#natural disasters

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Hospital in Cox’s Bazar will offer 24/7 medical aid to 140,000 Rohingya refugees

- A 100-bed capacity hospital opened in Cox’s Bazar district in Bangladesh. It is expected to serve 140,000 Rohingya ...

P&G tackles clean water, gender equality and plastic waste in 2018 CSR Report

- The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG) extends its long history of doing good in the world by bringing the comforts ...

Losses due to landslides can be prevented: Agency

National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said that possible losses that could happen ...

BNPB warns public of flooding and landslides

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has warned the people especially in the regions of the danger of ...

Two moderate earthquakes hit W Sulawesi`s Mamasa District

Two moderate earthquakes rocked Mamasa District in West Sulawesi Province on Thursday evening, but there were no ...

Indo defense fair strengthens industrial collaboration: minister

Indonesian Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu has stated that the defense industry exhibition, Indo Defense Expo and ...

News feature - Programs key to restoring disaster victims` normal life by Andi Abdussalam

Recovery programs should cover the three critical areas of shelter, food, and sources of income, as thousands of quake ...

FAO assists farmers, fishermen to recover from natural disasters

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has launched a recovery program to help over 70 thousand ...

5.4-magnitude earthquake hits Bengkulu

The Indonesian city of Bengkulu in Sumatra Island was rocked by a 5.4-magnitude earthquake on Saturday evening, but no ...

Minister wants soes produce commercial products

Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Rini Soemarno wants strategic SOEs such as PT Dahana and PT Pindad to create ...

Indonesia committed to protecting seaweed and forest ecosystems

The government of Indonesia said it is committed to recovering balance in seaweed ecosystem and preserving its ...

Lonely Planet lists Indonesia among top 10 destinations to visit

Lonely Planet, the world`s largest digital travel guide and publisher, has included Indonesia on the list of top 10 ...

Financial bodies offer funds for post-earthquake reconstruction efforts

Indonesia is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, as it is located on the "Pacific Ring of ...

U`s assistance in C Sulawesi reaches 22m USD

Governments and people of countries in the European Union have given 18 million euros, or around 22 million US ...

Central Sulawesi evacuees` permanent resettlement to be completed in 2020

The government is targeting to ready permanent resettlements for evacuees of the recent earthquake, tsunami, and ...