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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), ...

Exposure to forest, land fire smoke worsens COVID-19 risk: Monardo

COVID-19 Handling Acceleration Task Force Chief Doni Monardo cautioned that heavy smoke from forest and land fires, ...

Sustainable peatland management crucial in preventing fires: President

President Joko Widodo appealed to ministries and related institutions to ensure sustainability and consistency in ...

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Indonesia braces for extreme dry season amid COVID-19

As it battles the coronavirus pandemic, Indonesia, which is currently entering the dry season, is bracing for a ...

Govt to raise water storage infrastructure capacity against drought

The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) will optimize the capacity of water storage infrastructure ...

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Cues taken from Tokyo to address land subsidence in Jakarta

Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta is sinking fast and projected to to be lost underwater in 2050 owing to the ...

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Fate of Jakarta's giant sea embankment as a flood barrier

A placard on the artificial island, Neeltje-Jans, the Netherlands, reads: "Hier gaan over het tij, de wind, de ...

Police investigate radioactive waste found inside housing complex

The Indonesian Police are working in coordination with the National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN) to investigate ...

Batan Indah's groundwater free from radioactive contamination: BAPETEN

The Indonesian Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency (BAPETEN) has affirmed that groundwater in Batan Indah housing complex ...

Government should prepare worst scenario for new capital city: Experts

Experts and environmental activists advised the government to prepare the worst-case scenario while discussing results ...

Bekasi plans to build six artificial lakes to tackle drought

The Government of Bekasi District, West Java, plans to build six artificial lakes to tackle drought that hits parts of ...

Indonesia to host second Asia International Water Week

Indonesia is scheduled to host the 2nd Asia International Water Week which will be held in Bali from November 3 to 7, ...

Lombok earthquake handling focused on recovery: coordinating minister

Acting Deputy for Coordination of Social Insecurity and Disaster Impacts of the Coordinating Ministry for Human ...

Lebanon`s tap water is healthy according to official tests: media

The state-run Establishment of the Water of Beirut and Mount Lebanon (EBML) announced Monday that potable water ...

Government focuses on providing sanitation facilities in Lombok

The Indonesian government is focusing on providing sanitation facilities for communities in Lombok, Sumbawa, and Bali ...