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BPS records 0.11-percent deflation in October 2022

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) noted that Indonesia experienced a deflation of 0.11 percent in October 2022 on a monthly ...

Female tiger released into protected forest in Aceh's Gayo Lues

The Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has released a female Sumatran tiger into Sangir village's ...

Statistics Indonesia projects rice production up 2.29 percent in 2022

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) has forecast the nation's rice production to reach 32.07 million tons in 2022, or ...

Ministry plans language revitalization in 17 provinces in 2023

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology will target 17 Indonesian provinces under the local ...

President asks rank and file to anticipate weather-related disasters

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), while addressing a plenary cabinet session at the State Palace in Jakarta on Tuesday, ...

Floods affect 150,322 people in week ended Oct 9: BNPB

At least 150,322 people have been affected by floods in several parts of Indonesia in the period from October 3 to 9, ...

BI pushing investment outside Java to reduce growth disparities

Bank Indonesia (BI) is encouraging investors to expand sustainable investments to regions outside Java Island, ...

Rare corpse flower blooms ex-situ in Bogor Botanical Garden

Corpse flower Rafflesia arnoldii R. Br., also known as the giant lotus, has bloomed in the Bogor Botanical Garden, ...

Swarnabhumi Celebration and preservation mission for Batanghari River

Jambi in Sumatra Island is renowned for its natural wealth in plantation areas and river ecosystems, whose stories are ...

PLN supports South Sumatra as food-producing area

State-run electricity provider PT PLN, through the Electrifying Agriculture Program, strives to support Southern ...

Indonesian economy still concentrated on Java Island: BPS Head

Indonesia's economy in the second quarter of 2022 is still concentrated on Java Island, according to Head of ...

Government imports 3 million doses of FMD vaccine

The government has imported three million doses of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccine to mitigate FMD ...

Java, parts of Sumatra categorized as FMD red zones

All provinces on Java Island and some provinces on Sumatra Island have been categorized as red zones for foot-and-mouth ...

BNPB asks Java's southern coast to mitigate quake, tsunami's impact

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has urged policymakers, communities, and all components in  ...

Western, central Indonesia experiencing higher temperature rise: BMKG

An increase in surface air temperature has been more evident in the western and central regions of Indonesia, the ...