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68 natural disasters hit W Java's Sukabumi District in April: Official

The Sukabumi Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) recorded that throughout April this year, 68 natural disasters had hit ...

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Govt considering moving capital city outside Java Island

The Indonesian Government is considering developing a new capital city located outside Java Island, to replace Jakarta ...

Indonesia 2045 Vision to facilitate implementation of Paris Accord

Indonesia will create a long-term strategy (LST) to implement the Paris Agreement in line with the Indonesia 2045 ...

Tough choice to make on new capital city's location: VP

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla admitted to it being no easy task to decide on an apt location for the new capital city ...

Government targets 20 million foreign tourists in 2019

The government has targeted to attract 20 million foreign tourists by 2019, despite its failure to meet the target of ...

PLN's disaster-response team dispatched to flood-stricken Bengkulu

State electricity company PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) dispatched a disaster-response team to Bengkulu that took ...

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Indonesia holds most complex legislative and presidential elections

Indonesia held the world's biggest and most complex single-day vote on April 17, 2019, where 192 million people ...

House speaker condoles deaths of 54 election officers

House Speaker Bambang Soesatyo has condoled the deaths of 54 officers of polling stations (KPPS) and 10 policemen ...

House Speaker calls for revoting to be devoid of violations

House Speaker Bambang Soesatyo has made an appeal to the General Election Commission (KPU), local KPUs (KPUD), and the ...

KPU agrees to conduct revote in Palu on Bawaslu's recommendation

The Palu City General Election Commission (KPU) Chairperson Agussalim Wahid expressed readiness to hold a revote ...

The flash floods hit Deliserdang in North Sumatra

Flash floods hit Deliserdang, North Sumatra, on Thursday, which began with an overflow of water from the upper reaches ...

Several hundred flood-affected residents of Bandung take refuge

No less than 380 locals took refuge on higher ground after floods, caused by incessant downpour, lashed four ...

Two Freeport Indonesia workers still missing following landslide

Two workers of PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) have still been reported missing following a landslide that occurred off ...

Journalists should highlight Cycloop protection through their works

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through its flagship forestry project Lestari, urged ...

Jokowi visits Sentani flood victims at Toware Stadium

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Iriana visited and spoke with the flood-affected victims seeking refuge ...