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Malaysia deports 20,000 Indonesian migrant workers annually

Malaysia deports around 20 thousand Indonesian migrant workers every year, allegedly because they fall foul of the ...

Honeywell Promotes Science and Technology Education in Partnership with Government Schools

- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) announced today that it is helping more than 1,200 local students learn about science and ...

Malaysian citizen arrested for smuggling in meth in Batam

A Malaysian citizen has been arrested for attempting to smuggle in around a kilogram of methamphetamine through Batam ...

Pertamina limits sales of subsidized fuel oils

The state-owned oil and gas company, PT Pertamina, has started limiting the sales of subsidized fuel oils for ...

50 passengers saved after boat caught on fire

Fifty passengers had been saved after their boat caught on fire in Busung islands waters in the district of Indragiri ...

22 foreign nationals arrested on cyber crime charges

Police arrested 22 foreign nationals for allegedly being involved in cyber crime at the Bukit Senyum elite housing ...

Three crew missing from ship in Batam

Three crew members of the semi-submersible barge that sank in Batu Ampar waters on Friday have not been found, though ...

LIPI has two more botanical gardens

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has set up two new botanical gardens in Batam, Riau Islands and in ...

People Await Realization of Maritime `Toll Road`

The people, particularly businesspeople, are awaiting the realization of a maritime supercorridor transportation ...

Indonesia and Australia, once good friends, always be good friends

Indonesia and its immediate neighbor Australia have always had an exciting relationship, as the two countries are very ...

Growing imports and foreign debt repayments weaken rupiah: Observers

Rupiah lost more value against the US dollar closing at the level of 11,988 per dollar on Wednesday from earlier ...

Bank of Indonesia encourages use of rupiah ahead of AEC

The Bank of Indonesia encourages entrepreneurs and the Indonesian community to use the rupiah currency ahead of the ...

VP Boediono calls on community to maintain peace ahead of election

Vice President Boediono has called on the community to maintain peace and order prior to and during the July 9 ...

Whirlwind damages tens of houses in Batam

Several areas in Batam City of Riau Archipelago bore the brunt of a whirlwind, which caused minor to major damages to ...

Indonesia Introduces Sharia-based Tourism

The government through the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy is introducing a sharia-base tourism to boost ...