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Indonesian boat sinks in Malaysian waters

A wooden boat carrying about 30 Indonesian migrant workers sank in East Johor waters, Malaysia, en route to Batam, ...

Foreign tourist arrivals in April total 608,100

The Central Bureau of Statistic (BPS) has recorded that the number of foreign tourist arrivals in Indonesia during ...

RI, Malaysia agree to protect traditional fishermen

Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to protect their traditional fishermen who have been carried away by sea currents ...

Maritime ministry earmarks Rp212 billion for fishermen

The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries has set aside Rp212 billion to improve the welfare of fishermen through several ...

News Focus: Batam develops contemporary batik to support ASEAN trade center

Batam city administration develops a contemporary batik center in its bid to support the designation of the city as ...

Batam`s wholesale market suggested to be Batik market

Batam city councilor Rekaveny has suggested that Jodoh wholesale market in the city be developed into a batik ...

Batam designated as ASEAN batik trade center

The Trade Ministry has designated Batam city in Riau Islands province as an ASEAN Batik Trade Center, a local trade ...

Ministry proposes Chinese loans for ten infrastructure projects

Public Works Ministry said it has proposed that ten infrastructure projects worth US$863.07 million should be financed ...

Indonesian housemaid murderd In S`pore

The Indonesian embassy in Singapore confirmed the Indonesian woman named Ruliyawati from Kendal, Central Java, was ...

Buddhists in several regions celebrate Vesak Day

Indonesian Buddhists in several regions on Tuesday celebrated Vesak day with ceremonies particularly at the Borobudur ...

Singaporeans sonstitute 57 pct of tourists in Batam

Around 57.87 percent of foreign tourists visiting Batam city in 2011 came from Singapore. "The majority of ...

Social minister concerned about marijuana legalization demand

Social Services Minister Salim Segaf Al Jufri has expressed concern over the current efforts of a group of people to ...

Tourist arrivals in Batam up

Over 2,500 foreign tourists visited Batam city in the first quarter of 2011, up 4.03 percent from a year earlier. ...

Over 60 hectares of mangroves in Batam damaged

The dockyard industry and housing development in Batam in 2011 have caused damage to about 60 hectares of mangrove ...

Some 3,200 people smuggled into Indonesia in 2010 : IOM

About 3,200 people from conflict-torn countries in the Middle East and Afghanistan were smuggled into Indonesia in ...