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Stringent law enforcement crucial to keep forest fire cases down

Indonesia, home to the world's third-largest tropical rainforests, has been successful in significantly reducing ...

Pertamina targets to commence Cilacap green refinery operations in Dec

State-run oil firm PT Pertamina (Persero) has set a target to commence the production of green diesel and green ...

South Sumatra: Former legislator caught ferrying drugs, detained

Samsul Bahri (39), a former legislator from South Sumatra’s Pidie Jaya district, was nabbed by the National ...

BMKG forecasts moderate, heavy rainfall in several Indonesian regions

The Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) issued an early warning of the potential of moderate ...

BNPB reports 657 natural disasters hit Indonesia since early 2021

Indonesia bore witness to 657 natural disasters in the year ending March 1, 2012, that claimed 271 lives, rendered 11 ...

Ministry develops sustainable food estate to maintain security

The Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) is carrying out the development and management of sustainable ...

Six regions in Riau on alert for land, forest fires

An emergency standby status for land and forest fires has been declared in five districts and one municipality in Riau ...

BMKG detects 38 hotspots in North Sumatra

Thirty-eight hotspots of forest and land fires have been detected in several parts of North Sumatra Province by Sensor ...

Stamp out forest fires before they spread: Jokoowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has directed regional government heads as well as local military (TNI) and police ...

Six districts in S Sumatra put under alert status for flood, landslide

The South Sumatra Provincial Natural Disaster Mitigation Board (BPBD) has declared alert status for floods and ...

Police confirms 12 cops in Bandung detained for consuming drugs

The West Java Police's Internal Affairs Division (Propam) detained 12 police officers, including the chief of ...

BNN uncovers family-run narcotics racket, seizes 3.2 kg drugs

Acting on a tip, officials from the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) busted a family-run drug-trafficking racket in ...

Two new economic zones to attract US$19.3 bln investment: govt

The Indonesian government has projected that two new special economic zones (SEZ) in West and East Java would attract ...

South Sumatra police apprehend 49 suspected drug traffickers, users

The police in South Sumatra Province arrested 49 people suspected of trafficking and consuming crystal methamphetamine, ...

Extreme weather forecast in Indonesian regions on Feb 10-16: BMKG

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has urged the Indonesian public to be alert to possible ...