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Southwest Maluku Needs Better Transportation Service

Bereft of most methods of transportation and communication, the Southwest Maluku (MBD) district in the province of ...

Indonesia striving to be more child-friendly

Around 30 percent or 83 million of Indonesia`s total population of 245 million people are children who are considered ...

Revealing enchantment of Maluku`s enigmatic Maupora atoll

Mentioned in local folktales and noted for years as the meeting point of the devil and black magic users worldwide, ...

People coalition rejects gold mining activity on Romang Island

Scores of students belonging to the Romang People`s Coalition (KKPR) staged a protest rally on Friday at the Maluku ...

Indonesian revives national ideology with shadow puppet shows

In an attempt to revive the national ideology of "Pancasila" and raise awareness about its five main principles, the ...

Govt preparing blueprint for improved de-radicalisation programmes

On Tuesday, thousands of US citizens commemorated the 11th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks that killed ...

Narcotics unit destroys drugs worth Rp1 bln

The West Jakarta Police narcotics unit has destroyed Rp1 billion worth of drugs, including 358 grams of cocaine, 1,486 ...

Indonesia aims to become business hub through seaport expansion

The government is determined to expand seaports across Indonesia in a bid to set in motion the Master Plan for ...

President assigns Kalla as special envoy for Rohingya issue

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono hopes former vice president M Jusuf Kalla to act as an Indonesian special envoy for ...

Indonesian red cross head to visit Myanmar to discuss Rohingya issue

Indonesian Red Cross head Muhammad Jusuf Kalla will visit Myanmar to urge the government there to let Rohingya Muslims ...

Soutwest Maluku to have mobile hospital

The Southwest Maluku district (MBD) in Maluku province will soon have a mobile hospital to provide the local community ...

Buru District government not firmly regulate mining activity

The Buru District government in Maluku Province is considered lenient with the regulation of gold mining activity at ...

Inflation in RI touches 0.62 pct

Indonesia`s inflation rate rose to 0.62 percent in June 2012, because of rising food prices, according to the Central ...

Ambassador Marciel pays first visit to Ambon

Ambassador Marciel made his first visit to Ambon, capital of Maluku province from June 19-20, the US Embassy here said ...

SAR: 60 victims of sunken vessel still missing

Sixty passengers from the MV Putri Ayu, which capsized on its way from Ambon to Namrolle in the eastern Indonesian ...