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New tool to keep Indonesia one step ahead of disaster

To help communities better prepare for floods, earthquakes and tsunamis, a new hazard impact modelling tool, the ...

Indonesia has 396 high-risk disaster areas

Based on Indonesia Disaster Risk Index (IDRI), there are 396 high-risk disaster areas across the country, according to ...

Govt to launch "disaster alert village" programme in Jambi

The government has called on the residents of Tebo regency, Jambi province, to cooperate in implementing its Disaster ...

Food shortage problem not solved yet

Food shortage has been one of the main problems facing the global community, which has not been solved yet because of ...

NTT Com Enters Myanmar Market with Branch Office

-     NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) announced on October 17 that its subsidiary NTT ...

Thousands mark 3rd anniversary of W Sumatra quake

Thousands of people attended a religious gathering in Agam district, West Sumatra, on Sunday to mark the third ...

Yudhoyono leads first meeting of panel on Post-2015 Development Agenda

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono chaired the first meeting of the High Level Panel of Eminent Persons on ...

Parties should exercise self-restraint on South China Sea issue

In an effort to seek peaceful solutions of disputes following the recent escalating tensions in the South China Sea, ...

North Sulawesi ready to face tsunami

Thee regencies in North Sulawesi already have contingency plan to face natural disasters especially tsunami, the ...

Sandra E. Peterson to Join Johnson & Johnson as Group Worldwide Chairman and Member of the Executive

- Sandra E. Peterson will join Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) on December 1, 2012, as Group Worldwide Chairman and ...

Parliament allocates Rp18 trillion for defense sector in 2013

Parliament agrees to set an Rp18 trillion budget for defense sector in the state budget draft 2013, Vice Chief of ...

Red-cross running short of blood: minister

Chief Minister for People`s Welfare Agung Laksono has said the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI), particularly the Jakarta ...

Indonesian military strength still below essential force

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said here on Thursday the Indonesian military strength is still much below the ...

OAG Launches New Solution to Ease Travel Chaos

- Handling the travel chaos caused by major flight disruptions is set to become easier with the launch of an innovative ...

Yudhoyono denies trilateral military cooperation

There is little possibility of a trilateral military pact among Indonesia, Australia, and the United States, according ...