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Indonesia deploys hospital ships to bolster Sumatra flood relief

Jakarta, Dec. 3 -- Indonesia has deployed two naval hospital ships to reinforce emergency medical services in flood-hit Aceh and North Sumatra, the country's Navy chief said Wednesday, as the military... Read More


Agriculture Minister raises Rp75.85B for Aceh-Sumatra disaster victims

Jakarta, Dec. 3 -- Minister of Agriculture Andi Amran Sulaiman raised Rp75.85 billion, or about US$4.56 million, during a nationwide fundraising drive to support disaster victims in Aceh, West Sumatra... Read More


Indonesia says it can manage Sumatra disasters without foreign aid

Jakarta, Dec. 3 -- The Indonesian government says it can still handle the fallout from deadly floods and landslides across three provinces in Sumatra, including maintaining sufficient food supplies fo... Read More


Indonesia extends weather-modification ops to keep aid flights moving

Jakarta, Dec. 3 -- Indonesia is extending weather-modification operations in North Sumatra and Aceh to keep air routes open for delivering relief supplies to flood-hit areas, the National Disaster Mit... Read More


Indonesia Air Force airlifts 20 tons of aid to flood-hit Aceh

Jakarta, Dec. 3 -- Indonesia's Air Force airlifted more than 20 tons of emergency supplies to flood-hit areas in Aceh using C-130 Hercules aircraft, completing two relief missions in two days, an offi... Read More


BRI Manajemen Investasi Prepares Indonesia's First Gold ETF

Jakarta, Dec. 3 -- BRI Manajemen Investasi (BRI-MI) is developing what is set to become Indonesia's first Gold Exchange Traded Fund (Gold ETF), aiming to broaden commodity-based investment options and... Read More


RI Govt expands business access for people with disabilities

Jakarta, Dec. 3 -- Indonesia's Investment and Downstreaming Ministry on Wednesday vowed to widen business access and opportunities for people with disabilities, offering priority licensing and mandato... Read More


Indonesian govt boosts aid flow to flood-hit Sumatra provinces

Jakarta, Dec. 3 -- The Indonesian government is intensifying efforts to ensure the steady flow of relief supplies to communities hit by floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra, a... Read More


Prabowo orders national response to Sumatrafloods, landslides

Jakarta, Dec. 3 -- President Prabowo Subianto has ordered a nationwide response to deadly flash floods and landslides across three Sumatra provinces, declaring the crisis a top national priority, offi... Read More


Indonesian army to build bridges in flood-hit Sumatra

Jakarta, Dec. 3 -- The Indonesian army will build temporary bridges to reconnect areas cut off by severe floods and landslides in Sumatra, Army Chief of Staff General Maruli Simanjuntak said Wednesday... Read More