Air pollution blamed for nearly 2 million respiratory infections in Jakarta
Jakarta has consistently ranked among the most polluted cities in the world in recent years.
The Jakarta Post
Death strikes stranded evacuees in isolated Sumatra shelters
Suffering through days without clean water or proper medical care, evacuees packed into emergency shelters across three provinces in the northern part of Sumatra are falling…
Building fire kills 20 in Jakarta: Police
The fire erupted on the first floor at around midday on Tuesday, and then spread to the upper floors. Some employees were having lunch in the building at the time.
Save our forest, save our soul: The Jakarta Post
Indonesia needs not only tougher laws and regulations on the use and conversion of forest land by plantation and mining companies, but also tighter supervision and credible…
Sumatra tragedy: Calls grow for Indonesia to accept foreign disaster aid
As of Monday night, the death toll had reached 961, with at least 289 people still missing and around 5,000 injured. More than 157,000 houses and over 1,200 public facilities have…
Why cacao-rich Indonesia is not (yet) a global chocolate producer
Building on its decades-old role as a major cacao producer, Indonesia wants to push into the global chocolate market with a comprehensive supply chain from plantations via…
MoU signed for Indonesia’s national car but questions remain on ‘ambitious’ project
Indonesia’s bid to mass-produce cars of a homegrown brand in 2027 is “highly ambitious”, experts say, noting that an electric vehicle model would require sustained fiscal…
Residents climb over logs in walk to aid centre as flood deaths in Indonesia’s Sumatra rise over 900
Local government officials on Sumatra have called on the national government in Jakarta to declare a national emergency to free up additional funds for rescue and relief efforts.
It is a national disaster: The Jakarta Post
It is evident that local administrations in North Sumatra, West Sumatra, and Aceh are overwhelmed and lack the capacity to handle the impacts of the deadly floods without the…
Environmental degradation in spotlight in floods in Indonesia’s Sumatra
The areas hardest hit by floods and landslides last week were degraded watersheds.