#natural disasters

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President Jokowi calls on public to pray for earthquake victims

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has called on inhabitants of Solo and surrounding areas to pray for victims of ...

President Jokowi scheduled to visit tsunami-hit Palu

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on Sunday is scheduled to visit Palu, Central Sulawesi, to lead humanitarian operation ...

PMI becomes front guard in humanitarian affairs: Minister

Social Minister Agus Gumiwang said the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has become the front guard in handling humanitarian ...

ICW assembly encourages progress of women: minister

The 35th General Assembly of the International Council of Women (ICW) and the Indonesian Thousand Women National ...

Yogyakarta safe for 35th general assembly of ICW: committee chief

Chief of the event`s organizing committee Gatot Subagio made assurance that Yogyakarta is safe and secure for the 35th ...

Indonesia braces for prolonged drought

Hydro-meteorological disasters have over many years dominated natural disasters in Indonesia, which is often flooded ...

Collaboration needed to tackle various maritime issues: Minister

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut B. Pandjaitan emphasized the urgent need for collaboration among ...

Another earthquake rocks Indonesia`s Lombok Island

The Indonesian island of Lombok in West Nusa Tenggara Province was again rocked by a 5.3-magnitude earthquake on ...

Earthquake rocks Lampung province`s Pesisir Barat district

A 4.9-magnitude earthquake rocked southwestern part of Pesisir Barat District, Lampung Province, on Sunday at 08.07 am ...

3.7-magnitude earthquake hits Jayapura district

A 3.7-magnitude earthquake rocked Jayapura District in the Indonesian province of Papua on Sunday at 06.40 pm local ...

Taiwan donates US$310 thousand for Lombok earthquake victims

Taiwan has donated US$310 thousand for the earthquake-affected victims in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. In a meeting ...

Asian Games (news focus) - Asian Games 2018 momentum to promote diversity in unity

The 2018 Asian Games are a momentum to promote the implementation of Indonesia's diversity, brotherhood, unity and ...

Indonesian president receives South Korean PM at Merdeka Palace

President Joko Widodo received an official visit from South Korean Prime Minister Lee Nak-Yon at Merdeka Palace here ...

Bali process unaffected by Lombok earthquake

Despite Sunday evening`s magnitude-7 earthquake that rocked Lombok and Sumbawa Islands in West Nusa Tenggara, the Bali ...

Rismaharini to speak on environmental management in Fukuoka

Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini will be a speaker at the 12th Asian-Pacific Cities Summit to be held in Fukuoka, Japan, ...