#natural disaster

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Two missing victims of Wasior flood found dead

Two people who went missing in a flash flood that hit Wasior, Teluk Wondama District, West Papua Province, on ...

Indonesia needs disaster mitigation technology

As an island nation vulnerable to disasters, Indonesia needs remote sensing technology to assist in its national ...

NTT Communications to Help Yamaha Motor Slash ICT Costs via Cloud Migration

-- Migration to Enterprise Cloud Increases Uptime and Service Levels While Decreasing Costs -   NTT ...

Floods submerge 4,249 houses in Sumatra

Floods affected 4,249 houses in the sub-districts of Stabat, Batang Serangan, Secanggang, Wampu, and Padang Tualang ...

E Java`s Bojonegoro district reeling under water crisis

A total of 5,482 families or 14,548 residents of 27 villages of 10 sub-districts of Bojonegoro in East Java, are ...

Bulog distributes 3 tons rice to Mount Sinabung refugees

North Sumatra State Logistics Agency (Bulog) has distributed three tons of rice to aid refugees from the Mount ...

Clean water shortage hits some areas

Several parts of Indonesia have been experiencing drought-like conditions over the past weeks and the government is ...

28 villages in a Lebak under threat of water crisis

A total of 28 villages in Lebak district, Banten province, are under a threat of clean water crisis as the dry season ...

Mt Rokatenda in E. Nusa Tengara erupts

Mount Rokatenda in Palue island, East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted early Saturday, spewing ash onto a number of ...

Banks required to beef up network systems

The Financial Services Commission (FSC)  said Thursday it will require banks to build a two-pronged network system ...

President holds dialog with Aceh quake victims

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono at Ketol subdistrict in Central Aceh district on Tuesday held a dialog with the ...

Magnitude 6.1 quake hits Mentawai

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit Pagai Selatan in the district of Mentawai islands, Sumatra, at 12.05 pm on ...

Police arrest 23 suspects over forest fires

The Police of Riau have arrested 23 suspects in connection with forest and peat land fires in the province that have ...

Conversion of land function reduces farmers` welfare

The Indonesian Farmers Association (HKTI) said that the increasing conversion of agricultural land into settlement or ...

Flooding submerges 80 houses in Benenain

Heavy rain had triggered widespread flooding in the regency of Malaka of East Nusatenggara. At least 80 houses in the ...