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Residents near Mt. Marapi must increase vigilance: Official

The Mount Marapi Volcano Post urged residents living around the slopes of Mount Marapi in Agam and Tanah Datar ...

BMKG extends weather modification to West Kalimantan, Sumatra

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has expanded its weather modification operations to produce ...

BMKG's artificial rain douses all Riau hotspots

All hotspots in Riau Province have been extinguished through artificial rain generated by a weather modification ...

Jambi chosen for Indonesia's inaugural wheat production pilot

The government has designated Jambi Province as the first region to host Indonesia’s inaugural wheat cultivation ...

Mount Marapi erupts, ash plume rises 1.6 kilometers

Mount Marapi, an active volcano located within the Tanah Datar and Agam districts of West Sumatra, erupted Wednesday ...

BMKG records 294 hotspots in Riau; most in Rokan Hilir

The Pekanbaru Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has identified 294 hotspots in Riau province, with ...

Four-meter-high waves caused Mentawai speedboat to capsize: Ministry

Indonesia's Transportation Ministry reported that waves reaching four meters in height had caused a wooden ...

Eighteen survivors rescued after Mentawai speedboat accident

The Mentawai Islands Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) confirmed that all 18 people aboard a speedboat that sank after ...

Ministry creates road map to boost essential oil industry

The Industry Ministry has said that it is taking several strategic steps to accelerate the development of ...

BP Haji opposes sea route for 2026 Hajj

The Hajj Organizing Agency (BP Haji) rejected the proposal to send Indonesian Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia by sea for ...

President pushes for lower Hajj costs nationwide

President Prabowo Subianto has urged government institutions, especially the Hajj Organizing Agency (BP Haji), to ...

Minister promotes agroforestry skills for forest communities' growth

Indonesian Minister of Manpower, Yassierli, underscored agroforestry skills as vital for forest communities to improve ...

Indonesia seeks unused Hajj quotas to ease decades-long wait

Indonesia’s House of Representatives (DPR) has lobbied several countries to lend their unused Hajj quotas in an ...

W Sumatra: Prosecutors seek death for snack seller killer

Prosecutors at West Sumatra’s Pariaman District Court have demanded the death sentence for a 27-year-old man ...

RI seeks to tap global market with essential oil downstreaming

The Industry Ministry has been consistently promoting the domestic essential oil downstreaming industry as part of ...