining in Banten

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed the local authority to put a halt to illegal gold mining that has fueled ...

Jokowi sends 6,000 packages of basic necessities to landslide victims

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has sent 6,000 packages of basic necessities to landslide victims in Sukajaya ...

Flood forces temporary shutdown of operations at Halim Perdanakusuma

The Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta was closed on Wednesday, as its runway got flooded after unremitting rains ...

PW Power Systems delivers brighter holidays for Puerto Rico

- PW Power Systems (PWPS), the leading provider of aero-derivative power generation energy solutions, announces that ...

West Java's Karawang waters again polluted by Pertamina's oil spill

The waters off Karawang, West Java, have, again, been polluted by oil spilled from Pertamina's Offshore North West ...

Indonesia makes concerted efforts to curb coal usage

Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar acknowledged she had coordinated with Energy and Mineral Resources ...

Minister highlights extreme weather events triggered by climate change

Quoting the results of scientists' study, Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar drew attention to ...

Pioneering research on renewable energy garners APEC prize

The 2019 APEC Science Prize for Innovation, Research, and Education (ASPIRE) acknowledged innovative work fostering ...