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House Speaker condoles deaths of residents in Tarakan landslides

Chief of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) Puan Maharani has expressed condolences to the families of ...

Tagana stresses on preparing evacuation routes in Morotai Island

The North Maluku Disaster Response Team (Tagana) urged the Morotai island district government to ready evacuation ...

Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 rattles Sumba Barat Daya

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolted the southwest of Kodi Sub-district's area in Sumba Barat Daya District, East Nusa ...

North Sumatra's 1,100 hotel rooms for asymptomatic COVID-19 patients

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has ordered that 1,100 hotel rooms in North Sumatra Province be readied ...

Some 100 families in Palu affected by heavy downpour-induced flooding

Unremitting torrential rains triggered flooding that affected some 100 families in West Palu Sub-district, Palu City, ...

Central Jakarta city prepares 34 shelters in anticipation of flooding

High-intensity rainfall over the past few days has prompted the Central Jakarta city government to set up 34 temporary ...

Sukabumi declares emergency status following flash floods

The Sukabumi district government has declared a disaster emergency response status until September 27, 2020 in Cicurug, ...

Government ensures availability of medicines amid COVID-19 pandemic

The government had conducted intensive coordination with the pharmaceutical industry to guarantee the availability of ...

Jakarta's 49 neighborhood associations inundated following downpour

Rains lashing through the night flooded 49 neighborhood associations (RTs) in Jakarta on Tuesday morning, Chief of the ...

Indonesia records 2,059 natural disasters during Jan-Sept 2020

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) recorded 2,059 natural disasters that struck Indonesia during the period ...

Flood-hit Kapuas Hulu declares emergency status: BNPB

The Kapuas Hulu district administration has declared a 14-day emergency status following a wide-spread flooding in the ...

COVID-19 casts cloud on regional elections

The year 2020 was set to be one of political contests, with regional figures across Indonesia gearing for the Pilkada, ...

PHRI readies 3,700 hotel rooms for asymptomatic patients in Jakarta

The Indonesian Association of Hotels and Restaurants (PHRI) has readied a total of 3,700 rooms at 27 hotels in Jakarta ...

Sports competitions to resume, albeit without spectators: task force

Head of the Task Force for COVID-19 Handling Doni Monardo affirmed that all sports competitions scheduled for ...

Jakarta Police distribute 5 million masks under public health campaign

The Jakarta Metro Jaya Police distributed five million face masks across the capital city and suburban areas of Bekasi, ...