Samarinda (ANTARA) – The East Kalimantan provincial government has appealed to local farmers to expedite the crop planting process as the province is projected to experience a long drought due to El Nino.”We have issued a written instruction to urge f…
One person was killed and at least nine others were injured, after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake destroyed over 100 houses and infrastructure facilities, in Yogyakarta province and its nearby provinces, officials said today.A release, issued by the quick…
Some 1,252 families comprising 5,008 people were affected by the disaster. Jakarta (ANTARA) – No casualties were reported in Tanggamus District, Lampung, following floods in the area at 4 a.m. Western Indonesia Standard Time (WIB/UTC+7) on Thursday (J…
The World Bank has approved two projects worth 1.1 billion USD to expand access to cleaner electricity in Indonesia.The first project, worth 500 million USD, will connect about 2 million Indonesians to the electricity grid in the eastern part of the c…
India and the Philippines have agreed to further strengthen their bilateral partnership in areas including defence, maritimes, law enforcement, trade and investement.The decision was made within the framework of the official visit to India by Philippi…