#natural disaster

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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 ...

Floods hit three villages in Indragiri Hilir, Riau

Floods have hit three villages in Batang Tuaka Sub-district, Indragiri Hilir (Inhil) District, Riau Province, since ...

NTT Com to construct optical submarine cable connecting Japan, U.S. and Philippines with large capacity and low latency

- NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com), the ICT solutions and international communications business within the NTT ...

One dead, one injured in landslide in Purworejo, Central Java

A landslide claimed the life of a resident and injured another in Krajan, Karanggedang Village, Bruno Sub-district, ...

Quality infrastructure development contributes to Myanmar's sustainable economic growth

-High-quality infrastructure will play an essential role in realizing economic growth and unlocking Myanmar's true ...

Four archives listed in UNESCO Memory of the World Register

Four national archives were included in the UNESCO Memory of the World Register, according to Bambang Subiyanto, chief ...

Aceh poised to become main tourism destination

The Indonesian Province of Aceh is intensively developing its tourism sector in an effort to become one of the main ...

Maritime sector can overcome impact of drought: Activist

Various maritime resources can be utilized to help overcome the impact of drought in various regions, an activist ...

DPR passes 2017 revised budget bill into law

The House of Representatives (DPR) has passed the 2017 revised budget bill into law in a plenary session here on ...

Earthquake damages 26 houses in Aceh`s Gayo Lues

A total of 26 houses were damaged after a 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit the Gampong Suri Musara Village in Gayo Lues ...