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800 villagers evacuated to Timika City to evade rebels' terror

The police evacuated 800 villagers in the mountainous area in Timika, Papua, to Timika City to avoid acts of terror by ...

BNPB records 652 natural disasters in February 2020

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) recorded 652 natural disasters that hit several parts of Indonesia in ...

Hundreds seek refuge in Central Java's Pekalongan following floods

Floods, triggered by torrential rains, claimed one life and compelled 818 others to evacuate to higher ground in the ...

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Indonesia plans medical center for disease control

It was a happy February 15, 2020 for 243 Indonesian citizens (WNI), who returned to their families after being in ...

East Seram's earthquake damages several buildings: BPBD

The Central Maluku Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has revealed that the 5.6-magnitude earthquake that rocked East ...

Natuna residents urged to remain calm over Indonesians from Wuhan

The Health Ministry has appealed to Natuna residents not to worry over the presence of 238 Indonesians quarantined ...

Jokowi acknowledges dedication of disaster mitigation agency workers

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) expressed gratitude to workers of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency ...

Government sets aside Rp1.9 trillion for national reforestation

The Indonesian government has set aside nearly Rp1.9 trillion for a reforestation program across Indonesia this year, ...

Nine dead in Central Tapanuli flash flood

 The death toll from the flash flood that hit Central Tapanuli District, North Sumatra has climbed to nine, ...

Bandung District's flooding shows no signs of receding

Flash floods that inundated more than 11 thousand houses in the subdistricts of Baleendah, Bojongsoang, Dayeuhkolot, ...

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Significance of fulfilling basic rights of Rohingya

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Myanmar to take emergency measures to protect the Rohingya from ...

HRW urges UN agencies to ensure ICJ's Rohingya decision enforced

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has appealed to UN agencies to ensure enforcement of the decision taken by the International ...

Contract marriages leading to human trafficking: minister

Contract marriages have become the new modus operandi of individuals looking to grab victims for human trafficking and ...

Plea to revert Puncak as water catchment area

Chief of the House of Representatives (DPR) Commission VIII Yandri Susanto has urged the government to revert the ...

Several hundred homes in Cirebon inundated

Hundreds of homes were flooded in the Kalijaga neighborhood in Cirebon, West Java Province, after unremitting heavy ...