#island

Collection of island news, found 842 news.

East Nusa Tenggara lost 22,000 hogs to African swine fever

The African Swine Fever (ASF) has wiped out a hog population of at least 22 thousand in Indonesia’s East Nusa ...

News Focus

Indonesia strives to win tourist confidence amid COVID-19

The Indonesian government is taking steps to build tourist confidence, considered vital for the successful recovery of ...

BKPM should be all-out to fulfill investors' requirements: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) Head Bahlil Lahadalia to leave no ...

NTT lauds govt's policy on concurrent management of Komodo Park

The Provincial Government of East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) has lauded the central government's policy on concurrent ...

Government ensures migrant workers return to their hometowns safely

The government would facilitate Indonesian migrant workers to return to the country in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic ...

C Kalimantan residents warned of importance of rapid test results

Central Kalimantan’s residents are banned from travelling if results of their rapid tests are reactive and should ...

Police seize 159 kg of drugs, likely smuggled from China

Indonesia’s National Police and the Customs and Excise Directorate General of the Finance Ministry have seized ...

Rescue workers dispatched to locate missing tugboat skipper

A search has been launched for the skipper of tugboat Multi Sahabat 8, who went missing after his vessel capsized in ...

Naval ships perform drill to boost surveillance, war capability

Three Indonesian naval ships participated in a military drill in the Makassar waters, South Sulawesi Province, on ...

Helicopter pressed into service to locate missing fishermen

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has deployed a helicopter to search for three fishermen who went missing ...

PUPR Ministry to remodel irrigation system in planned food estate

The Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Ministry has decided to redesign the irrigation system in the planned Food ...

How We Do It

Wuhan to Natuna: Journalists' take on covering repatriated Indonesians

A few short weeks before the President Joko Widodo announced the first COVID-19 outbreak in Indonesia, the public had ...

Ujung Kulon National Park prepares to reopen

The Ujung Kulon National Park (TNUK), which has been categorized as a green zone eco-tourism site, is ready to receive ...

How We Do It

Reporting on COVID-19 mass quarantine 500 meters from Sebaru Kecil

"A day prior to our trip, I conducted an internet research, but Google threw little information on this remote, ...

Wakatobi to reopen tourist destinations in July 2020

The Wakatobi district administration in Southeast Sulawesi Province will re-open tourist destinations for local and ...