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Varsities vie for international accreditation to boost reputation

Indonesian universities have continued to make the utmost effort to get international accreditations for their ...

PUPR Ministry looking to complete 13 dams this year

The Directorate General of Water Resources of the Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) Ministry is targeting to ...

Fulfilling Papuans' quest for development

The reorganization and expansion of Papua’s administrative area to carve out six new provinces are a part of the ...

Indonesia boosts virus sequencing capacity amid endemic transition

The Ministry of Health is improving its virus sequencing capacity by increasing the number of equipment and ...

GUPBI urges govt, farmers to tighten biosecurity amid ASF concerns

Chairperson of the Indonesian Pig Farming Business Association (GUPBI), Bali, Ketut Hary Suyasa, has urged the ...

Connecting Aceh, Lampung via toll road govt's dream: Minister

Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir has said that the Trans Sumatra Toll Road is a part ...

Athlete promotes North Gorontalo as scenic paragliding site

The Gorontalo paragliding athlete Septian Lamadlaw promoted North Gorontalo District as a natural tourism site for ...

Bali welcomes back first flight from China after Covid-19 rules ease

A total of 210 Chinese tourists getting on board a chartered plane arrived at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport ...

RI President, First Lady join fun walk of NU's 100th anniversary

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) and First Lady Iriana Jokowi joined a fun walk held by Nahdlatul Ulama, Indonesia's ...

Hyatt Strengthens Position as Leader in Luxury, Lifestyle and Leisure in 2023 and Beyond with Record Global Pipeline

Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) shared today that Hyatt is positioned for continued transformative growth in 2023 ...

RI President expects foreign tourists to again throng Bunaken Island

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is upbeat that foreign tourists will again flock Bunaken Island, North Sulawesi ...

North Sulawesi's new dam to prevent flooding in Manado: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) expressed optimism that the Kuwil Kawangkoan Dam in North Minahasa, North Sulawesi, ...

PMI members must reach disaster zone within six hours: Kalla

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) members must arrive at a disaster zone within six hours of the disaster having ...

Rock deformation in Indo-Australian plate triggered 5.1-M quake: BMKG

Rock deformation in the Indo-Australian ocean plate caused a 5.1-magnitude (M) earthquake in the south of East Java and ...

SoE Ministry to blacklist cheaters in joint recruitment examination

Minister of State-owned Enterprises (SOE) Erick Thohir instructed to include into the permanent blacklist those found ...