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MRT reduces Jakarta`s air pollution

Jakarta, the capital and largest city of Indonesia, looks like a flower that attracts bees. Like many of the ...

Octogenarian grandma scales Piaynemo top in Raja Ampat

An 80-year-old Indonesian woman successfully climbed the stairs to Piaynemo top located on Wajag Island, Raja Ampat ...

Bali needs 10 more tsunami warning sirens: disaster mitigation agency

The Bali Disaster Mitigation Agency has proposed the installment of 10 more tsunami warning sirens in the resort ...

Sea toll program works in reducing price disparity

The sea toll program is crucial for Indonesia, which is one of the world`s largest maritime countries, with some 5.8 ...

Subianto-Uno pair pledges to strengthen regions` tourism sector

Indonesian Vice Presidential candidate Sandiaga Uno hinted that strengthening the regions` tourism sector would be ...

Indonesia expects more tourists from Baltic states

Indonesian Ambassador to Sweden and Latvia Bagas Hapsoro said more tourists from the Baltic states are expected to ...

Police, military gear up for 2019 election security

Indonesia will hold simultaneous legislative and presidential elections throughout the country`s 34 provinces on April ...

Indonesia is the first country to have traffic separation scheme

Indonesia has made new history in the international maritime arena as an archipelagic state in the world that has a ...

NU, Muhammadiyah urged to promote tolerant Islam in international arena

Indonesia`s Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister A. M. Fachir encouraged the Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) and Muhammadiyah ...

Border tourism promoted to achieve targeted 20 million tourist arrivals

Border tourism will be promoted by the Tourism Ministry to achieve the target of 20 million foreign tourist arrivals ...

Indonesia hit by 11,577 earthquakes in 2018

Indonesia was hit by a total of 11,577 earthquakes, including several of them that caused serious casualties, ...

Raja Ampat issues regulation on cruise ships

The Raja Ampat district administration has issued a regulation to control cruise ships entering Raja Ampat ...

Megawati sheds tears when talking about her promise to Soerkarno

Indonesian Democratic Party-Struggle (PDI-P) chair Megawati Soekarnoputri shed tears when talking about her promise to ...

5.0-magnitude earthquake hits NTT's West Manggarai

An earthquake measuring 5.0 on the Richter Scale jolted West Manggarai District, the western tip of Flores Island, ...

President attends grand royal wedding of Pakualaman

President Joko Widodo and First Lady Iriana attended Dhaup Ageng or the Grand Royal Wedding of the Pakualaman Prince`s ...