Day: February 7, 2021

  Jakarta The Indonesian Embassy and the Indonesian Trade Promotion Center (ITPC) in Mexico City have facilitated business cooperation between Indonesian and Mexican companies for export of furniture, home decor items, and textiles. The cooperation is part of efforts taken since early this year to increase Indonesia’s exports to Mexico, the Indonesian Embassy in Mexico […]

Sago, a starch extracted from the centre or pith of tropical palm stems, particularly Metroxylon sagu, has traditionally been a major staple food in Papua. Sago starch obtained from local starch-producing plants from the Arecaceae family is commonly processed into several types of foods consumed by the people of Papua. Traditional sago food products in Papua include […]

Semarang, C Java The Indonesian Government claimed that flash floods that inundated Semarang city’s Kota Lama (Old Town) neighborhood and several other areas on Saturday was caused by extreme rainfall and tidal flooding. “The rainfall data show that it is categorized as ‘extreme’. Based on the hydrological analysis, the rainfall is a 50-year recurrence interval,” […]

  Yogyakarta Mount Merapi located between Central Java and Yogyakarta Provinces, on Sunday morning spewed hot lava for 10 times with a maximum sliding distance of one kilometer, according to the Geological Disaster Research and Technology Development Center (BPPTKG). “Avalanches of incandescent lava occurred for 10 times, with a maximum sliding distance of 1,000 meters […]

Jakarta Charity organization Dompet Dhuafa’s volunteers in Central Java Province distributed fast food boxes to many residents of Muktiharjo Lor neighborhood in Genuk Subdistrict, Semarang city, affected by flash floods on Saturday evening. “Until Saturday evening, we kept searching for people getting stuck at home due to the floodwaters inundating their neighborhood area. They are […]