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Five giant leatherbacks lay eggs on Raja Ampat's Warebar Beach

- lay their eggs in several of the country's coastal areas. The WWF Indonesia further noted that the Indonesian ...

Ministry offers 12,500 ha for industrial estate development

The Indonesian Industry Ministry has offered to prepare 12,500 hectares of integrated industrial estates (KITs) ...

Four earthquakes of varying magnitudes jolt Indonesia on Tuesday

Four earthquakes of 5-6.1 magnitudes struck Indonesia, Tuesday, at 5:54 a.m., 11:44 a.m., 12:17 a.m., and 1:16 a.m. ...

Jokowi seeks alternative funding sources for Trans-Sumatra highway

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has sought alternative sources of funding for construction of the Trans-Sumatra toll ...

Wisma Atlet Emergency Hospital treats 55 new COVID-19 patients

Some 55 more patients infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) underwent treatment at the Wisma Atlet Emergency ...

Trade Ministry eyes North African market for processed food exports

The Ministry of Trade is looking to tap into the North African market to boost exports of food and beverages produced ...

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 ...

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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 ...