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Magnitude-7.0 earthquake jolts N. Maluku

A shallow earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter Scale jolted North Maluku on Sunday at 10:08 p.m. Western Indonesian Standard Time (WIB), forcing the authorities to issue a tsunami early warning, ...

Foreign minister expresses condolences over demise of Sutopo BNPB

Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi expressed condolences over the demise of the Head of the Data and Information Center of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) Sutopo Purwo ...

Walhi challenges Anies to recover Jakarta Bay coastal ecosystem

The Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) has thrown a challenge at Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan to make serious efforts to recover the coastal ecosystem in Jakarta Bay. "Walhi has ...

Apindo welcomes Jokowi's plan of a young cabinet line-up

The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) has welcomed Incumbent President and president-elect Joko Widodo's goodwill and intention to appoint young talent to occupy ministerial posts in his ...

Jokowi to form new cabinet for the 2019-2024 period

President-elect Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and Vice President-elect Ma'ruf Amin will soon form a new cabinet for the 2019-2024 period, following meetings with their legal team, national campaign team ...

Man-eating crocodile in Aceh Jaya caught

Officers of the Aceh Nature Resources Conservation Office (BKSDA) has managed to catch a crocodile that had attacked an inhabitant of Setia Bakti Sub-district, Aceh Jaya District, Aceh ...

Jokowi does not need to increase coalition: Observer

There was no need to add more parties to join the coalition of supporters of Jokowi-Ma'ruf Amin, Political observer of the Syarif Hidayatullah state Islamic university, Jakarta, Iding Rosyidin ...

Drought paralyses 17 villages in Cilacap. C. Java

As of June 30, a total of 17 villages in seven sub-districts in Cilacap, Central Java, were reeling under the impact of drought during this year 's dry season. Patimuan Sub-district bore the ...

Prime Minister Abe extends warm welcome to Jokowi

IndonesianPresident Joko Widodo (Jokowi) received a warm welcome from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe while welcoming guests at the Intex Osaka Building during the 2019 G20 Osaka Summit on ...

Police name three suspects in lighter factory fire case in N. Sumatra

The North Sumatra police have named three suspects in the case of a deadly fire at a lighter factory in Langkat District on Friday that killed 25 adults and five children. The suspects were only ...