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Ngurah Rai serves 2,283 aircraft destined for foreign countries

Denpasars Ngurah Rai International Airport in the Indonesian island resort of Bali served 2,283 wide-bodied aircraft ...

Mandalika resort to help boost economic growth

The accelerated development of the Mandalika resort in Central Lombok aims to help improve economic growth in ...

Indonesia targets US$13 bln investment from Japan

The Indonesian Capital Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) has set a target to attract US$13 billion in investment ...

Indonesian govt wants acceleration of Mandalika resort development

The Indonesian government is impatient to see the completion of the Mandalika tourist resort development, which is ...

Indonesian tourism promotion targets India as potential market

Indonesia has turned its focus on India as another potential tourism market, after identifying China and Russia as its ...

Riau Islands province wants China-Batam direct flight

Acting Governor of Riau Island province Agung Mulyana said he wanted the opening of direct flight between Batam and ...

President Jokowi arrives home from Paris

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) arrived here on Wednesday after attending the 21th Session of the Conference of the ...

Jokowi optimistic about developed nations` support to handle environmental issues

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is convinced that developed nations will assist Indonesia in reducing global warming ...

Russia building new military bases on islands claimed by Japan

Russia has begun building two modern military compounds on the far eastern Kuril islands, defence minister Sergei ...

Lake Tambing becomes favorite tourist destination

An increasing number of tourists are visiting the Lake Tambing ecotourism destination in Lore Lindu National Park ...

Indonesia ready to lead global efforts to overcome global warming

Indonesia will ask developed nations to help reduce the worlds carbon emissions and show its seriousness in overcoming ...

UnionPay International Initiates "40 Selected Tourist Destinations Worldwide" Preferential Program

-UnionPay International announces on November 25 that it now initiates "40 Selected Tourist Destinations Worldwide" ...

30 million people expected to travel during Idul-Fitri

Around 30 million people are expected to return to their hometowns to celebrate Idul-Fitri holidays (mudik) at the end ...

28.28 million Indonesians live in poverty

More than 28.28 million Indonesian people live in poverty as of March 2014 compared to 28.17 million in the same ...

No tsunami threat from 5.0 sr Mentawai earthquake

The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has confirmed that the current 5.0 magnitude ...