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Weak disaster preparedness and mitigation efforts as well as environmental degradation mainly caused by business activities have exposed Indonesia to hazards of extreme climate events, including tropical cyclones that are not usually forming in areas close to the equator.
1 hour agoThe recent rediscovery of a rare plant was met by renewed debate among researchers and public alike about academic colonialism. The concerns hinged on whether the Rafflesia, which was named after a European colonial figure, should be renamed to better represent its Southeast Asian origin and remove its colonial legacy. ...
1 hour agoThe outcome of the bidding for a plot of land where President Prabowo Subianto’s proposed haj village will be located is expected to be announced in late December or January. ...
2 days agoEnvironment and forestry minister Siti Nurbaya revealed a 30 percent decline in forest and land fires compared with 2019.
2 years agoBritish pop-rock band Coldplay will perform its scheduled concert in Jakarta on Wednesday night despite calls by anti-LGBTQ demonstrators in the country for the show to be canceled, a minister has said.
2 years agoProsecutors charged Haris and Fatia for defamation under the controversial Electronic Information and Transactions (ITE) Law for their statement against senior cabinet minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan
2 years agoGunung Padang, also known as “mountain of enlightenment”, sits at the top of an extinct volcano and is considered a sacred site by locals. In 1998, Gunung Padang was declared a national cultural heritage site.
2 years agoThe Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has issued Fatwa No. 83/2023, which underlines the Israeli goods boycott as part of its obligations in supporting Palestinian independence.
2 years agoPresident Jokowi bestowed national hero titles on six figures, recognizing their pivotal role in Indonesia’s independence struggle on National Heroes Day.
2 years agoIndonesia has experienced reduced rice production, forest fires and landfill fires as an impact of the long dry season caused by El Niño this year.
2 years agoThe Environment and Forestry Ministry said indigenous peoples must adhere to the requirements, including holding customary forest licenses, to be eligible for carbon trading benefits.
2 years agoThe emergence of the seed of tropical cyclone 94W is also a contributing factor to extreme weather conditions across various parts of Indonesia.
2 years agoA call to boycott McDonald's emerged in Indonesian due to allegations of the chain providing free meals to the Israeli military.
2 years agoThe Health Ministry’s digital office will introduce a points system on SatuSehat app, rewarding physical activity with free meds to promote preventive health care.
2 years agoExperts are urging the government to improve its approach and messaging in risk communication to avoid stigmatizing both the disease and patients amid a mpox casesthe country see more cases in the past few weeks.
2 years agoTwo regions in East Nusa Tenggara, East Sumba and Rote Ndao, have experienced 176 days without rain.
2 years agoWhile officials have noted that few households will extract enough water to necessitate the permit, some analysts have criticized the regulation as unnecessary and unfair in a country where less than a quarter of the population has access to clean piped water.
2 years agoTo address famine in Papua, the government will soon introduce superior tuber varieties and appropriate agricultural technology.
2 years agoUnder the new direct cash assistance (BLT) scheme, each eligible family will receive Rp 200,000 (US$12.61) once a month in November and December to help them deal with the impacts of prolonged dry season.
2 years agoBMKG warned the public of the potential for extreme weather as Indonesia enters the transitional season.
2 years agoIndonesia has some of the world's toughest anti-drug laws but has held off conducting executions for several years.
2 years agoForget about dreaming big. For children in Mentawai Islands regency, finishing school is a matter of luck and not the norm.
2 years agoThe promise of getting rich quick and easy access has allowed online gambling to mushroom in Indonesia, to the tune of Rp 200 trillion worth of transactions. But not everyone, if anybody, is hitting the jackpot.
2 years agoIndonesia faces a severe El Nino, possibly a 'Gorilla El Nino,' as rising temperatures mirror 2015's extremes.
2 years agoAs cases of monkeypox infection in Jakarta have multiplied over the past 10 days, the Health Ministry is on alert for the virus as epidemiologists highlight the importance of tracing.
2 years agoTeachers have called on education authorities to revamp school safety systems, including building designs, following a string of incidents this year that have resulted in accidental student deaths because of faulty school railings and collapsing buildings.
2 years agoThe accusations against drugmaker Afi Farma were made in a court in Kediri, in East Java, where the company is based, and Reuters is the first to report the charge that it used highly toxic ingredients.
2 years agoMany cities and regencies have declared a state of emergency for the drought caused by the El Niño-induced prolonged dry season, which has led to limited access to clean water for thousands of residents.
2 years agoWorld Day Against the Death Penalty is observed every Oct. 10, calling for countries still implementing capital punishment to abolish it, while raising awareness of the condition of death row convicts, many of whom experience injustice during the legal process leading to their verdict.
2 years agoIn a world where many things can be scientifically explained, it is disheartening to witness the continued scapegoating of women for something entirely beyond their control
2 years agoTourism and Creative Economy Minister Sandiaga Uno signed a road map for low-carbon tourism this week at the Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) forum in Bali.
2 years agoRetno said that over the next two years Indonesia would use its position on the UNHRC to promote three key issues, increasing countries’ national capacities to uphold human rights; intensifying dialogue between countries and regional groups; and the implementation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights principles.
2 years agoMost Indonesians believe that through teamwork, it is possible to reduce human-induced environmental degradation, but this does not necessarily translate into concrete action, a new study has found.
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