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Minister stresses hydropower use to speed up energy transition

Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Arifin Tasrif, has called for the use of hydropower to accelerate ...

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Green hydrogen as instrument for clean energy transition

The industrial revolution has brought a new ray of hope for humans to progress further, though the modernization it ...

Jumbo cruise ship carrying 3,944 foreign nationals docks in Bali

A jumbo cruise ship — measuring 317 meters in length and 37 meters in width — carrying 3,944 foreign ...

OIKN, BRIN to collaborate on strengthening biodiversity data

The Nusantara Capital Authority (OIKN) has agreed to collaborate with the National Research and Innovation Agency ...

Indonesia must increase competitiveness amid 2,800 km toll roads built

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) stated that Indonesia's competitiveness is still far behind, with the ...

Hospital, mall, hotel groundbreakings in Nusantara next week: official

There will be hospital, mall, and hotel groundbreakings in the new capital (IKN) Nusantara in East Kalimantan next ...

PLN to construct solar power plant in Nusantara: OIKN

State-owned electricity company PLN will build a solar power plant (PLTS) in Indonesia's new capital (IKN) ...

President Jokowi expects Mentawai Airport to attract more tourists

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), on Wednesday, expressed hope that the opening of Mentawai Airport on Sipora Island, ...

Bakamla thwarts smuggling of lobster seeds worth Rp19 billion

The Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) thwarted an attempt to smuggle lobster seeds worth approximately Rp19 ...

Need region-specific approach to eliminate poverty: ministry

Poverty eradication handling must ideally be region-specific, therefore, the handling instruments of regions cannot be ...

Minister hopes all regions in Bali have public service malls

Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform (PAN-RB) Minister Abdullah Azwar Anas expressed keenness that public service ...

Government to install plastic waste-to-fuel processing in Batam

The government will install an innovative tool for processing and transforming plastic waste into fuel on Bertam ...

Minister Rismaharini gives boats for school transport in Riau Islands

Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini, on Friday, gave three boats to communities on Bertam, Lingka, and Gara ...

Bali declares emergency alert status for two weeks

Bali Acting Governor Sang Made Mahendra Jaya set an emergency alert status on the island for the next 14 days in ...

Energy transition important for mitigating climate change: ministry

The Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) has said that the energy transition has an important role in mitigating ...