By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Indonesia's main rescue agency had its funding cut by a parliamentary panel on Wednesday as part of a plan to divert government expenditure to other ...

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) saw its budget for 2026 slashed to Rp 491 billion (US$29.1 million) from Rp 2 ...

The Sumatra disaster in late November indicates that judicial and law enforcement reform is needed to treat environmental ...

At least 23 soldiers killed after landslide slams into training camp in Indonesia - Landslide buries a facility in West Java preparing troops for border patrol ...

Indonesia's government is resisting growing pressure to declare a national disaster over devastating floods that killed hundreds of people and laid waste to parts of Sumatra island. The country has ...

Indonesia’s parliament has approved a cut to the national rescue agency’s budget to fund other government priorities, even as the disaster-prone nation faces repeated floods, earthquakes and ...

The recent devastating floods in Sumatra are the result of years of ecological destruction and failures in disaster governance.

Indonesia's rescue agency faces a budget cut as parliament shifts funds to prioritized programs, including defence and free meals initiatives. Despite increased natural disasters in the region, the ...