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Government designates Rp5 trillion for disaster mitigation in 2020

A Finance Ministry’s official confirmed that the government has earmarked Rp5 trillion of the state budget for ...

Death toll in Ambon's 6.8-magnitude quake climbs to three

Three residents died in an earthquake, measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale, that rattled Ambon in Maluku Province on ...

Ambon struck by 6.5-magnitude earthquake

An earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale hit Ambon City, Kairatu Island, and Haruku Island in Maluku Province, ...

Rainfall improves Riau's air quality

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) attributed improvement in Riau’s air quality, recorded ...

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Indonesian forest fire chokes millions of people, animals

In June 2019, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMK) had warned that this year's dry season is ...

Haze forces cancellation of 33 flights at Pekanbaru

As many as 33 flights to and from Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru were ...

Riau governor announces state of emergency after air pollution surges

Riau Governor Syamsuar has declared a state of emergency over air pollution caused by land and forest fires in the ...

Jambi's red sky explained as Mie scattering phenomenon

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated that the red sky appeared in Muaro Jambi, Jambi ...

House urges Forestry Ministry to set up forest fire task forces

Speaker of the House of Representatives (DPR) Bambang Soesatyo has urged the Environment and Forestry Ministry to set ...

6.4-magnitude quake jolts Maluku Tenggara Barat

An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 rocked Maluku Tenggara Barat District, Maluku Province, early Sunday, but it did not ...

Firefighters attempt to extinguish fire in West Aceh

Tens of firefighters from the West Aceh Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) attempted to extinguish a fire ravaging two ...

Land clearance for plantations causal to Indonesia's forest fires

Rasio Ridho Sani, director general of law enforcement of the Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry, pointed to ...

Terra, Aqua satellites identify 1,182 forest fire hotspots in Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua satellites tracked 1,182 hotspots suggestive of forest fires throughout Sumatra Island on ...

Quakes felt in East Java's 10 districts, cities

Two powerful earthquakes respectively measuring 5.6 and 6.0 on the Richter scale hit the waters of Tuban District, East ...

Satellites detect 1,313 hotspots in Sumatra on Wednesday

The Pekanbaru meteorology station cited the presence of 1,313 hotspots indicative of forest fires throughout Sumatra ...