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Indonesia not a waste disposal site for developed countries: Minister

Environment and Forestry Minister, Siti Nurbaya, reiterated that Indonesia should not turn into a waste disposal site ...

Jokowi orders strict monitoring of waste imports

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has ordered strict monitoring of waste imports as their poor management has the ...

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"Kresek" to "besek", Jakarta's plastic waste reduction effort on Eid

Indonesia comes second to China as the world's biggest plastic waste producer, with disposable plastic bags being ...

Government urged to reevaluate national energy resilience strategy

The National Consumers Protection Agency (BPKN) urged the government to reexamine its strategy on national energy ...

Riau Islands Marine Police evacuate Tenggiri boat

A patrol vessel of the Marine and Air Police of Riau Island succeeded in evacuating the SB Tenggiri 4 ship, which sank ...

UI conducts ecotourism development in Bungin fishing village

University of Indonesia's (UI's) Community Service Team developed the ecotourism potential in Bungin, Bekasi, ...

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Understanding the plastic monster's message to Indonesians

A civil society coalition of 49 environmental groups, including the Indonesian Forum for the Environment (Walhi) and ...

1,048 people to join anti-plastic parade

As many as 1,048 people have registered to join a parade rejecting single-use plastic bags in Jakarta Sunday. The ...

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Waste materials can be transformed into treasure

For years, a steady stream of waste materials has made its way into landscapes, landfills, waterways, and garbage ...

Dismantling Jakarta's bamboo artwork was money squandered: lawmaker

Disassembling the bamboo artwork "Getah Getih" at Hotel Indonesia boulevard was money plundered, as ...

President Jokowi unequivocal in demanding solution to trash problem

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) minced no words in calling for necessary measures to be taken to tackle the garbage ...

Bengkalis housewife finds ecstasy pills worth Rp6 billion

A housewife in Bengkalis District, Riau, has found 30 thousand ecstasy pills worth some Rp6 billion in a suitcase in ...

Government to be sued for air pollution over Jakarta

The Jakarta Legal Aid Foundation (LBH) has said that 40 to 50 people, including university students and lecturers, ...

Cirebon police tighten security after finding five bombs

The Cirebon city police in West Java have tightened security around police stations in the city following the finding ...

Loa Duri Ilir village to be named among Indonesia's 100 best villages

Loa Duri Ilir village, located in Loa Janan sub-district, Kutai Kartanegara District, East Kalimantan Province, has ...