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Jokowi confident El Nino assistance helps to boost purchasing power

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is confident that the people's purchasing power will increase along with ...

Widodo disburses El Nino aid to boost people's purchasing power

President Joko Widodo distributed El Nino assistance in the form of direct cash (BLT) to a number of beneficiaries at ...

Indonesia, S Korea to develop electric bus ecosystem in Bali 

The Indonesian Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas) and the South Korean government have agreed to ...

Jakarta's plan to realize its global city ambition

Sunda Kelapa, Batavia, Jayakarta, and then Jakarta, whatever its name, it is always synonymous with being a center of ...

Be prepared for Hamas-Israel war impact: Widodo to officials

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked Indonesia's acting regional heads to be prepared for rising world oil ...

Indonesia needs 300 more dams to face water crises: Ministry

Indonesia needs 300 more dams to anticipate natural disasters, such as water crises due to climate change, according to ...

Deep dive into the government's scheme to handle food crisis

The food crisis is currently threatening the world after the COVID-19 pandemic, with global leaders having starting to ...

Gov't optimizes food aid delivery to disaster-impacted Puncak areas

The Indonesian government is striving to improve food aid delivery to areas affected by natural disasters in Puncak ...

El Nino: President asks regions to boost assistance budget

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has asked state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and regional governments to strengthen and ...

Bapanas seeks to involve local gov'ts in food early warning

The National Food Agency (Bapanas) is pursuing collaboration with 514 districts and cities to establish early warning ...

Ensuring food stocks for the nation

Secure food stocks are one of the most crucial prerequisites for food resilience. According to Law No. 18 of 2012, a ...

Special care for plants will help yield best production: Minister

Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limpo urged farmers, especially those working in plantations in Kolaka, Southeast ...

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As La Nina brings disaster, misery, demand for climate action grows

Hydrometeorological disasters, such as floods, landslides, and whirlwinds, have been simultaneously witnessed in ...

Rainfall intensity rising every year: meteorology agency

The intensity of rainfall is rising year by year, while the La Nina and El Nino cycles are becoming shorter, according ...

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Indonesia braces for extreme dry season amid COVID-19

As it battles the coronavirus pandemic, Indonesia, which is currently entering the dry season, is bracing for a ...