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P&G, National Geographic and Global Citizen launch

- Procter & Gamble and National Geographic’s six-part docuseries ACTIVATE, co-produced by Global Citizen and ...

5.0-magnitude earthquake jolts Papua's Sarmi district

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Sarmi District in the easternmost Indonesian province of Papua on Friday at around ...

Six hotspots observed in North Penajam Paser, East Kalimantan

No less than six hotspots, suggestive of forest fires, were found in North Penajam Paser District, East Kalimantan, the ...

5.0-magnitude earthquake rocks Aceh's Sinabang island

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake rocked the island of Sinabang in the Indonesian province of Aceh, on Monday at around 5:41 ...

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Kalimantan forest to remain intact despite capital development

The Joko Widodo (Jokowi) administration has assured that the development of the capital city will not damage the ...

Disaster management skills imparted to 29 int'l students at Unsyiah

Some 29 international students from Malaysia, China, Thailand, and Japan learned the ropes on disaster risk reduction ...

Time to shift capital city to Kalimantan: Jokowi

To reduce the burden on Java Island, the Joko Widodo (Jokowi) government will construct a new capital in an area partly ...

PMI launches restoration program for Banten's tsunami victims

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) commemorated the 74th anniversary of Indonesia's Independence Day on Saturday by ...

BMKG plans to install 10 sets of EEWS

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has planned to install 10 sets of Earthquake Early Warning ...

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Indonesia remains upbeat despite revising tourist arrival target

 With his ministry working hard to promote Indonesia globally, particularly in China, India, the Middle East and ...

Surabaya installs solar-powered traffic lights to anticipate blackout

The Surabaya City Government has installed 100 solar-powered traffic lights, in case of power outages caused by natural ...

Tourism Ministry revises foreign tourist arrival target to 18 million

The Tourism Ministry has revised the target of foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia from 20 million to 18 million this ...

Agency urges people to not panic over massive earthquake issue

Geophysics Deputy of Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Muhammad Sadly pointed to Java's ...

Floods, landslides hit 16 villages in four sub-districts in Aceh

Floods and landslides hit at least 16 villages in four sub-districts of Simeulue District, Aceh Province, damaging ...

BPBD confirms 971 houses damaged in Halmahera 7.2-magnitude earthquake

North Maluku Province's Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) reported here on Wednesday that the recent strong ...