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Komodo Island to be transformed into exclusive tourist destination

Coordinating Maritime Affairs Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan affirmed that Komodo Island will be transformed into an ...

RI-PNG border remains closed for security reason

The Skouw-Wutung border of Republic of Indonesia (RI) and Papua New Guinea (PNG) remained closed for public because of ...

Indonesia's Skouw-Wutung border post temporarily closed: Mily

The Indonesian authority has temporarily shut down the Skouw-Wutung Border Post in Muara Tami Subdistrict, Jayapura ...

Government to put cap on visitor numbers to Komodo Island

The government will set bounds for the number of tourists to Komodo Island in East Nusa Tenggara, rather than close it, ...

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Indonesian forest fire chokes millions of people, animals

In June 2019, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMK) had warned that this year's dry season is ...

Dragon islanders oppose closing of Komodo Island

Several residents of Komodo Island in West Manggarai District, East Nusa Tenggara Province, expressed their vehement ...

Palangka Raya declares emergency over wildfires for 15 days

 Wildfires, waging for weeks on end, have compelled the Palangka Raya city government in Central Kalimantan to ...

Satellites detect 1,313 hotspots in Sumatra on Wednesday

The Pekanbaru meteorology station cited the presence of 1,313 hotspots indicative of forest fires throughout Sumatra ...

Education ministry to provide haze-free classroom in Kalimantan

Ministry of Education will provide classrooms that are free from haze caused by land and forest fires in affected areas ...

NGOs send open letter to President Jokowi over forest fires

Several NGOs have sent an open letter to President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), urging the government to act concretely in ...

Thick smoke restricts Singkawan's students to stay home

The Singkawang city administration has kept preschool and elementary students home and away from schools over thick ...

Dense haze cover smothers Kubu Raya, forcing closure of schools

A dense cover of haze, arising from wildfires in West Kalimantan, has compelled the Kubu Raya district government to ...

Haze impairs visibility to 700 meters in Pekanbaru

Haze emanating from forest fires has caused a drastic drop in visibility in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, to 700 meters on ...

Schools forced to close as haze worsens Jambi's air quality

A deterioration in the air quality in Jambi city, with concentration of harmful PM2.5 particles indicating hazardous ...

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Refugees stare at bleak future after Kalideres Camp closure

An Afghan family-of-six sat on a red-and-blue plastic mat near their tent outdoors at Kalideres refugee camp, West ...