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Mount Marapi erupts again, releasing roaring sounds

Mount Marapi in West Sumatra Province erupted three times and released booming and roaring sounds on Saturday ...

BMKG asks Indonesians to watch out for potential rainstorms

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) advised the public in Banten, West Java, Jakarta, Central ...

Building disaster preparedness in earthquake-prone country

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded that 10,789 earthquakes of varying levels of ...

Govt intensifies vaccinations in polio outbreak regions

The government is intensifying vaccinations in regions classified as polio outbreak areas, including in Klaten, Central ...

Minangkabau International Airport closed due to Mt. Marapi's eruption

The Transportation Ministry instructed to temporarily close the Minangkabau International Airport in Padang, West ...

Ministry designates Lampung as alternative tourism destination

The Tourism and Creative Economy Ministry has chosen Lampung Province as an alternative priority tourism destination ...

BMKG warns people of moderate to heavy rains from Dec 31 to Jan 6

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) asked the public to stay alert against potential rains with ...

Type A bus terminals help improve local tourism, economy: Minister

The Indonesian Transportation Ministry stated that the existence of type A bus terminals in various regions aims to ...

Spirit of national defense key to strong, united Indonesia: Official

Deputy Minister of Defense, Lt Gen. Muhammad Herindra, said on Tuesday that National Defense Day is expected to ...

Anticipating the emergence of infectious diseases in 2023

Newly emerged infectious diseases, or known as EIDs, have become the talk of the town after the slowdown in development ...

Widodo, Kishida discuss cooperation, Palestine

Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida discussed several topics, including ...

Widodo opens three bus terminals ahead of year-end holidays

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated bus terminals in three provinces to anticipate a surge in bus passengers ...

Government seeks to certify waqf lands to prevent conflicts: Minister

The government has been striving to certify all parcels of waqf land in an effort to avert likely conflicts, Agrarian ...

Ministry strives to help Marapi eruption victims get insurance

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK), along with the Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) of West ...

Using English in presidential debate undermines Indonesia's democracy

organized debate would also degrade the nation's identity. The KPU organizes the presidential and vice ...