#natural disaster

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Residents asked to stay away from beaches

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) asked residents of the districts of Pandeglang, Serang and South ...

Lombok struggling to regain its shine by Andi Abdussalam

The Lombok Island of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province, which has been crowned to become a new Bali, the country`s ...

News feature - Aceh promotes Sabang as its tourism icon by Andi Abdussalam

Aceh is one of Indonesia`s 34 provinces rich in tourism potentials which could be promoted as a popular foreign ...

U`s assistance in C Sulawesi reaches 22m USD

Governments and people of countries in the European Union have given 18 million euros, or around 22 million US ...

Central Sulawesi evacuees` permanent resettlement to be completed in 2020

The government is targeting to ready permanent resettlements for evacuees of the recent earthquake, tsunami, and ...

15 villages in Karawang affected by prolonged drought

Fifteen villages in three sub-districts in Karawang District, West Java Province, have been affected by severe dry ...

Prolonged drought triggers wildfires on mountains in Java

Some parts of Indonesia`s regions have entered the rainy season, while several others, such as Java and Nusa Tenggara ...

President again inspects handling of Lombok quake`s impact

President Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana paid another visit to West Nusa Tenggara Province on Thursday to monitor ...

Death toll of C Sulawesi earthquake reaches 2,102

The death toll of a magnitude-7.4 earthquake and a subsequent tsunami that hit Central Sulawesi on Sept 28, 2018, ...

Residents in Palu to be relocated to safer regions

The Indonesian government has made a master plan for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of earthquake-tsunami torn ...

WB to provide US$1 billion for Lombok, Palu reconstruction

The World Bank is committed to providing US$1 billion for the reconstruction of demaged facilities in the ...

Indonesia, Thailand ombudsmen sign memorandum of understanding

The Chairman of Ombudsman Commission of the Republic of Indonesia, Prof. Amzulian Rifai, and the Chairman of the Royal ...

World Bank, Germany and Britain launch disaster risk fund

The World Bank in cooperation with the Governments of Germany and Britain have launched Global Risk Financing Facility ...

Floods spread to four sub-districts in Langkat, N Sumatra

Floods triggered by incessant heavy rains in Langkat District, North Sumatra, have spread to four districts, according ...

News Focus - Need for disaster detection satellite urgent

Threatened by a significant number of natural disasters every year, Indonesia should immediately have a special ...