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W Sumatra's exports jump 87 percent to $3.06 billion in 2021

West Sumatra's exports climbed 87.89 percent to US$3.08 billion in 2021 from US$1.63 billion a year earlier, the ...

President urges people to use productive land

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has urged communities to take advantage of the productive land provided by the ...

City of Randang branding to boost locals' income: Deputy mayor

The branding of Payakumbuh City, West Sumatra, as "The City Of Randang" will positively impact the ...

Singaraja River overflows, floods hundreds of homes in Cirebon

At least 209 homes in two villages in Cirebon, West Java were inundated by floodwaters reaching a height of up to 120 ...

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Indonesia braces for hydro-meteorological disasters

With about 17 thousand islands scattered across the Indian-Pacific Ocean, the world’s largest archipelagic ...

A tale of friendship between Situak people and tigers

Some 250 kilometers northwards of Padang City, the Situak Ujung Gading Village, Lembah Melintang Sub-district, West ...

Beware of third wave of COVID-19 in Indonesia

Indonesia is about to enter a phase wherein the daily count of COVID-19 cases is starting to increase. The potential ...

Epidemiologist asks gov't to re-evaluate PPKM policy

An epidemiologist from the University of Indonesia Tri Yunis Miko Wahyono asked the government to evaluate the ...

Epidemiologist pushes for massive tracing to contain Omicron cases

Epidemiologist from Andalas University, Padang, West Sumatra, Defriman Djafri has called on the government to ...

Cultural works for supporting creative economy

It feels very nice to record some special things about my humble experiences in a country like Libya. People may not ...

Fisheries Ministry designates two marine conservation areas

The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has designated two marine conservation areas in the provinces of West Java ...

Actress Nia Ramadhani sentenced to one-year imprisonment for drug use

Actress Ramadhania Ardiansyah Bakrie, better known as Nia Ramadhani, burst into tears after the Central Jakarta ...

All Indonesians to get free COVID-19 boosters: Widodo

The Indonesian government has decided to provide the third or booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to all Indonesians ...

Floods submerge several hundred homes in Cirebon, West Java

Floods inundated 698 houses in two villages in Cirebon District, West Java Province, according to the Regional Disaster ...

COVID-19: President to announce booster vaccine mechanism

President Joko Widodo will announce the mechanism for the COVID-19 booster vaccine program, which is planned to kick ...