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A 5.3-magnitude earthquake jolts East Java's Blitar

A 5.3-magnitude earthquake had struck Blitar District in East Java Province on Sunday at around 02.09 a.m. local time ...

East Nusa Tenggara lost 22,000 hogs to African swine fever

The African Swine Fever (ASF) has wiped out a hog population of at least 22 thousand in Indonesia’s East Nusa ...

New health protocols should be prioritized during local elections

Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian called to give greater importance to applying new health protocols related to the ...

Minister envisages three scenarios if COVID-19 prolongs till 2021

Indonesia's Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian divulged details on the country's three scenarios in dealing ...

Indonesia takes precautionary measures against forest fires forecast

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Mahfud MD highlighted the government’s ...

BMKG installs three early warning receiver systems in Alor

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) installed three earthquake and tsunami early warning ...

North Sumatra readies Rp500-billion for 2nd-phase handling of COVID-19

The North Sumatra provincial government readied allocation of Rp500 billion for second phase of handling the impacts of ...

Indonesian quarantine service increases surveillance of swine flu

The Indonesian quarantine and inspection service ramped up its surveillance over the entry and outflows of meat and ...

Precautionary measures increased against swine flu

Indonesia's Health Ministry increased precautionary measures against a possible swine flu threat in future after ...

Government to reduce COVID-19 socio-economic burden on tourism workers

Indonesia's government has pledged to help over 17 thousand tourism workers in North Sumatra currently reeling from ...

Indonesia's COVID-19 recovery rate at 41.48%, CFR 5.15%

The recovery rate among COVID-19 patients in Indonesia has been recorded at 41.48 percent, while the country’s ...

Attempt to smuggle drugs from Malaysia into N Sumatra foiled

Acting on a tip, narcotics and customs officials conducted a joint operation and foiled an attempt by traffickers to ...

Ministers should achieve breakthrough to combat COVID-19: President

President Joko Widodo has called on his ministers to go beyond their usual realm of operation and make a breakthrough ...

BKSDA catch Sumatran tiger wandering around Solok's plantation area

The West Sumatra Natural Resources Conservation Office (BKSDA), with assistance from the locals of Nagari Gantung Ciri, ...

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COVID-19 adding to challenge posed by forest fires

With Indonesia still in the grip of the coronavirus, which is known to cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), ...