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Jakarta flood problem cannot be resolved overnight

The floods, which repeatedly strike Jakarta and its neighboring areas with sickening regularity almost every year, is ...

Indonesia needs disaster mitigation technology

As an island nation vulnerable to disasters, Indonesia needs remote sensing technology to assist in its national ...

Growth may decline to stabilize rupiah, says minister

Indonesia`s economy might grow at a slower pace this year as a result of the government`s policy to curb the widening ...

Nine choppers readied to put out land fires

The National Disaster Mitigation Body (BNPB) has again readied nine helicopters to put out land and forest fires in ...

PMI cooperates with Zurich in mitigating flood risks

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) is cooperating with Zurich Insurance Indonesia in mitigating flood risks through a ...

Aceh earthquake`s death toll reaches 24

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) on Wednesday evening reported that the death toll of Aceh`s earthquake ...

Haze raises respiratory disease sufferers by 20 pct

The Health Monitoring Office (KKP) of Pekanbaru`s Port recorded increase in respiratory disease by 20 percent as a ...

President Yudhoyono kicks off consultation on disaster risk reduction

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at the State Palace, here on Tuesday officially opened the Global Thematic ...

Sibolga Port reviewed by UNWFP for disaster mitigation readiness

The Port of Sibolga, North Sumatra, was reviewed by the United Nations World Food Program (UNWFP) representatives and ...

World Bank launches low-carbon cities programme

Ahead of the upcoming Rio +20 Summit in Brazil, from June 20-22, the World Bank and the City of Rio de Janeiro have ...

Aceh disaster mitigation efforts get global recognition

The success of disaster mitigation efforts in Indonesia has been recognised by the international community, according ...

Mt Gamalama erupts

Mount Gamalama in North Maluku province erupted on Sunday night, causing panic among local residents. The ...

Indonesia keeps monitoring European crisis

Indonesia is closely monitoring the economic crisis in Europe, especially after Italy on the sidelines of G20 meeting ...

ADB extends $100 mln loan to reduce RI`s gas emissions

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has extended US$100 million in loans to help Indonesia reduce greenhouse gas ...

Indonesia part of global solution to climate change

Indonesia is committed to be proactive and part of a global solution to climate change, Foreign Affairs Minister Marty ...