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500 displaced after fire razes 55 houses in Jayapura

A fire gutted 55 homes in a densely populated area of Jayapura, the provincial capital of Papua, on Thursday ...

Government distributes tents, logistics to Mt Merapi evacuees

The Social Affairs Ministry has distributed tents and logistics worth Rp500 million as humanitarian aid for the ...

S Korea provides COVID-19 aid for at-risk Indonesian youth

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has donated US$200 thousand in COVID-19 aid for Indonesian youths ...

Govt's social empowerment budget raised by Rp30.1 trillion in 2021

The government is set to raise budget allocations for social empowerment in 2021 by Rp30.1 trillion to Rp91 trillion, ...

President confers honorary medals on state officials

President conferred the Mahaputra Adipradana Stars, highest civil service awards, and Bintang Jasa medals to state ...

Bali's Sanglah Public Hospital cremates 30 abandoned corpses

The Sanglah Public Hospital collaborated with Bali Province's Social Affairs Office to cremate 30 corpses abandoned ...

Six figures to receive national heroic awards from president

President Joko Widodo will bestow national heroic awards upon six figures at the State Palace on November 10, according ...

Indonesia increases number of evacuee camps over La Nina impact

The Indonesian government has increased the number of evacuee camps, especially in disaster-prone areas, as a ...

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Indonesia braces for La Nina-induced hydrometeorological disasters

The onset of monsoons in most Indonesian regions in September have also triggered flooding in several provinces, ...

Social Affair Ministry readies 39,000 volunteers to anticipate La Nina

The Social Affairs Ministry has readied nearly 39 thousand volunteers as a precautionary measure to address the impact ...

Use technology in batik industry for increasingly competitive products

Industry Minister Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita has encouraged the utilization of technology in the batik industry, so ...

Tagana stresses on preparing evacuation routes in Morotai Island

The North Maluku Disaster Response Team (Tagana) urged the Morotai island district government to ready evacuation ...

Social Minister ensures adequate rice supply for social assistance

Social Affairs Minister Juliari P Batubara has ensured adequate rice supply for social assistance to 10 million ...

Indonesian govt enforces stricter discipline on health protocols

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) issued a Presidential Instruction (Inpres) to tighten law enforcement and increase ...

Wage subsidy assistance launched on August 27, 2020: Manpower minister

Wage subsidy assistance for workers, with income below Rp5 million, will be launched on Thursday (Aug 27) by President ...