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PT CPI-BRG trains Riau's 10 villages on zero burning land clearing

Oil firm PT Chevron Pacific Indonesia and the Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) developed a program of zero burning ...

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Indonesia braces for La Nina-induced hydrometeorological disasters

The onset of monsoons in most Indonesian regions in September have also triggered flooding in several provinces, ...

Indonesia records 2,276 natural disasters since early January

Indonesia recorded a total of 2,276 natural disasters in the year ending October 17, 2020, according to the National ...

Minister highlights carbon storage potential of Indonesian forests

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan acknowledged endeavors to preserve ...

Aceh govt urged to seek solutions to human-wildlife conflicts

A legislator has appealed to the Aceh provincial administration to seek solutions to human-wildlife conflicts that ...

Three suspected ivory traders arrested in Lampung

Lampung police and investigators from the Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park have detained three suspected ivory ...

Indonesia records 2,059 natural disasters during Jan-Sept 2020

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) recorded 2,059 natural disasters that struck Indonesia during the period ...

Deployment of South Sumatra's fire task force continues despite rains

The South Sumatra provincial police is continuing to deploy hundreds of its personnel to combat forest and land fires ...

Polytron's warehouses in Central Java ravaged by fire: BPBD

Local firefighters strove incessantly for 15 hours to douse a fire ravaging some warehouses of PT Hartono Istana ...

Five dead in Blauran Market fire in Surabaya

Five people were dead in a fire at an electronic shop located in Blauran Market, here on Sunday. Police still ...

Defense Minister Subianto receives PPE aid from Australia

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto received personal protective equipment (PPE) worth 2 million Australian dollars ...

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Indonesia's weather is a study in contrasts

Indonesia is preparing anticipatory measures against extreme weather events as it is prone to hydro-meteorological ...

Ministry prepares strict sanctions on slash-and-burn farming

The Agriculture Ministry is considering imposing strict sanctions, in accordance with plantation law number 39 of 2014, ...

Police detain woman over alleged circulation of fake banknotes

The police took a woman into detention on charges of circulating fake banknotes at the Deprok Market, East ...

Personnel should intensify security to avoid fires: Police Chief Azis

Chief of the National Police General Idham Azis issued a telegram bearing instructions to his men to beef up security ...