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People must be sensitized to importance of trees

The National Tree Planting Day commemoration in Indonesia, to be held November 28, 2015, is considered an important ...

LIPI to reveal many things about Wetar Island

Directly adjacent to Timor Leste, is Indonesias outermost island of Wetar in the district of Southwest Maluku, which ...

Three government policies for Malaysian tourists to Indonesia

The Indonesian government, through the Ministry of Tourism, has announced three policies in the tourism field, aimed ...

One million tourists visit Batam

A total of 1,009,915 foreign tourists visited Batam city in Riau Islands province in the first eight months of 2015, ...

Two foreign fishing boats sunk for poaching fish

Two Vietnamese and one Thai fishing boat were sunk after these were found illegally fishing in the Indonesian waters ...

Indonesia optimistic visa-free policy will boost tourism

The Indonesian tourism ministry has observed that until October 2015, the governments visa-free policy has ...

Nine countries take part in maritime industry exhibition in Batam

A number of 123 companies from nine countries are taking part in a three-day maritime industry exhibition "Imamarine ...

Indonesian death toll in Mina tragedy rises to 57

The number of Indonesians who died in the recent Mina tragedy continues to increase, and until 2 a.m. Saudi Time, the ...

RI making all-out efforts to find citizens in hajj tragedy

The Indonesian government, through the Religious Affairs Ministry, in its capacity as the Indonesian Hajj Organizing ...

Death toll of indonesians in Mina stampede rises to 46

The death toll of Indonesians in the Mina Tragedy has risen to 46 from the previous report of 41, according to Head of ...

Minister allows Riau Islands to import food

Indonesias Trade Minister Thomas Lembong has allowed the Riau Islands Province to import food commodities to meet the ...

19 flights cancelled at Batam airport due to haze

A total of 10 flights going to the Hang Nadim International Airport and nine others departing from the airport were ...

Thick smokes still blanketing part of Riau

Thick smokes still is blanketing part of Riau disrupting flight schedules from and to this provincial city of ...

Indonesia included in China-ASEAN rally route

Indonesia has for the first time been included in the route of the China-ASEAN International Touring Assembly (CAITA ...

Australia not offered visa free facility on reciprocity reason

The foreign ministry said Australia is not included in the 47 more countries offered visa free travel next months. ...