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Riau police foil illegal departure of 26 migrant workers to Malaysia

Police in Dumai City, Riau Province, thwarted the attempted departure of 26 undocumented Indonesian migrant workers ...

Riau authorities probe Sumatran tiger sighting near oil facility

Riau’s Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BBKSDA) is investigating a reported sighting of a Sumatran tiger ...

Sparking hope of rice self-sufficiency in border areas

That one morning during the first week of January 2026 was slightly different from the usual mornings in Sebadai Ulu ...

Indonesia plans new cigarette excise layer to tackle illegal tobacco

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa plans to add another layer of excise tax on tobacco products (CHT), or ...

Balikpapan RDMP boosts national energy self-sufficiency: Minister

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said the operation of the Balikpapan Refinery Development Master ...

Endangered Sumatran tiger tracks found after close encounter in Riau

Indonesia's Riau conservation agency said it found Sumatran tiger tracks after a resident reported a close ...

Gov’t begins construction of fishermen’s hamlet in Natuna

The central government has begun construction of the Red and White Fishermen’s Hamlet in Natuna District, Riau ...

BMKG warns of heavy rain and strong winds in West Bangka

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), in Pangkalpinang City, Bangka Belitung Islands, has urged ...

Four Sumatran tigers spotted as Bukit Tigapuluh ecosystem thrives

Camera traps installed in Bukit Tigapuluh National Park have recorded four individual Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris ...

Indonesia plants 21 million mangroves under coastal resilience program

Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry has planted around 21 million mangrove saplings across four priority provinces ...

Prabowo's firm stance meets the legacy of Sumatra's deforestation

Devastating floods and landslides ravaged numerous districts and cities in Indonesia’s Aceh, North Sumatra, and ...

Deputy Minister welcomes first foreign tourists of 2026 in Batam

Deputy Minister of Tourism Ni Luh Puspa on Thursday welcomed the first foreign tourists of 2026 at the Golden Coast ...

Indonesia transfers nearly 1,900 high-risk inmates to Nusakambangan

The Indonesian authorities announced that by the end of 2025, as many as 1,882 high‑risk inmates had been relocated ...

Indonesia, India partner to revitalise elephant hospitals in Sumatra

Indonesia’s Ministry of Forestry has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the critically endangered Sumatran ...

Gov't has relocated 227 families from Tesso Nilo National Park

The Forest Area Regulation (PKH) Task Force has relocated 227 families from the Tesso Nilo National Park area in Riau ...