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NTT places annual cap of 50,000 on Komodo Island visitors

To preserve Komodo Island as a conservation area, the number of tourists visiting the Komodo dragon (Varanus ...

Bangka Belitung records 45.33-percent increase in hotel guests in June

The number of tourists staying at star-rated hotels In Bangka Belitung (Babel) Province in June 2020 reached 3,953, a ...

Nusakambangan prison has sufficient vacant cells for drug offenders

The Indonesian Legal and Human Rights Ministry hinted its support for transferring convicted drug dealers and producers ...

COVID-19 to propel shift in tourism to be quality-based: Bappenas

National Development Planning Minister/ National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) Head Suharso Monoarfa believes ...

NTT receiving requests from abroad for tourism packages: Asita

Chairman of the Indonesia Travel Association’s (Asita's) East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Chapter, Abed Frans, spoke ...

Kadin requests government to build gas pipeline in Trans-Kalimantan

West Kalimantan Chapter demanded the government to quickly begin construction of the Trans-Kalimantan natural gas ...

MPR speaker praises Bali's efforts to boost economic recovery

People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Speaker Bambang Soesatyo praised Balinese people's consistency in ...

Tripadvisor lists Bali among world's top tourist destinations

  Bali has been ranked among the world's best tourism destinations, alongside London in Great Britain and ...

Another pilot whale found dead on Liebore Beach, NTT

The lifeless body of another pilot whale was spotted on Liebore Beach, Sabu Raijua, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), in close ...

Tourism minister lauds Bali's readiness to welcome tourists

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister Wishnutama Kusubandio commended the provincial government and people of Bali for ...

TdS 2021 to cover West Sumatra, Jambi, and Riau

The 12th edition of Tour de Singkarak (TdS) was canceled this year owing to the COVID-19 pandemic though is planned to ...

Indonesian police thwart smuggling of 200-kg crystal meth from Myanmar

The Indonesian police foiled a transnational drug syndicate's attempt to smuggle 200 kilograms crystal ...

Six held for allegedly smuggling drugs in cargo truck

The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) has arrested six suspects in connection with the seizure of several hundred ...

Several hundred kilograms crystal meth seized in BNN's truck raid

Officers of the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) raided a cargo truck carrying onboard several hundred kilograms (kg) of ...

SAR team rescues sinking Bukit Rahmat boat's 30 passengers, crew

A search and rescue (SAR) team of Palu, Central Sulawesi, rescued 30 passengers and crew of MV Bukit Rahmat sinking in ...