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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 ...

Home Affairs Ministry synchronizes efforts to tackle water crisis

Home Affairs Minister Tjahjo Kumolo confirmed his ministry's coordination with the National Disaster Mitigation ...

PMI erected six earthquake-resistant mosques in Lombok Island

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has constructed six mosques in the earthquake-hit areas of Lombok Island, West Nusa ...

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BNPB spokesman's death puts spotlight on non-smokers' vulnerability

National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, 49, popularly called "Pak Topo," ...

Government promotes planting of more Macadamia trees

The government has encouraged the planting of more Macadamia trees based on their benefits of rehabilitating forest ...

Agency asks regions to prepare weather anomaly plans

Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Lt. Gen. Doni Monardo has called on regional governments across ...

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Several Indonesian regions brace for drought

Several regional authorities have been reminded to intensify the monitoring for possible forest fires and droughts, ...