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Landslides, No. 1 Killer in Indonesia in 2014

Being located in the Pacifics ring of fire and comprising over 17 thousand islands, Indonesia is prone to natural ...

Indonesia Offers US$1 Million In Aid, To Send Rescue Team To Nepal

As a country prone to natural disasters such as earthquakes, Indonesia has also felt the suffering of Nepalese whose ...

Floods, landslides hit Purworejo, killing one

Floods and landslides hit some villages in Pituruh sub-district, Purworejo District, Central Java, on Saturday ...

"RETAILTECH JAPAN" and "SECURITY SHOW" to Be Held in One of Japan's Largest Retail IT and Security Exhibitions

- Featuring "RETAILTECH JAPAN" and "SECURITY SHOW", the Nikkei Inc. will concurrently hold one of Japan's largest ...

Indonesia Social Ministry allocates Rp235 billion for disaster mitigation

The Ministry of Social Affairs has allocated Rp235 billion for natural disaster mitigation in 2015, according to ...

118 journalists killed in 2014: IFJ

One hundred and eighteen journalists and media staff were killed around the world in 2014, with Pakistan and Syria the ...

Journalists` killings rise to 118 in 2014, press group says

The number of journalists who died in targeted killings, bomb attacks or shootings around the world rose to 118 in ...

Disaster mitigation among TNI`s top priorities

Disaster mitigation is among the key priorities of the Indonesian Defense Forces (TNI), stated Defense Minister ...

Tsunami in aceh had united Indonesians: VP

The tsunami wave, which struck Aceh province in 2004 and killed 160 thousand people, had strengthened unity among ...

January peak month of natural disasters :Agency

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said, based on observation to national disaster pattern, Indonesia has ...

Legislators cut salaries to help Banjarnegara landslide victims

A number of leaders and members of the House of Representatives have donated Rp350 million they raised from their ...

Indonesia better prepared for tsunamis

For most Indonesians, the memories of the deadly tsunami, which devastated Aceh Darussalam Province and Nias Ditrict ...

Social affairs ministry monitoring Jakarta floods

The Social Affairs Ministry has been monitoring the flood situation that has affected Jakarta after the Ciliwung River ...

More investment expected from Japan: Ambassador

Japan will invest more in Indonesia to remain the biggest investor in 2015, Japanese Ambassador Yasuaki Tanizaki ...

People should benefit from ASEAN cooperation: President Jokowi

People of the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should benefit from the organization ...