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Tugboat sinks in Bintan

A tugboat went down in Bukit Panglong, Bintan regency, Riau islands on Sunday. "Three of the five crew members ...

Malaysia deports 304 RI migrant workers

The Malaysian government on Thursday deported 304 problematic Indonesian migrant workers from Pasir Gudang in Johor ...

Eighteen Myanmarese illegal immigrants nabbed in Bintan

A total of 18 illegal immigrants from Myanmar were arrested police in Bintan district, Riau Islands province, on ...

RI upbeat over its tourism target

Indonesia will most probably achieve its tourism target this year considering that it attracted 4.3 million foreign ...

Sri Lankan immigrants in despair, finally surrender

Some 88 Sri Lankan immigrants who had been living in despair aboard their boat, the MV Alicia, since July 10, 2011, ...

Starving Sri Lankan immigrants finally disembark from boat

After stubbornly refusing to disembark from the MV Alicia since July 10, 2011, 84 illegal Sri Lankan immigrants on ...

UNHCR asks Sri Lankan immigrants to disembark from boat

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) representative in Indonesia has asked 87 Sri Lankan ...

Sri Lankan immigrants under marine police watch

Sri Lankan illegal immigrants caught in the Indonesian waters in Riau Islands recently still remained aboard their ...

Malaysia deports 153 RI migrant workers

The Malaysian government deported 153 illegal Indonesian migrant workers through Pasir Gudang port to Tanjungpinang, ...

Bintan fishermen complain about foreign poachers

Fishermen in Bintan, Riau Province, have complained about fish poaching by foreign boats in Bintan waters. "We ...

Koranic literacy to be required at Makassar schools

Makassar`s City Council has proposed a bylaw to make proficiency in the reading and writing of Koranic texts a ...

Ships hijacked at Muara Jungkat, Pontianak

A tugboat Mitra Jaya V and a barge Makmur Abadi V had been hijacked 15-20 miles west of the Muara Jungkat buoy in ...

74,444 Singaporean tourists to Kepri in March

The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) said that 55.71 pct of 133,620 foreign tourists visiting Riau Island Province ...

PKS denounces Bintan`s planned beach party fashion show

The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has denounced the Bintan district tourism office`s plan to organize a beach party ...

Indonesia, Singapore to develop BBK Free Trade Zone

The Indonesian and Singaporean governments cooperate in the development of Batam, Bintan and Karimun into an ...