#natural disasters

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News Focus -Floods strike Sumatra as rainy season begins

Rainy season has begun in some parts of Indonesia, particularly on Sumatra Island, but the dry season has continued in ...

North Aceh floods spread to wider area

Floods have spread to a wider area in North Aceh District, Aceh Province, forcing victims to take refuge in safer ...

Disaster handling takes more than a month: President

Handling the impacts of natural disasters, such as earthquake and tsunami, takes more than a month or two, President ...

PMI cares for victims of C Sulawesi disaster

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) continues to pay serious attention to the earthquake and tsunami victims in Central ...

Indonesia careful about accepting loan offer for Palu, Lombok reconstruction

The Indonesian government is careful about accepting a loan offer from international financial institutions to finance ...

5.4-magnitude earthquake hits Aceh`s Meulaboh

A 5.4-magnitude earthquake hit Meulaboh, the capital city of West Aceh District, Aceh Province, on Monday evening but ...

IMF-WB - IMF, WB laud well-organized implementation of annual meetings

Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim ...

WB to provide US$1 billion for Lombok, Palu reconstruction

The World Bank is committed to providing US$1 billion for the reconstruction of demaged facilities in the ...

News Focus - Living in the ring of fire needs continuing preparations

A string of earthquakes has continuously been shaking different parts of Indonesia over these past three months. No ...

Indonesia urges Unesco to be more beneficial for communities

Indonesia supports the process of UNESCO`s strategic transformation to make it more relevant and beneficial for all ...

World Bank, Germany and Britain launch disaster risk fund

The World Bank in cooperation with the Governments of Germany and Britain have launched Global Risk Financing Facility ...

President Jokowi expresses his gratitude on behalf of victims of NTB and S Sulawesi

President Joko Widodo expressed his gratitude toward the support and assistance from friendly countries on behalf of ...

Taiwan donates US$500,000 for earthquake victims through Indonesian Red Cross

The Taipei Economic and Trade Office (TETO) in Indonesia has given US$500 thousand to the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) ...

News Focus - Need for disaster detection satellite urgent

Threatened by a significant number of natural disasters every year, Indonesia should immediately have a special ...

IMF-WB - WB suggests Indonesia should increase mitigation budget

World Bank President Director Kristalina Georgiva has suggested the Indonesian government should increase the state ...