#natural disasters

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Magnitude-5.1 earthquake rattles Boven Digoel in Papua

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake hit areas of Bovel Digoel District, Papua, Indonesia, on Wednesday, at around 8:06 a.m. ...

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On Jakarta anniversary, a 'present': pandemic showing signs of slowing

There has been no grand celebration to commemorate Jakarta's 493rd anniversary this year as the Indonesian capital ...

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Covering a COVID-19 burial: The photojournalists' stories

In mid-March, weeks after the first two cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were reported in Indonesia, the ...

Atmosphere of Jakarta's anniversary celebrations different this year

The Governor of Jakarta, Anies Baswedan, highlighted that the atmosphere of celebrations to mark the capital city's ...

East Java's Pacitan District rattled by 5.0-magnitude quake

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit Pacitan District in East Java Province on early Monday, but the tremors were felt by not ...

Government allocates Rp15 trillion for disaster fund

The Indonesian government has agreed to allocate Rp15 trillion in budget fund for disaster anticipation and mitigation ...

Death toll from Sukabumi`s landslide has reached 32: mily officer

Rescue workers have found 32 bodies of 33 victims of landslide that hit Garehong area of Sirnaresmi Village, Cisolok ...

Death toll from Sukabumi`s landslide reaches 23: government

The death toll from the deadly landslide that recently hit Garehong hamlet of Cimapag Village in Sukabumi District, ...

Search continues for 15 missing persons in Sukabumi landslide

Rescue operations, to look for 15 missing persons in a landslide that hit Sirnaresmi Village, Sukabumi District, West ...

Flood inundates residential area in Jayapura, Papua

A flood triggered by incessant rain since Thursday evening, inundated Yahim Gajah Mada housing complex in Sentani, ...

Death toll of Sukabumi landslide reaches 15

The death toll of a landslide that buried 30 homes in Cimapag hamlet, Sukabumi District, West Java Province, has ...

News feature - Ulemas usher in New Year by highlighting introspection By Eliswan Azly

Some ulemas in Indonesia and the community in other provinces of the country are marking the turn of the year as a ...

Mass wedding ceremony marks New Year`s Eve in Jakarta

As many as 557 couples got married in a mass wedding ceremony organized by the Jakarta provincial administration ...

KPK names eight suspects in SPAM project corruption case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named eight suspects in the corruption case in the drinking water ...

BUMN ministry to build temporary houses for tsunami victims

Minister for State Enterprises (BUMN) Rini Soemarno said the ministry is ready to build temporary houses to ...