Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts heavy rain across West Java this week.

Disasters of this kind are made possible by severely underfunded infrastructure, and compounded by deforestation and climate change ...

On February 12, 2026, West Java saw 5 food commodities (including red bird's eye chili) rise in price and 3 (like imported ...

West Java has the worst air quality in Indonesia on Feb 12, 2026 evening with ISPU 98. Banten and Jambi follow. No regions ...

JAKARTA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - The death toll from a landslide that hit Indonesia's West Java province at the weekend rose to 17 on Monday, the country's disaster mitigation agency said, with dozens ...

Following a deadly landslide in West Java, the government is tightening land conversion rules, citing weak watershed oversight, unchecked development and extreme rainfall as compounding risks.

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian Minister of Environment Hanif Faisol has stated that West Java has lost approximately 1.2 million hectares of protected areas since 2010. According to Hanif, these ...

A performer participates in West Java Carnival in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia on Sept. 3, 2023. West Java Carnival aims to boost local tourism and cultural fusion.(Photo: Xinhua) Performers ...

Singapore: As governor of West Java, Indonesia’s most populated province, Ridwan Kamil runs a territory with twice as many people as Australia. Amid a devastating surge of COVID-19 over the past six ...