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Birth of Sumatran elephant calf marks Indonesia's Independence Day

Jakarta, Aug. 18 -- The Indonesian Ministry of Forestry announced the birth of a critically endangered Sumatran elephant ( Elephas maximus sumatranus ) calf at the Jalur 21 Elephant Conservation Cente... Read More


BMKG warning prompts early wildfire prevention efforts: minister

Jakarta, Aug. 18 -- Indonesia's Minister of Forestry Raja Juli Antoni said early warning system from the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) regarding El Nino phenomenon has helped ... Read More


BNPB accelerates aid distribution for NTT quake emergency response

Jakarta, Aug. 18 -- Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has mobilized military airlifts and sea routes to speed humanitarian relief to East Nusa Tenggara following a severe earthqua... Read More


E Nusa Tenggara quake: Indonesia sets up 9 health ops centers

Jakarta, Aug. 18 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Health has activated nine emergency operations centers across East Nusa Tenggara following a major earthquake, prioritizing the rapid restoration of regiona... Read More


Asset forfeiture bill targeted for passage by December 2026: DPR RI

Jakarta, Aug. 18 -- Indonesia's House of Representatives (DPR RI) is targeting passage of an asset forfeiture bill by December 2026, with lawmakers holding public hearings two or three times a week to... Read More


TNI accelerates NTT quake response from evacuation to field kitchens

Denpasar, Bali, Aug. 18 -- Troops under IX/Udayana Military Command have been responding to the impact of the 7.7-magnitude earthquake which struck East Nusa Tenggara through data collection, evacuati... Read More


Human Rights Ministry deploys 150,000 personnel to map village needs

Indonesia, Aug. 18 -- The Ministry of Human Rights is deploying 150,000 personnel in its first phase to map issues surrounding poverty, unemployment, and the fulfillment of basic needs in villages acr... Read More


Food stocks secure after East Nusa Tenggara Quake, Bulog says

Jakarta, Aug. 18 -- Indonesia's state logistics agency, Bulog, says food reserves in East Nusa Tenggara remain secure to support earthquake-stricken communities during ongoing emergency response and r... Read More


Prabowo's potential NTT trip still being planned, minister says

Jakarta, Aug. 18 -- The potential visit of President Prabowo Subianto to East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) remains in the planning stage as the government continues relief operations following the magnitude 7.... Read More


Search expands for four missing after Lombok ship fire

Indonesia, Aug. 18 -- Search teams expanded efforts on August 17 to find four people still missing after the passenger vessel KPM Putri Yasmin caught fire in the Lombok Strait, West Nusa Tenggara, as ... Read More