#archipelagic country

Collection of archipelagic country news, found 221 news.

Nusantara and its changing meanings

Indonesia has reached a new stage in the development of the new capital city in East Kalimantan with the government ...

G20 Indonesia

Using diplomacy to steer G20 amid AUKUS-China tensions

International politics is complex, with the competing interests of nations, at times, putting the stability of other ...

G20 Indonesia

Indonesia fights for island countries' interests during G20 Presidency

Indonesia will fight for the interests of island countries during its G20 Presidency, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, ...

70 percent of Indonesians to be vaccinated by early 2022: official

With more than 105 million Indonesians fully vaccinated against COVID-19 so far, the government is optimistic about the ...

Ministry encourages use of marine biota in biopharmaceutical industry

The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry has encouraged the utilization of various Indonesian marine biota to be ...

Indonesia, explore Seychelles blue economy collaboration

Indonesia and the Republic of Seychelles are exploring opportunities for strategic cooperation and investment based on ...

News Focus

Preserving Indonesia's mangroves to nurture blue carbon potential

The Indonesian government has set an ambitious target of restoring 600 thousand hectares of mangrove forests across the ...

Innovation, collaboration vital for greater sea toll program

- by operating scheduled and subsidized freighters. The program had been targeted to narrow the wide gap in terms of ...

Tackling climate change Indonesia's national interest: minister

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, has highlighted Indonesia's ...

Indonesia should become trendsetter in fishery sector: Ministry

Deputy for Maritime Sovereignty and Energy at the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment ...

Sikka supplies water to 70 drought-hit villages facing water crisis

The disaster mitigation office (BPBD) of Sikka District in Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province, has ...

Indonesia must optimize value of its maritime resources for people

Coordinating Maritime and Investment Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan emphasized that Indonesia is deserved to ...

BMKG advises ferry operators not to underestimate weather information

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has urged ferry transportation service providers to not ...

Five fishermen arrested for blast fishing in Komodo National Park

The authorities in East Nusa Tenggara Province arrested five local fishermen for conducting blast fishing in the waters ...

News Feature

Conserving North Maluku's maritime treasures

Indonesia is the largest archipelagic country in the world, with its 17,508 islands spread over an area of nearly two ...