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Blooming Rafflesia flower found in West Sumatra

A Rafflesia flower, measuring 82.2 centimeters across, was spotted in full bloom in a plantation owned by a resident in ...

Religious tolerance in Indonesia growing: BNPT

Indonesia is enjoying a positive trend in terms of religious tolerance, as evidenced by an increase in its score on the ...

Education Ministry organizes Kampus Merdeka Fair 2024 in Padang

The Education, Culture, Research, and Technology Ministry held the 2024 Kampus Merdeka Fair in collaboration with the ...

Supreme Court Chief Justice says Indonesia needs more judges

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Muhammad Syarifuddin drew attention to the current dearth of judges in the country ...

President Jokowi inaugurates Pekanbaru-Padang Toll Road section

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the 24.7-km Bangkinang-Pangkalan section of the Pekanbaru-Padang Toll Road ...

Calling for disaster early warning system at World Water Forum

Disaster early warning systems play a critical role in saving more lives and assuaging the impacts of ...

C Sulawesi receives sacrificial cow assistance from President Jokowi

Central Sulawesi Province received another assistance from President Joko Widodo in the form of a sacrificial cow for ...

Army builds bridge for aid distribution to Mt Marapi flood victims

Soldiers from the Indonesian Army have built a bridge in a bid to facilitate assistance delivery to residents affected ...

Govt designing community-based early warning system for flash floods

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB), together with the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) ...

PVMBG warns public of potential Mt. Marapi flash flood

The Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) called on the public to watch out for potential ...

PVMBG discloses investigation results of land movement near Mt. Marapi

The Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG) reported the results of preliminary ...

Landslide buries Mamasa-Mamuju national road, severs access: BNPB

The National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) reported that access to the national road connecting the districts of ...

Minister ensures safe, comfortable evacuation for Marapi victims

Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini assured that the evacuation posts established for victims of Mount Marapi's ...

Indonesian govt to build 335 homes for victims of cold lava eruption

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has assured that the government will build 335 earthquake-resistant ...

Urgently need check dams to tackle cold lava flows: minister

Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture, Muhadjir Effendy, on Tuesday highlighted the urgent need for ...