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COVID-19: No new cases in 19 Indonesian provinces; 1,151 recoveries

With 44 more patients recovering from the novel coronavirus disease in the country, the total number of recoveries has ...

Task force projects normalcy in July after social restrictions end

Indonesia's Task Force for the Acceleration of COVID-19 Response expects public activities to normalize in July ...

Women of West Kalimantan's peatland villages produce 10,000 masks

Women members of the Peat Care Villages (DPGs) in West Kalimantan successfully produced 10 thousand cloth masks that ...

Task force teams deployed in Sumatra, Kalimantan to anticipate fires

Indonesia's Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry (KLHK) has deployed task force teams as a precautionary ...

News Focus

COVID-19 deals crushing blow to MSMEs

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has not just attacked people, but also indirectly battered the Indonesian ...

In Sumatra, villagers switch from weaving mats to producing masks

Villagers in Ogan Komering Ilir District (OKI) of South Sumatra Province have switched from weaving mats to producing ...

Wildfire exhumes two hectares of peatland in Aceh

A wildfire scorched two hectares of peatland area in Lamie Village, Darul Makmur Sub-district, Nagan Raya District, ...

Government should prepare worst scenario for new capital city: Experts

Experts and environmental activists advised the government to prepare the worst-case scenario while discussing results ...

BMKG confirms detection of 24 hotspots of wildfires in Aceh

Some 24 hotspots were detected in Aceh Province and had the potential to cause forest fires, according to the ...

News Feature

Turning peat swamp to benefit of creative craftsmen

The monotonous swamp welcomes visitors to North Hulu Sungai District in South Kalimantan Province. On the left and ...

Paradigm shift imperative in environmental issues: Deputy Minister

A paradigm shift is the most important factor in the effort to tackle environment issues, Deputy Minister of Forestry ...

PTDI introduces PUNA MALE drone to combat territorial threats

State-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) introduced the Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance drone ...

$5.2 billion losses from forest, land fires: WB

Land and forest fires that affected several parts of Indonesia from June to October 2019 inflicted losses of US$5.2 ...

Environmental diplomacy expected to back economic diplomacy

Environmental diplomacy is expected to support economic diplomacy that has been one of Indonesia's priorities on ...

BMKG confirms detection of 136 hotspots in 12 NTT districts

Some 136 hotspots of wildfires were detected throughout East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, according to the ...