#archipelago

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President inaugurates National Maritime Coordination Meeting

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) opened the National Maritime Coordination Meeting at the Beautiful Indonesia Miniature ...

Another moderate-intensity quake jolts Kupang

An earthquake, measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale, has again jolted Kupang, the capital of East Nusa Tenggara ...

Moderate quake jolts Kupang

An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale jolted the East Nusa Tenggara provincial capital of Kupang at 12.35 ...

Natuna Islands indisputably belong to Indonesia: Foreign minister

Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi emphasized that the Natuna Islands, located on the northwestern tip of ...

Stunning Raja Ampat to be proposed as touristic province

The stunning natural beauty of Raja Ampat isles located in the northwestern tip of the Indonesian province of West ...

President Jokowi visits Piaynemu Bay in Raja Ampat

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Iriana visited Piaynemu Bay in Raja Ampat District, West Papua, on ...

Indonesia`s capsule of hopes planted in Papua

After seven decades of development, Indonesia has placed its dreams for another 70 years in a time capsule, which will ...

Indonesia govt optimistic of achieving its tourism target in 2015

The Indonesian government is optimistic that it will achieve the target of attracting 10 million foreign tourists this ...

ISIS eyeing Indonesia for `distant caliphate`: Australia

The Islamic State (IS or ISIS) group is working to boost its presence in Indonesia with dreams of creating a "distant ...

Development of Tanjung Lesung to be accelerated

The development of the Tanjung Lesung Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for tourism will be accelerated as a government ...

Indonesia unveils passenger aircraft for remote regions

The 17 thousand Indonesian islands spread across the archipelago are vastly isolated, and most regions are located in ...

Jokowi commends PT DI for building N219 aircraft independently

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said the N219 national transport airplane prototype, displayed in the hangar of ...

Garuda Indonesia Reinstates Jakarta - Haneda Direct Service

Garuda Indonesia, starting June 15, 2014, officially reinstated its Jakarta - Haneda service to meet market demand and ...

As Bali's Waste Continues to Mount, Coca-Cola, Quiksilver and Garuda Indonesia Host 'Bali's Big Eco Weekend 2014'

Bali continues to receive international attention for its alarming waste problem. Last March 2014, Huffington Post ...

Biak tourism attractions need intensive promotion

The Biak Numfor district in the Indonesian province of West Papua has myriad natural, marine, cultural, and historical ...