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Freight volumes fall sharply in logistics sector due to COVID-19

Cargo volumes in the logistics sector, including transportation and warehousing, in the first quarter of 2020 grew by ...

President prepares three-step strategy to tackle harsher dry season

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has prepared three steps as a precautionary measure against the impact of a likely ...

Jokowi warns of harsher dry season in Indonesia's 30-percent regions

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has given directives to his aides to be better prepared as a precautionary measure ...

Wamena riot victims ready to hold dialog with President: Police

Chief of Papua Police Inspector General Paulus Waterpauw spoke of the Wamena riot victims' readiness to meet and ...

Jokowi pledges to build market and roads in Arfak, West Papua

President Joko WIdodo (Jokowi) has pledged to build infrastructure including roads, hospital and market in Pegunungan ...

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Balinese girls possessed by Goddesses on mission to salvage traditions

Seven chosen young girls walked to a temple, with no permitted lights except for moonbeams and white smoke emanating ...

Lakes Buyan, Tamblingan to be developed into ecotourism destinations

The twin lakes of Buyan and Tambingan will be developed into an eco-tourism destination, according to Buleleng ...

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Nearly 50 million Indonesians threatened by extreme drought

An El Niño-induced severe dry spell has cast a pall over 100 districts and cities in Indonesia’s provinces ...

Drought threats may affect food prices: researcher

The government would need to seriously address the threat posed by drought as it could lead to the risk of crop ...

Five villages in Temanggung, Central Java, ravaged by dry spell

 The extreme dry season has adversely affected five villages in Temanggung District, Central Java Province, ...

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 ...

PUPR Ministry inspects availability of clean water in regions

The Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Ministry inspected the availability of clean water in dams, lakes, and ...

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Dry spells spread to wider Indonesian areas, affect farming

Earlier this year, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reminded the regional authorities to step ...

Dry spell leaves Indonesia's 100 districts, cities parched: ministry

A dry spell has cast a pall over 100 districts and cities in the Aceh, West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, ...

Pela Village develops Water Hyacinth Industry

Pela village, Kota Bangun Sub-district, Kutai Kartanegara District, continues to develop creative industries, in a ...