Rescue Effort Begins in Vanuatu After Powerful Pacific Cyclone

... state of emergency and global relief agencies geared up after ... islands. Vanuatu's National Disaster Management Office said the government ... ," said Paolo Malatu, a relief official at the office. " ... probably just antibiotics and pain relief." On Sunday, Pam was ...

VP Kalla to Share Indonesia's Disaster Response Experience in Japan

... United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR). Kalla, who ... presidential decree on the Aceh relief operations. He is also the ...

Johannes Nugroho: Why Is Malaysia Pushing for Closer ASEAN Defense Ties?

... in conflict zones and natural disaster sites. However, it will also ... disasters, Indonesia could expect speedy relief aid from such a force ... India and Australia, an ASEAN disaster relief task force in such a ...

Ebola-Hit Nations Pledge to Eradicate Virus in 60 Days

... ago $100 million in debt relief for the three countries and ... peak showed that “the worst disaster scenario now seems far away ...

Jakarta Flooded? You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet, Officials Say

... , the head of the Jakarta Disaster Mitigation Agency, or BPBD. More ... help in the BPBD’s relief efforts. Jakarta Police Deputy Chief ...

Thailand Boosts Military Ties With China Amid US Spat

... scope to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. The drill, the Asia-Pacific ...

Indonesia Must Boost Disaster Prevention Efforts: Experts

... for an increase in disaster relief funding from the central ... billion) on average, while disaster relief funds available for the ... Nusa Tenggara’s local disaster-management agency reported on ... for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG) both ...

Rain Brings Relief to Australian Firefighters

... fire-hit areas brought welcome relief for firefighters. South Australia’s ... Ash Wednesday blazes. The 1983 disaster killed more than 70 people ...

Nine More Victims of AirAsia Crash Identified

Jakarta. The National Police’s Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team on ... to Singapore on Dec. 28. Relief workers are hunting for the ...

Ice May Have Caused AirAsia Crash: BMKG

... Surabaya to Singapore, and relief workers are hunting for the ... plane went down sparked the disaster after it appeared to fly ... the week has hampered the relief process, a huge operation ... currents, Bamabang said. The relief operation has prioritized finding the ...