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Yearender - Indonesia records highest number of natural disasters in 2016

Indonesia was battered by 2,342 natural disasters in 2016, the highest in the past 14 years, making it one of the most ...

VP leads limited meeting on rehabilitation efforts in Bima

Vice President Jusuf Kalla led a limited meeting to discuss rehabilitation efforts in the Dompu and Bima districts of ...

North Sulawesi to build a giant dam

Expected to be completed in 2019, the Kuwil dam in Kawangkoan, North Minahasa District, will be a giant reservoir in ...

Rumors of Chinese workers flooding Indonesia slanderous: President Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said that rumors of Indonesia being flooded by illegal foreign workers, mainly from ...

EARTH WIRE -- Peatland restoration helps prevent forest fires

Set up nearly a year ago, Peatland Restoration Agency (BRG) has wasted no time in protecting and restoring peatlands ...

The 18th China Hi-Tech Fair kicks off in Shenzhen, highlighting VR/AR technologies

- China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF), the leading technology event of China, kicked off on November 16 at Shenzhen Convention ...

Floods submerge 700 houses in Rokan Hulu, Riau

Floods, triggered by incessant heavy rains, have submerged at least 700 houses in Rokan Hulu District, Riau Islands. ...

Indonesian govt allocates Rp613.27 billion to handle floods

Nearly Rp613.27 billion (US$47 million) of a special budget, up from Rp559.16 billion budget in 2015, has been ...

Indonesia peak rainy season expected in January, February 2017

Indonesia is expecting the rainy season to peak in January and February 2017, according to the Meteorological, ...

Gorontalo declares flood emergency

The Gorontalo authorities have declared a state of emergency on Wednesday after floods hit nine sub-districts. The ...

Flood, landslide hit Palabuhanratu, Sukabumi

A flash flood and landslide hit Palabuhanratu, Sukabumi District, West Java Province, since Saturday. Citepus ...

Jakarta Giant Sea Wall to prevent sea water intrusion

An ambitious plan to build a 24-kilometer long Giant Sea Wall will help prevent Jakarta from sinking below sea level, ...

Floods inundate two districts in Madura

Floods triggered by incessant heavy rains since Sunday morning have inundated two districts on Madura Island in East ...

Earth Wire -- Jakarta succeeds in saving 66 kelurahans from flooding this year

The Jakarta Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) said the capital city has succeeded in reducing cases of ...

Jakarta bay reclamation to be hot topic in election campaign

Indonesias electorate is looking forward to a very exciting and fierce gubernatorial election campaign in Jakarta as ...