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Waropen District in Papua hit by 5.7-magnitude earthquake

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake rocked southeast of Waropen District in Papua Province on early Wednesday, though it did not ...

Over two-fold spike in Indonesia's COVID-19 cases within 2.5 months

The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia burgeoned significantly over the past 2.5 months, Doni Monardo, the Task ...

Red Cross readies staff to help search for missing Sriwijaya plane

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has gathered both staff and equipment to help evacuate passengers of Sriwijaya Air ...

Earthquake in Central Sulawesi triggers panic among Bahodopi residents

Several petrified residents of Bahodopi Sub-district in Morowali District, Central Sulawesi Province, dashed out of ...

Indonesia's Sumba Island experiences first earthquake of 2021: BMKG

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake rocked northwest of Sumba Island in the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara on Friday ...

BNPB reports 81-percent reduction in forest, land fires in Nov 2020

Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Doni Monardo highlighted that the cases of forest and land fires ...

Year Ender 2020

Looking back at the gloomy year of COVID-19

The New Year's Eve celebrations this time will be way different from the previous year, although people will still ...

Magnitude-5.1 quake rattles North Sulawesi's Bitung port city

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake rocked northeast of Bitung port city in North Sulawesi Province on Thursday evening, though ...

BNPB urges implementation of health protocols at volcano shelter

Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), Doni Monardo, has asked the authorities to ensure evacuees ...

BNPB urges villagers residing near Mt Semeru to exercise vigil

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has urged people residing in several hamlets around the Mount Semeru ...

550 residents seek refuge to safeguard from Mt Semeru's eruption

Some 550 residents on the slopes of Mount Semeru, Lumajang District, East Java, have taken refuge after the volcano ...

Red Cross blood stocks run low as donations dry up

The stocks of blood available with the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) have depleted 30-50 percent due to a decline in blood ...

Govt to apply health protocols more stringently for umrah pilgrims

The Indonesian government will tighten the implementation of health protocols for minor hajj (umrah) pilgrims as a ...

BNPB launches emergency response efforts at Mount Merapi

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) is facilitating emergency response efforts in four districts in the ...

PMI deploys several hundred personnel in Mt Merapi area

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has stationed hundreds of personnel at various locations affected by the eruption of ...