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Police urged to investigate violence against journalists in Palu

The National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM), Central Sulawesi Office, has appealed to the police chief of the ...

31 dead in Wamena rioting: Health Ministry

The death toll from the rioting in the Jayawijaya district capital of Wamena in Papua province reached 31 as of ...

Police name six more suspects in Waena case

The Papua Provincial Police have named six more suspects in the case of torture against security personnel at Waena ...

3,225 refugees in Jayapura, confirms coordinating minister

The number of refugees in Jayapura, Papua due to the deadly riots in Wamena, currently has reached 3,225, Coordinating ...

Earthquake damaged several buildings of Pattimura University: minister

Transportation Minister Budi karya Sumadi said several buildings of Pattimura University (Unpatti) got damaged due to ...

Ambon quake wrecks 171 houses in its path

A 6.5-magnitude earthquake, striking the Maluku provincial capital of Ambon on Thursday, caused destruction to 171 ...

Red Cross volunteers stationed for evacuation of Ambon quake victims

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) of the Maluku provincial chapter has deployed its volunteers to facilitate the ...

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Indonesian forest fire chokes millions of people, animals

In June 2019, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMK) had warned that this year's dry season is ...

Haze forces cancellation of 33 flights at Pekanbaru

As many as 33 flights to and from Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru were ...

Riau governor announces state of emergency after air pollution surges

Riau Governor Syamsuar has declared a state of emergency over air pollution caused by land and forest fires in the ...

Land clearance for plantations causal to Indonesia's forest fires

Rasio Ridho Sani, director general of law enforcement of the Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry, pointed to ...

Terra, Aqua satellites identify 1,182 forest fire hotspots in Sumatra

The Terra and Aqua satellites tracked 1,182 hotspots suggestive of forest fires throughout Sumatra Island on ...

BI evacuates relatives of employees from haze-shrouded Pekanbaru

Bank Indonesia (BI) Office in Riau Province has evacuated 67 ailment-prone relatives of its employees to West Sumatra ...

Presidential plane lands smoothly at haze-shrouded Riau airport

The presidential aircraft carrying President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) landed smoothly at Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in ...

Speedboat overturns in Maluku, 1 killed, 32 survive

One person was reportedly killed but 32 others had a lucky escape after a speedboat overturned in the waters of Kei ...