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KPAI records 4,369 violations against children's rights in 2019

The Commission for Indonesian Children Protection (KPAI) recorded a total of 4,369 violations against children's ...

BNPB to send 10,000 N95 masks to Indonesians in China

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) will send 10,000 N95 masks to Indonesians living in the Chinese city of ...

NTT regions still experience extreme drought

Extreme and prolonged drought until the end of November 2019 has continued to impact several regions in East Nusa ...

Blaze tears through forest on Mount Andong in Magelang

A blaze spread across a forest area on Mount Andong in Temu, Jogoyasan Village, Ngablak Sub-district, Magelang, Central ...

BNPB confirms July 2019 as past century's most sweltering month

Head of the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Doni Monardo confirmed that July 2019 was the hottest month in ...

Drought paralyzes life in 11 villages in Blitar, East Java

The Blitar district administration has provided clean water to the residents of 11 villages reeling from the impact of ...

Rainfall improves Riau's air quality

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) attributed improvement in Riau’s air quality, recorded ...

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Indonesian forest fire chokes millions of people, animals

In June 2019, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMK) had warned that this year's dry season is ...

Haze forces cancellation of 33 flights at Pekanbaru

As many as 33 flights to and from Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru were ...

Riau governor announces state of emergency after air pollution surges

Riau Governor Syamsuar has declared a state of emergency over air pollution caused by land and forest fires in the ...

NGOs send open letter to President Jokowi over forest fires

Several NGOs have sent an open letter to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), urging the government to act concretely in ...

Pekanbaru's 21 health service posts ready to serve haze victims

A total of 21 public health service posts (Puskesmas) in the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru are on standby to ...

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Forest fires drive Sumatran tiger from their habitats

Indonesia, home to the Sumatran tiger, joined celebrations on International Tiger Day, observed on July 25, to raise ...

Baswedan urges Jakartans to conserve water amid unrelenting dry spell

Governor of Jakarta Anies Baswedan drew the serious attention of the residents of the capital city to conserve water, ...

Sumatran tiger preservation to entail adoption of cultural approach

The comprehensive adoption of a cultural approach is deemed necessary to preserve some 600 Sumatran tigers ...