A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s western province of West Java yesterday, but did not trigger a tsunami, the meteorology, climatology and geophysics agency reported. The agency had first reported the quake with 6.4-magnitude, and it has now been revised to 6.1 magnitude, head of quake and tsunami mitigation division of
JAKARTA, INDONESIA — Indonesia’s Mount Semeru erupted Sunday, spewing hot ash clouds a mile into the sky, prompting authorities to raise the volcano’s alert status to the highest level. The eruption of the highest mountain on Indonesia’s main island of Java around 800 kilometers southeast of the capital of Jakarta sparked
JAKARTA — A volcano erupted in Indonesia on Sunday spewing a cloud of ash 15 km into the sky and forcing the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people, authorities said, as they issued their highest warning for the area in the east of Java island. There were no immediate reports of any
Vice President Ma’ruf Amin has expressed confidence that Indonesians will not be swayed by identity politics in the run-up to the 2024 General Elections. “I believe we (are committed) for long to avoid identity politics, and political differences, as well as differences on (preferred) presidential candidates, will not break this
Tourism activities on Mount Bromo, East Java, part of the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park area, were not affected by the Mount Semeru emitting hot cloud avalanches on Sunday. “Currently, there is no impact (on Mt. Bromo tourism) because the direction of the hot clouds is towards the southeast,” the
Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Minister Basuki Hadimuljono said on Sunday that the implementation of conservation of the Ciliwung River in Jakarta hopefully becomes a national standard for the preservation of other rivers throughout Indonesia. Speaking at the Ciliwung Rowing Festival here, he said the preservation of the Ciliwung River could be emulated
Rice is one of the food commodities that contributes significantly to food inflation and greatly influences the national inflation rate, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS). Data recorded by BPS has shown that rice prices experienced an inflation of 1.13 percent in October 2022 and contributed 0.34 percent to national inflation.
The joint Search and Rescue (SAR) team had extended the search for the National Police’s NBO-105 helicopter which crashed in Manggar waters, East Belitung District, Bangka Belitung Islands Province, for another three days. Head of the Pangkal Pinang Class B SAR Office I Made Oka Astawa said in Manggar Sub-district on
The State Logistics Agency (Bulog) unveiled that it has prepared 100 tons of rice assistance to be supplied to all cities and districts in Papua and West Papua Provinces as an anticipatory action in disaster management. The supplies of the 100 tons of rice were funded by the government, Bulog-Papua
Statistics Indonesia (BPS) has called on the Papua administration to pay more serious attention to tourism development as the sector is a promising source of locally generated income (PAD), the agency’s official said. Papua Province has abundant tourist attractions and destinations, Coordinator of the Functions of Statistical Distribution at BPS-Papua