Bener Dam News Today

On February 14, Indonesia’s 204 million eligible voters face a challenge in voting for the candidate with the clearest position on human rights issues.

Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Minister Basuki Hadimuljono expressed optimism that the Jlantah Dam construction in Karanganyar District, Central Java ...

In Indonesia's Central Java province, ongoing work on the 690-hectare (1,700-acre) Bener Dam has destroyed farmer Gunawan's small durian fruit plot, robbing him of his income. The 33-year-old said his land in Purworejo district was bulldozed to make way for the dam despite not being earmarked for demolition when the government published its plans for the project.

PURWOREJO, Indonesia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Keen to store more irrigation water to shore up food security and protect itself from longer climate

PURWOREJO, Indonesia--Keen to store more irrigation water to shore up food security and protect itself from longer climate change-fueled droughts and extreme rainfall, Indonesia has embarked on a dam-building project that aims see 57 new dams in place by 2024.

Facing worsening water security concerns, the Southeast Asian nation is building more water retention dams, but the building process is causing its own new challenges.

Attempts by indigenous peoples to stop dams and railways being built on their customary lands have been met with violence. Attempts by indigenous peoples to stop dams and railways being built on their customary lands have been met with violence.

The Witness and Victim Protection Agency (LPSK) has dispatched teams to monitor witnesses and victims implicated by the land dispute cases in Wadas Village, ...

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Deputy Chairman Zulkifli Hasan lauded Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo for visiting Wadas, Purworejo, to placate ...

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs Mahfud MD affirmed that the police had complied with the procedures in handling the incident ...