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Gov't encourages investment in downstream sector for mining

Investment Minister Bahlil Lahadalia emphasized that the government continues to channel its attention on encouraging ...

Police confirm 239 drug offences-related arrests made in West Sumatra

The West Sumatra police arrested 239 people for their alleged involvement in drug trafficking operations and drug ...

Two army personnel involved in drug smuggling in North Sumatra

A police officer confirmed the involvement of two army personnel in North Sumatra in the smuggling of 75 kg crystal ...

West Lombok raises funds, donations for Cianjur's quake survivors

The West Lombok district government collaborated with mountain bikers' communities in West Nusa Tenggara Province ...

Intern doctors in remote areas to receive Rp6.4-M living assistance

The Indonesian government will facilitate the provision of living expenses assistance of Rp6,499,575 per month for ...

The darling buds of Bali

Bali is so unlike the rest of Indonesia and seems unmoored from the archipelago. Before the island was scarred by ...

Indonesia needs thousands of specialist doctors: Health Minister

Indonesia needs thousands of specialist doctors to plug a shortage of medical personnel and address the uneven ...

Govt task force to scrutinize outer island investment permits

Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs, Mahfud MD, has informed that the government will form ...

BNN destroys 402.34 kg of crystal meth, 198.05 kg marijuana

Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency (BNN), on Tuesday, destroyed 402.34 kg of crystal meth, 198.05 kg of ...

High waves likely to occur in Indonesian waters: BMKG

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) urged residents in coastal areas to be wary of waves of one ...

AIS Forum established in keeping with global maritime axis vision

The establishment of the Archipelagic and Island States (AIS) Forum, which was initiated by Indonesia in 2018, was part ...

Minister hands over eight houses to Tropical Cyclone Seroja victims

Social Affairs Minister Tri Rismaharini handed over assistance in the form of eight housing units for victims of ...

BNPB pushes mangrove conservation in northern Java as flood-prevention

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) encouraged all parties to preserve mangrove ecosystems along the north ...

VP Amin commends preservation efforts in Prambanan Temple

Vice President Ma'ruf Amin said the preservation efforts in Prambanan Temple complex, Sleman, Yogyakarta, has ...

Surabaya offers packages for tourists arriving through cruise ship

The Surabaya City Government, East Java, offered four packages for foreign tourists that arrived in the city through a ...