The meeting attracted 174 priests from seven administrative units in Java, home to 557 of Indonesia’s 2,242 diocesan priests. For Fr Paulus Christian Siswantoko, president of Unio Indonesia, "The aim ...

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

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TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The West Java Regional Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) has declared an emergency alert status for drought in Bogor Regency, Bekasi Regency, and Garut Regency. “We issue an ...

The Ciliwung is a highly polluted river running from Mount Pangrango in western Java, through the city of Bogor, before ending in the bay north of Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital. Since 2018, Bogor Mayor ...

Bima Arya, who previously served as Bogor mayor for 10 years, has announced that he intends to run for West Java governor in the November elections, when voters will choose the regional heads of all ...

Costa, Tammy and Sean explore the amazing Bogor Botanical Gardens. It’s a huge space - 87 hectares - so they split up to cover different parts. Bogor is about an hour south of Jakarta, in West Java.

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said that he would not hesitate to deploy military and police personnel to assist with clean-up efforts if local governments are unable to act swiftly.

Bogor Agricultural Institute professor and author Hariadi Kartodiharjo has died at the age of 66 in Bogor, West Java province. Hariadi was a commissioner on the National Human Rights Commission ...

In the 1500s, Bogor was the capital of the West Javanese Sunda kingdom, after which it passed through the hands of colonial powers. To get your bearings, make a beeline for the city’s green lung, the ...