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Ten Wakatobi fishermen survive boat fire

Ten traditional fishermen were rescued after their longboat caught fire while they were diving for fish on Wednesday ...

Indonesian government pushes Sinopec to build oil depot in Batam

Indonesia's government has pressed Sinopec Group, a Chinese oil and gas conglomerate company, for materializing the ...

Six more migrant workers test positive for COVID-19 in Batam

Six more Indonesian migrant workers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease upon their arrival in Batam ...

Indonesian police thwart smuggling of 200-kg crystal meth from Myanmar

The Indonesian police foiled a transnational drug syndicate's attempt to smuggle 200 kilograms crystal ...

Jokowi's plan to dissolve institutions is no gimmick: lawmaker

President Joko Widodo's (Jokowi's) plan to dissolve 18 institutions and commissions clearly mirror the ...

Missing boat skipper's body found in West Kalimantan's Kubu Raya

Pontianak Search and Rescue (SAR) agency’s rescuers, Tuesday morning, found the body of Asek, who went missing ...

Search continues for remaining passengers of capsized boat

Search efforts continued on Wednesday to locate five more passengers of Motor Vessel Kasih 25, who went missing after ...

Government ensures migrant workers return to their hometowns safely

The government would facilitate Indonesian migrant workers to return to the country in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic ...

Rescue workers dispatched to locate missing tugboat skipper

A search has been launched for the skipper of tugboat Multi Sahabat 8, who went missing after his vessel capsized in ...

COVID-19 inpatients treated at Jakarta's Wisma Atlet reaches 637

The Wisma Atlet Emergency Hospital (RSD) for COVID-19 in Kemayoran is currently offering inpatient treatment to 637 ...

392 foreigners denied entry into Batam in 2018: immigration

A total of 392 foreign nationals were refused entry into Indonesia by the immigration authorities in Batam City, Riau ...

Batam botanical garden inaugurated

The Batam city government and Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) on Saturday inaugurated the Batam Botanical ...

Garuda Indonesia to serve Pekanbaru-Medan route

Garuda Indonesia will open a new route connecting Pekanbaru in Riau Province, and the North Sumatra provincial capital ...

News focus - Plastic industries call for review of plastic bag ban By Andi Abdussalam

Plastic waste is difficult to decompose and poses a serious threat to the environment. Therefore, the government ...

Batam should be developed optimally: Jokowi

Batam, a special economic zone, and its surrounding areas should be developed optimally, President Joko Widodo ...