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BNPB steps up aid delivery to remote earthquake-hit villages

Jakarta, Aug. 20 -- The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has begun reaching hard-to-access villages affected by the earthquake in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) to assess residents' needs and ensu... Read More


Indonesia, Germany partner on MMS for pregnant women to cut stunting

Jakarta, Aug. 20 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Health has partnered with the German Federal Government and PT Bayer Indonesia to locally produce Multiple Micronutrient Supplements (MMS) for pregnant w... Read More


Indonesia, Germany strengthen energy and skills cooperation

Jakarta, Aug. 20 -- The Indonesian and German governments are stepping up cooperation in new and renewable energy (NRE), as well as education and vocational training. The development follows a meetin... Read More


Indonesian Navy foils 14-kg marijuana smuggling from PNG

Jayapura, Papua, Aug. 19 -- The Indonesian Navy's Regional Command X foiled an attempt to smuggle 14 kilograms of marijuana from Papua New Guinea toward Jayapura, the capital of Papua Province, throug... Read More


Indonesia boosts fire response as El Nino raises risks

Jakarta, Aug. 19 -- Indonesia's Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni said support from the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) is strengthening efforts to tackle forest and land fires amid an El ... Read More


Indonesia calls for collective action on climate change at BRICS forum

Jakarta, Aug. 19 -- Indonesian Minister of Environment Moh Jumhur Hidayat emphasized the need for collective responsibility to tackle pollution and climate change at the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, ... Read More


Rescuers retrieve body of teen hiker from Mount Slamet crater

Semarang, Aug. 19 -- A joint search and rescue team recovered the body of a 16-year-old Indonesian hiker on Wednesday after he fell into the crater of Mount Slamet in Central Java while taking a selfi... Read More


Indonesia seizes 2.6 tons of liquid meth from Tanzanian vessel

Batam, Aug. 19 -- Indonesian authorities have seized 2.6 tons of liquid methamphetamine from a Tanzanian-flagged vessel in Riau waters during a joint operation by narcotics, customs, and police office... Read More


Police probe alleged abduction of nine women in Central Papua

Timika, C Papua, Aug. 19 -- Mimika District Police in Central Papua Province are investigating reports that an armed group allegedly abducted nine female civilians in Jila Subdistrict as authorities s... Read More


South Sulawesi sends 30 tons of aid to quake-hit NTT

Makassar, S Sulawesi, Aug. 19 -- South Sulawesi Governor Andi Sudirman Sulaiman and regional officials have sent about 30 tons of humanitarian aid to earthquake-hit communities in East Nusa Tenggara P... Read More