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Daily disasters bring mitigation, prevention to fore

The Indonesian people need to find a way to live with natural disasters considering the nation’s geographic ...

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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 ...

Forest, land fires down by 82% in 2020: Mahfud MD

  The incidence of forest and land fires declined by around 82 percent in the past year, based on data ...

West Kalimantan police destroy 20 kg of seized drugs

West Kalimantan Office. "The destroyed evidence included the crystal meth package the Customs and Excise ...

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 ...

West Kalimantan police name eight suspects in forest, land fires

The West Kalimantan Provincial Police have named eight suspects in seven cases of forest and land fires in the province ...

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 ...

Police arrests resident on charge of igniting fire on 5 ha of land

West Kalimantan Police have arrested a resident of Kubu Raya District  on charge of igniting land fire in Bansir ...

BMKG identifies 325 hotspots in West Kalimantan

A total of 325 hotspots indicating land and forest fires were found in West Kalimantan Province as of Friday, according ...

Govt mulling serious action against Panama, Iran tankers

The Indonesian government will take serious action against two foreign tankers, Panamanian-flagged MT Freya and ...

BMKG reports 18 hotspots in Bengkalis District

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded the presence of 18 hotspots indicating forest and ...

Indonesia adds 10,180 COVID-19 cases

Indonesia on Monday recorded 10,180 new coronavirus infections, 9,918 recoveries, and 202 deaths over a single day, the ...

Jokowi seeks local governments' continued vigil against forest fires

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) reminded local governments to remain vigilant in facing the threat of forest ...

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 ...

Fire guts seven shop-cum-houses in West Kalimantan's Singkawang

Seven shop-cum-houses in Singkawang City, West Kalimantan Province, caught fire in the wee hours of Friday. An ...