#natural disaster

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735 buildings damaged in Sukabumi after Tuesday`s 6.4-magnitude quake

A total of 735 buildings in Sukabumi district were damaged in the wake of a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that rocked the ...

Indonesian land certificate program for economic justice

The government has issued and distributed at least 4.2 million land certificates across Indonesia in 2017, out of the ...

Landslides damage 300 homes in Kulon Progo

At least 300 homes located in the Menoreh Hill area were damaged by landslides that hit the Kulon Progo District, ...

668 homes damaged by West Java earthquakes

As many as 668 homes were damaged by a 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit West Java on Friday, according to the West ...

6.7-magnitude quake rocks Sukabumi

An earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale rocked Sukabumi district and municipality in West Java late Friday, ...

Thousands of people in C Java`s Cilacap flee their homes

Thousands of people in Central Java`s Cilacap district reportedly fled their homes after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake ...

Indonesian among 10 scouts to receive Peace Hero Award

Venny Indri Christiyanti, a scout hero from Indonesia, was among nine other scouts from various countries to receive ...

Mount Agung`s eruption to cause Rp9 trillion loss to Indonesia

Indonesia`s tourism sector will suffer losses worth around Rp9 trillion in foreign exchange following the eruption of ...

Floods submerge 1,000 ha of rice fields in Kulon Progo

Floods submerged 1,000 hectares of rice fields in five sub-districts in Kulon Progo District, Yogyakarta special ...

Flood submerges 444 homes in Simalungun, N Sumatra

A flood submerged 104 homes and affected 444 people in Serbelawan village, Simalungun District, North Sumatra ...

Jokowi calls for vigilance against severe weather

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on the public to stay vigilant as several regions in Indonesia are ...

Bali offers better services to "stranded" tourists

The I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport reopened on Nov 29 at 3 p.m. local time following a temporary shutdown ...

Kalla proposes change in BDF venue

Vice President Jusuf Kalla has proposed a change in the venue of the 10th Bali Democracy Forum (BDF), which was ...

AIS Conference highlights importance of trust fund to finance climate change projects

Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Conference has highlighted the importance of providing a voluntary trust fund to ...

Sail Sabang to have greatest impact on Aceh tourism

The international Sail Sabang event, which will be organized in the waters of Weh Island of Sabang Municipality next ...