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Riau deploys waterbombing helicopters to contain hilltop forest fires

Waterbombing helicopters from the Riau Province Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) were deployed to extinguish ...

Two killed, 31 survive in Batanghari bus crash

Two passengers lost their lives while 31 others survived a bus crash that occurred on the Muara Bulian road section of ...

New leafless orchid species discovered in Sumatra

Researchers from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) have discovered a new species of leafless root ...

376,871 Java passengers crossed to Sumatra from D-10 to D-5 of Eid

State-owned ferry operator PT ASDP Indonesia Ferry (Persero) recorded 376,871 passengers crossing from Java Island to ...

Eid exodus: Over 11 thousand motorcycles cross Banten's Ciwandan Port

Transportation Minister Dudy Purwagandhi stated that, as of Thursday morning, 11,800 motorcycles had crossed from ...

Ministry opens two toll roads for Christmas, Year-End holidays

The Jakarta-Cikampek (Japek) II South Toll Road and Solo-Yogyakarta-Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) Toll Road ...

Jambi: BKSDA cracks down on tiger skin traders

The Jambi Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) disclosed on Tuesday that its rangers have cracked down on ...

Ministry recommends extension of weather modification in Sumatra

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry has recommended the extension of the weather modification technology ...

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Green hydrogen as instrument for clean energy transition

The industrial revolution has brought a new ray of hope for humans to progress further, though the modernization it ...

Indonesia must increase competitiveness amid 2,800 km toll roads built

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated that Indonesia's competitiveness is still far behind, with the ...

Floods affect 150,322 people in week ended Oct 9: BNPB

At least 150,322 people have been affected by floods in several parts of Indonesia in the period from October 3 to 9, ...

BI pushing investment outside Java to reduce growth disparities

Bank Indonesia (BI) is encouraging investors to expand sustainable investments to regions outside Java Island, ...

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Protecting Indonesia's geoparks means preserving nature, culture

A geopark is not just a geological park, Guy Martini, president of the Global Geoparks Council of the UNESCO (United ...

Thohir urges SOE industrial estates to help realize green economy

State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Minister Erick Thohir has encouraged SOE industrial estates to support the realization ...

Industry Ministry donates 1,200 oxygen cylinders to West Sumatra

The Industry Ministry has donated one thousand medical oxygen cylinders and regulators to West Sumatra provincial ...