Indonesia – A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Sumatra island on Feb 25, killing seven people and injuring hundreds more, with locals rushing loved ones to safety as buildings fell around them. The quake struck only minutes after a smaller but more powerful earthquake, as scared locals began fleeing their homes. “After the first quake, we all escaped our house,” Yudi …

In order to handle coronavirus or Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia, the government has formed a task force. The newest, more than 22 thousand volunteers have joined the Indonesian Task Force for the Acceleration of COVID-19 Response, according to Achmad Yurianto, the government spokesperson for COVID-19 handling. “Over 22,000 volunteers have voluntarily registered with the Task Force for the Acceleration of …

Tanah Abang Market management introduced this morning that the market which is one in all Southeast Asia’s busiest textile marketplace will remain closed following the extension of the coronavirus (COVID-19) emergency period. Perumda Pasar Jaya president-director Arief Nasrudin says that the Tanah Abang reopening scheduled to take area on April 6 has temporarily been extended to April 19. The transient …

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman Agus Wibowo introduced on Sunday that the “large-scale social restrictions” protocol, or PSBB, will be enacted in a quantity of Indonesian areas as of these days on Monday, April 6. However, the BNPB spokesman did not point out in element involving the regions that will be subjected to the strict physical distancing rule. …

Amid pandemic of coronavirus or Covid-19, public needs to get the correct and updated information from the cases. The Communications and Information Ministry, in collaboration with the State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Ministry, has developed a mobile app that enables users to compile data related to the spread of the virus in their communities. By this app, also helps bolster the government’s …

Eid homecoming (mudik) trips is very common for Indonesian citizens after spending one month Ramadhan fasting. They usually get long public holiday to spend time with the family. However, due to coronavirus (COVID-19) in the emergency period, Transportation Ministry is mulling over the policy to ban the people from going on mudik to curb the spread of the virus. “We …

Intense rain over the last two days affected a number of regions getting flooded. Thousands of houses and public facilities across Bekasi, Karawang, and Subang regencies in West Java were the places that affected. According to West Java Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) operations manager Budi Budiman, the widespread flooding was the result of constant rain. It caused a number of …