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UNESCO team reviews Meratus Geopark for UGGp status

General Secretary of the Global Geopark Network (GGN) Guy Martini is currently visiting South Kalimantan ...

Watch out for extreme rain in early morning: BRIN

The National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) reminded the public to be aware of extreme rain in the early morning ...

Govt to accelerate welfare development in Papua: VP

The Indonesian Government will take steps to accelerate welfare development, reduce poverty, and improve infrastructure ...

Kupang SAR evacuates 177 off fire-engulfed ferry boat at sea

The Kupang Search and Rescue (SAR) Office, East Nusa Tenggara, deployed 51 rescuers to evacuate 167 passengers and 10 ...

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Exploring Papuan sea, forest areas for an honest, fair election

General Elections Commission's (KPU's) Verification Team is challenged by the hilly topography of Papua ...

Banda Aceh, Kamaishi city continue disaster mitigation partnership

The Banda Aceh administration  in Aceh Province continues its earthquake and tsunami mitigation partnership with ...

4.8-magnitude earthquake hits West Papua's Pegunungan Arfak

A 4.8-magnitude earthquake hit Pegunungan Arfak District, West Papua Province, on Saturday evening, the Meteorology, ...

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2nd HMM to finalize global health architecture agreement: ministry

The 2nd Health Ministers’ Meeting (2nd HMM) will finalize all agreements related to the idea of a global health ...

Nusantara Day promotes seas as mainstay of development: Pandjaitan

Nusantara Day, which is celebrated every December 13, seeks to promote the Indonesian seas as the mainstay of national ...

Governor names Bukit Kerang, Rumah Melayu as cultural heritage sites

Riau Islands Governor Ansar Ahmad has designated Bukit Kerang (Kjokkenmoddinger) and Rumah Melayu (the Malay House) in ...

Female tiger released into protected forest in Aceh's Gayo Lues

The Aceh Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has released a female Sumatran tiger into Sangir village's ...

Women-friendly villages to apply president's five directives

The Women-friendly and Child-nurturing Village (DRPPA) Program is an effort to implement five directives of President ...

Govt outlines four strategic issues affecting higher education

There are four strategic issues affecting higher education that require policy intervention, acting deputy for human ...

Agent banks, QRIS expediting financial inclusion: Ministry

Agent banks and Quick Response Code Indonesian Standard (QRIS) have helped accelerate national financial inclusion in ...

Investigate case on civil servant involved in terrorist network: MPR

The People's Consultative Assembly (MPR) Chairman Bambang Soesatyo urged the Government and Special Detachment ...