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October 21, 2018

Deutsche Presse Agentur - October 21, 2018

Jakarta – The death toll from a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Indonesia's Central Sulawesi province last month has reached 2113 and there's still more than 1300 people missing.

October 20, 2018

Jakarta Post - October 20, 2018

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – After President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo declared that Indonesia would accept foreign aid to reconstruct Central Sulawesi following a strong earthquake with

October 14, 2018

Associated Press - October 14, 2018

Jakarta – Torrential rains triggered flash floods and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra, killing at least 27 people, including a dozen children at a school, officials said

Sydney Morning Herald - October 14, 2018

James Massola, Jakarta – The World Bank has promised up to $1.4 billion to help Indonesians rebuild their shattered lives following twin earthquakes that have devastated the resort isla

October 13, 2018

Reuters - October 13, 2018

Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Jakarta – Flash floods and landslides triggered by torrential rains in Indonesia have killed at least 21 people, including 11 schoolchildren, left 15 missing, an

October 10, 2018

Asia Pacific Report - October 10, 2018

Bernadinus Steni and Daniel Nepstad – Large landscapes of intact tropical forests will figure prominently in global strategies to avert catastrophic climate change and conserve biodive

October 9, 2018

The Guardian - October 9, 2018

Kate Lyons – Foreign aid workers who rallied to the island of Sulawesi after the devastating earthquake and tsunami more than a week ago have been asked to leave the country by the Indo

October 8, 2018

Asia Pacific Report - October 8, 2018

Vannessa Hearman – When the earthquake and tsunami hit the city of Palu, Central Sulawesi, last weekend, they not only brought wreckage and death.

The Guardian - October 8, 2018

Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Kate Lamb in Palu – About 5,000 people are still missing, feared death, after an earthquake and tsunami hit Sulawesi just over a week ago.

October 7, 2018

ABC News - October 7, 2018

David Lipson, Palu – For tens of thousands of Indonesia's earthquake and tsunami survivors, home for the next few months, if not years, will be one of the many camps springing up all ov

October 6, 2018

Sydney Morning Herald - October 6, 2018

James Massola & Amilia Rosa – He was in a car in Balaroa, a suburb on the outskirts of Palu, driving his mum and aunt home from the family's shop, when the magnitude 7.5 earthquake

Jakarta Post - October 6, 2018

Jakarta – The National Police have arrested over 90 suspected looters in disaster-hit areas in Central Sulawesi following a strong earthquake and a killer tsunami that swept the region

October 5, 2018

The Guardian - October 5, 2018

Hannah Ellis-Petersen – International aid has finally started to arrive in disaster-hit Sulawesi as emergency teams cleared roads and restored power to parts of the island devastated by

October 4, 2018

The Guardian - October 4, 2018

Hannah Ellis-Petersen and agencies – The humanitarian crisis in Sulawesi has continued to worsen as organisations struggle to bring the millions of dollars in international aid that has

Berdikari Online - October 4, 2018

Raymond Samuel – Despite being embroiled in an economic crisis and even being depicted as a "failed state" by the Western media, Venezuela is still able to show empathy and solidarity w

October 3, 2018

Sydney Morning Herald - October 3, 2018

James Massola & Amilia Rosa, Balaroa, Sulawesi – On the outskirts of Palu, in the suburb of Balaroa, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, the streets have been ripped apart.

Telesur TV - October 3, 2018

The Venezuelan government announced Wednesday that it'd be donating US$10 million from its "solidarity fund," Vice President of the country Delcy Rodriquez confirmed on her Twitter acco

Sydney Morning Herald - October 3, 2018

James Massola & Karuni Rompies, Jakarta – The confirmed death toll from an earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia's Sulawesi island has risen to 1407, the disaster mitigation agency sa

October 2, 2018

ABC News - October 2, 2018

Tasha Wibawa – Residents in the earthquake and tsunami-ravaged city of Palu have turned to looting due to a shortage of necessities such as food, water and petrol, local authorities hav

The Guardian - October 2, 2018

Hannah Ellis-Petersen – Anger and desperation are growing in parts of Sulawesi as residents faced a fourth day without food and drinking water after the Indonesian island was devastated

Jakarta Post - October 2, 2018

Kharishar Kahfi and Arya Dipa, Jakarta/Bandung – Four days after a 7.4-magnitude quake hit Central Sulawesi, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has stood by its d

Sydney Morning Herald - October 2, 2018

James Massola, Karuni Rompies & Amilia Rosa, Palu – Indonesian rescue workers are now focused on retrieving dead bodies and digging mass graves following a devastating earthquake an

October 1, 2018

Jakarta Post - October 1, 2018

Jakarta – The Indonesian Retailers Association (Aprindo) has blamed the government for the looting that occurred at dozens of retail outlets in Palu and Donggala in Central Sulawesi, wh

Jakarta Post - October 1, 2018

Arya Dipa, Bandung – The Center of Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation has said the deteriorating Palu-Koro fault had amplified the jolt of the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that hi

Sydney Morning Herald - October 1, 2018

Amilia Rosa, Palu, Indonesia – When I arrive at Palu airport on Sunday, two days after the double tragedies of a powerful quake followed by a massive tsunami, it is incredibly hot.

Associated Press - October 1, 2018

Makassar – An early warning system that might have prevented deaths in the tsunami that hit an Indonesian island on Friday has been stalled in the testing phase for years.

Sydney Morning Herald - October 1, 2018

Amilia Rosa, Karuni Rompies, Jewel Topsfield & James Massola, Palu – Indonesia has said it will accept international aid to cope with the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and

September 30, 2018

Washington Post - September 30, 2018

Jakarta – Just 34 minutes after the latest major earthquake to strike Indonesia, officials called off a tsunami warning.

Agence France Presse - September 30, 2018

An Indonesian air traffic controller is being posthumously hailed as a hero for refusing to leave his post despite devastating earthquakes so that he could guide a passenger jet safely

Sydney Morning Herald - September 30, 2018

James Massola, Jewel Topsfield, Amilia Rosa & Karuni Rompies, Makassar, Indonesia – Grave fears are held for thousands of people living in the epicentre of a huge earthquake and tsu

CNN Indonesia - September 30, 2018

Jakarta – The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) says that since 2012 Indonesia has had no functioning early tsunami detection buoys.

September 29, 2018

Sydney Morning Herald - September 29, 2018

James Massola, Karuni Rompies & Amilia Rosa, Jakarta – At least 384 people have been killed after a series of earthquakes and a tsunami struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, wit

September 28, 2018

Associated Press - September 28, 2018

Associated Press, Jakarta – A powerful earthquake has rocked the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, triggering a 1.5-metre (5ft) tsunami that an official said swept away houses in at least

Jakarta Post - September 28, 2018

Ivany Atina Arbi, Jakarta – Environmental group Green Institute Indonesia has called on the government to review other reclamation plans outside Jakarta to follow the Jakarta administra

September 27, 2018

Jakarta Post - September 27, 2018

Jakarta – The Save Jakarta Bay Coalition (KSTJ) is urging the Jakarta administration to dismantle the four existing reclamation projects on Jakarta Bay, citing the severe environmental

September 22, 2018

Jakarta Post - September 22, 2018

Jakarta – Residents of Sumbersari village in Garut, West Java, held a rally to protest against leather-tanning factories that dumped untreated wastewater into the Ciwalen River in Sukar

August 28, 2018

Jakarta Globe - August 28, 2018

Jakarta – Nickel miner Laman Mining is suspected of illegal bauxite mining operations, disrupting orangutan habitat in West Kalimantan's Tulak River forest.

August 27, 2018

Jakarta Post - August 27, 2018

Panca Nugraha and Aman Rochman, Mataram/Malang – As the emergency response period for recent earthquakes in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) comes to an end, survivors continue to strug

ABC News - August 27, 2018

David Lipson – A month ago this Wednesday, the Indonesian Island of Lombok was struck by the first of a series of devastating earthquakes, and aftershocks still keep on coming.

August 24, 2018

Jakarta Post - August 24, 2018

Evi Mariani and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/Medan – Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya paid a visit to President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo at the palace on Oct.

August 22, 2018

Asian Correspondent - August 22, 2018

Hans Nicholas Jong – A battle to save the world's most endangered great ape has intensified as conservationists lodge a lawsuit and collect over a million signatures against a planned h

August 20, 2018

Associated Press - August 20, 2018

Ten people have died in a strong earthquake on Lombok that set off a series of mudslides, cut power across the Indonesian island and damaged more than 150 homes as the community tries t

August 15, 2018

Jakarta Post - August 15, 2018

Ganug Nugroho Adi, Wonogiri, Central Java – At least 50,000 residents living in 31 villages across seven districts in Wonogiri, Central Java, have been affected by drought since July, a

August 12, 2018

Jakarta Post - August 12, 2018

Rizal Harahap, Pekanbaru, Riau – A spell of unusual heat in Riau has seen the number of hot spots rise from zero to 55 in only two days, according to official data.

Australian Associated Press - August 12, 2018

Jakarta – The death toll from a powerful earthquake that hit the Indonesian island of Lombok a week ago has risen to 392, an official says.

August 9, 2018

The Guardian - August 9, 2018

Kate Lamb in Jakarta and agencies – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 has hit Indonesia's Lombok island, less than a week after a 6.9-magnitude tremor that is believed to have kille

August 8, 2018

Sydney Morning Herald - August 8, 2018

James Massola & Amilia Rosa, Sembalun Bumbung, Lombok – Indonesia's government, military and aid agencies are struggling to deliver aid to people in some of the areas hardest hit by

August 7, 2018

Sydney Morning Herald - August 7, 2018

James Massola, Amilia Rosa & Karuni Rompies – Faded road signs serve as a poignant reminder that the island of Lombok is usually a destination for tourists from Australia and other

August 6, 2018

Sydney Morning Herald - August 6, 2018

James Massola, Amilia Rosa & Karuni Rompies, Lombok – Indonesian authorities expect the death toll from a magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the Indonesian tourist islands of Lombok an

August 3, 2018

Jakarta Post - August 3, 2018

Jakarta – More than 100 home industries in West Jakarta have been warned to stop polluting the environment, with half of them dumping untreated industrial waste into rivers.