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Riau's flash floods, landslide claim six lives

Six people died as flash floods and a landslide hit certain areas in Riau Province, Riau Disaster Mitigation ...

$5.2 billion losses from forest, land fires: WB

Land and forest fires that affected several parts of Indonesia from June to October 2019 inflicted losses of US$5.2 ...

BATAN's nuclear analysis able to identify air pollutants

The National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN) has developed a nuclear-based analysis which can identify an air pollutant ...

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Taking a closer look at Chinese oldest library Tianyi Ge

A land steeped in history and culture and a city of learning and tradition best describe Ningbo, a sub-provincial city ...

Ministry of Finance insures 1,360 buildings worth Rp10.8 trillion

The Ministry of Finance insured 1,360 buildings, with asset value of Rp10.8 trillion, in 2019, by a consortium called ...

Mt Ile Mandiri in Larantuka again besieged by wildfire

A wildfire again ravaged Mount Ile Mandiri in Larantuka, the capital of East Flores District, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) ...

445 personnel deployed to extinguish forest fires on Mt Lawu

The Magetan district authorities deployed 445 personnel to extinguish wildfires which gutted forest area located on the ...

Capital city relocation means mindset, cultural change: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) believes that relocation of the capital also translates to a change in the mindset and ...

Indonesia struck by 3,155 natural disasters during January-Nov 7, 2019

A total of 3,155 natural disasters, generally hydrometeorological in nature, hit Indonesia during the January-November ...

BNPB envoy attends World Tsunami Awareness Day

Deputy Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) for System and Strategy Wisnu Widjaja attended the ...

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Increasing awareness of environmental preservation among millennials

With Indonesia observing National Flora and Fauna Day on November 5, 2019, the millennial generation has become the ...

Forest degradation threatens existence of endemic flora, fauna: LIPI

Forest degradation owing to wildfires and land conversion has threatened the existence of endemic species of flora and ...

Weekend Stories

Air pollution issues still shroud South-East Asian countries

Despite being home to an abundance of rich natural resources, poor air quality and vast environmental degradation ...

Pandjaitan emphasizes it is high time AIS members realize commitment

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment Luhut B. Pandjaitan believes that the time has come for ...

Relocating Sumatran tiger will not solve human-wildlife conflict: WWF

Syamsidar, WWF's Riau Program spokesman, opined that relocating Sumatran tigers will not resolve the conflicts ...