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BNPB highlights several flood-impacted areas based on forecast map

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) drew attention to several areas potentially impacted by flooding in ...

Death toll climbs to 28 in Pagaralam's Sriwijaya bus accident

Search and rescue workers will continue to conduct their search and evacuation operations on Wednesday morning, as ...

Floods inundate five sub-districts in Bandung District, West Java

Floods, arising from continuous torrential rains since Tuesday, hit five sub-districts in Bandung District, West Java ...

Indonesia's external debt rises 11.9 percent in Oct 2019

Indonesia's external debt rose from 10.4 percent in September to 11.9 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) in October 2019 ...

Social affairs ministry assists South Solok's flash flood victims

The Social Affairs Ministry has distributed the emergency aid packages worth Rp1.6 billion to assist residents of South ...

Nigeria studies Family Hope Program

The presence of a delegation from Nigeria to study the Family Hope Program (PKH) implemented by the government proves ...

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Active generosity should be reflected in anti-poverty efforts

Over 74 years after it gained independence, Indonesia continues to face the challenge of poverty inflicting several ...

Major actions necessitated for realization of SDGs by 2030: Bappenas

Minister of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Suharso Monoarfa again drew attention to the ...

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A lesson learned from Fachrul Razi's controversy

Religious Affairs Minister Fachrul Razi has become a popular member of President Joko Widodo's Indonesia Onward ...

2,550 houses of poor families in Aceh's Langsa city get renovated

The Langsa city administration has facilitated 2,550 houses of poor families to get renovated through the Public Works ...

385 Wamena riot survivors keen to return to city: military

Some 385 survivors of the recent Wamena rioting are eager to return to Jayawijaya District’s capital city ...

Housing construction for quake victims to shortly be completed: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) affirmed that the construction of permanent housing for victims of the earthquake in ...

Hundreds of homes flooded in West Aceh

Hundreds of home in five villages in West Aceh District, Aceh Province, have been submerged by flood waters reaching a ...

Researcher hints at gender bias, lesser female ministers in cabinet

The lesser representation of women ministers in Jokowi’s second-term administration’s Indonesia Moving ...

Over one thousand people affected by West Aceh flooding

As many as 1,067 people from 332 families have been affected by the flooding in the East Woyla Sub-district of West ...