At least 22 people have died and many are missing in flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rain in western Indonesia, the country’s national disaster mitigation agency (BNPB) said on October 13.
The Indonesian Government has warned its citizens against flu as it can lead to fatal complications such as pneumonia, as the government learns that many Indonesian people do not seek medical help until the disease becomes worse.
Indonesian police have arrested the captain of the passenger boat which capsized at Lake Toba, North Sumatra, causing the death of three and nearly 200 others go missing, said authorities on June 21.
The Indonesian National Police said that they will investigate a possible criminal offence in a boat incident that left many people missing at Lake Toba in North Sumatra on June 18.
Indonesian rescue workers fought heavy rains and 2m waves in a search for survivors after a boat with at least 80 passengers on board sank in Lake Toba, a popular tourist destination in North Sumatra.
The Indonesian government plans to buy five new US-made Lockheed C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft to modernise its fleet.
Indonesian anti-terror police shot dead two alleged militants in an exchange of fire on May 15 in North Sumatra province, local media reported.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo convened a cabinet meeting on April 17 to review and evaluate the implementation of national strategic projects in the first quarter of 2018.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has suggested closer alignment of China's Belt and Road Initiative with Indonesia's development strategy.
The Sinabung volcano in Indonesia's North Sumatra province erupted on December 18, spewing columns of smoke and ash clouds.
Volcano Sinabung in Karo district, Indonesia's North Sumatra province erupted on early October 12, spewing an ash column of up to 2 km to the sky.
Indonesia’s Terra and Aqua satellites have detected 27 hotspots with risk of forest fire in seven provinces of Sumatra archipelago, according to the Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG).
Indonesia’s police on August 15 arrested five Islamic militants in Bandung, West Java province, and seized chemicals that they confessed were being used to make bombs for attacks on the Presidential Palace later this month.
The Indonesian Government plans to launch an auction for six geothermal projects, which have a combined capacity of 255 megawatts and total investment capital of 1.02 billion USD, in September this year.
Indonesian police shot dead a suspected militant after he stabbed two policemen inside a mosque near the national police headquarters in Jakarta.
Indonesian police have found hundreds of books containing Islamic State (IS) propaganda targeting children at the home of a suspect arrested in connection with the stabbing death of an officer, a police spokeswoman said on June 26.
Indonesia’s Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing has inked cooperation agreements with seven regional administrations for the construction of infrastructure for local residents in tourism areas.
Singaporean Minister of Trade and Industry Iswaran is visiting Indonesia from April 24-26 to enhance bilateral economic cooperation and seek more business opportunities for Singaporean firms, especially small and medium ones.
