#archipelagic country

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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 ...

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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 ...

Jay Chen and Huawei's commitment to advancing Indonesia's ICT industry

Since having forayed into Indonesia as a provider of information and communication technology (ICT) and smart devices ...

PT DI aims to produce amphibious aircraft by 2024

  State-owned aircraft manufacturer PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) is targeting to build an amphibious ...

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As La Nina brings disaster, misery, demand for climate action grows

Hydrometeorological disasters, such as floods, landslides, and whirlwinds, have been simultaneously witnessed in ...

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Five volcanoes erupting sporadically in Indonesia since Jan 2021

Indonesia has the largest number and highest density of active volcanoes worldwide, as the country lies in the Pacific ...

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Indonesia enters 2021 with "abnormal" natural disasters

As a country located in the Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia is prone to natural disasters such as volcano eruption, ...

Year Ender 2020

Year ender - UNSC stint highlights Indonesia's role as bridge-builder

On December 31 this year, Indonesia will wrap up its stint as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security ...

UN adopts Indonesia-initiated resolution on protection of seafarers

The UN General Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution initiated by Indonesia on international cooperation to ...