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Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary in East Aceh to protect endangered species

The Aceh provincial administration intends to build a Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary (SRS) in East Aceh District in a bid to ...

Misool's Kajang boat race expected to draw more foreign tourists

The Kajang boat race at this year's Wonderful Misool Festival is expected to attract more foreign tourists to ...

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Decades of fight to realize a "Drug-Free" ASEAN

Drug abuse has snatched sons from their mothers, split families, caused student dropouts after imprisonment for being ...

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Saving Julia and Cykita

Three years ago, Julia had just given birth to her baby Cykita, when a team of conservationists in South Kalimantan ...

Hundreds of homes flooded in West Aceh

Hundreds of home in five villages in West Aceh District, Aceh Province, have been submerged by flood waters reaching a ...

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Greenpeace campaigns on clean energy, alerts Jokowi's cabinet

At least a dozen environmental activists climbed atop the two main monuments in Jakarta on Wednesday, to unfurl a ...

Flooding swamps some 500 homes in Mandailing Natal, North Sumatra

Eight villages in Siabu Sub-district, Mandailing Natal District, North Sumatra Province, are under deluge, with at ...

Jokowi should assert his commitment to preserving forests: NGO

The Civil Society Forest Coalition urged President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to avow his pledge to preserving ...

Raja Ampat preps for Maritime Festival on Oct 18-23, 2019

Raja Ampat District in West Papua Province will hold the Maritime Festival 2019 on Oct 18-23. Some 200 domestic and ...

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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 ...

Wildlife flee East Kotawaringin forest fires

Forest fires in East Kotawaringin District, Central Kalimantan Province, have compelled wildlife to flee to safer areas ...

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 ...

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Forest fires destroy parts of Sumatran elephant habitats

Wildfires ravaging forest areas in Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, and South ...

Indonesia set to face, sue Europe over renewable energy policies

The Indonesian government will prepare to take legal action at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to challenge the ...

Lebak's fossil stone crafts penetrate international market

Fossil stone crafts from Lebak District, Banten Province, have forayed into international markets, including ...