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Taking a cue on new capital city design from Canberra

Indonesia is looking to Australia’s capital Canberra as a reference for its capital city in East Kalimantan, part ...

Positive business activity maintained despite slow growth: BI

The latest business survey conducted by Bank Indonesia pointed to positive growth in the third quarter of 2019, despite ...

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 ...

New capital city design to incorporate SDGs: Ministry

The Environmental Affairs and Forestry Ministry confirmed that the design of the new capital city, to be located in ...

Maritime ministry to act strongly against ships for oil spill

The Coordinating Maritime Affairs Ministry will crack down on ships causing oil spills in Indonesia's waters on ...

Siak police point to economic benefits impelling arsonists

The arsonists, arrested by the police for their alleged involvement in wildfires in Siak District, Riau Province, came ...

Four people named suspects in land and forest fires in S Sumatra

The Banyuasin Police Resort in South Sumatra Province will soon hand over the dossiers of four suspects in land and ...

Jambi police investigates 12 companies related to forest fires

The Jambi Provincial Police are handling a case involving 12 plantation companies and 41 individuals allegedly involved ...

Indonesia makes concerted efforts to curb coal usage

Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar acknowledged she had coordinated with Energy and Mineral Resources ...

Minister highlights extreme weather events triggered by climate change

Quoting the results of scientists' study, Environment and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar drew attention to ...

Air pollution emergency status revoked as Riau air quality stabilizes

The air pollution emergency status in Riau was revoked following an improvement in air quality and no further detection ...

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, ...

Ministry seeks for 30% reduction in manufacturing waste

The Indonesian government is scheduled to issue a Ministerial Decree that requires manufacturers of goods to reduce ...

BPDPKS decides to suspend palm oil export levies until 2020

The Indonesia Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS) will not collect palm oil export levies until late ...

President holds discussions on efforts to boost investment climate

President Joko Widodo deliberated on endeavors to arrange investment to facilitate a good investment ...