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Floods swamp 3,744 homes in Bandung District

Floods have struck five sub-districts in Bandung District, West Java, since Thursday (Jan 23), submerging 3,744 homes, ...

News Feature

Turning peat swamp to benefit of creative craftsmen

The monotonous swamp welcomes visitors to North Hulu Sungai District in South Kalimantan Province. On the left and ...

Hitching a boat ride to enjoy sights of buffaloes swimming

Enjoying the twilight in swampy Danau Panggang Sub-district, with a water buffalo boarding the platform to rest as a ...

Jakarta's seven gas stations halt operations following flooding

Seven gas stations (SPBUs) in Jakarta temporarily ceased operations on Wednesday owing to floods in the capital. The ...

South Jakarta's several areas hit by flooding

Several areas in South Jakarta were flooded on Wednesday morning following overnight rains, according to the South ...

Floods swamp several areas in Bekasi

Torrential rains lashing through the night led to flooding in several areas in Bekasi City, West Java, on early ...

Discovering Jakarta

Tracking down the hidden Portuguese pearl in north Jakarta

Indonesia, particularly its eastern part, is well-known for its rich spices that are highly priced, even surpassing the ...

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ASEAN should move faster for mitigation of peatland fires, haze

The 2016-signed financing agreement of "Sustainable Use of Peatland and Haze Mitigation" (SUPA) for climate ...

Siberia birds will no longer migrate to Sembilang Park: Walhi

Siberia birds will no longer migrate to the Berbak-Sembilang National Park, Banyuasin, South Sumatra, if the government ...

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Dry spells spread to wider Indonesian areas, affect farming

Earlier this year, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reminded the regional authorities to step ...

Dry spell leaves Indonesia's 100 districts, cities parched: ministry

A dry spell has cast a pall over 100 districts and cities in the Aceh, West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, ...

Government to optimize swamp land use for agriculture: Minister

The government would optimize the use of swamp area as agriculture land, Agriculture Minister Andi Amran Sulaiman said ...

Government increases agricultural efficiency by 48 percent

The government has been able to increase agricultural efficiency by 48 percent over the past four years by encouraging ...

News Focus - Government continues to mechanize agriculture by Andi Abdussalam

Agriculture is one of the main sectors of Indonesian economy, which is why the government continues to advance this ...

Ministry to convert swamps into agricultural lands

The Ministry of Agriculture is making a breakthrough with a plan to convert swamp areas into agricultural lands, in an ...