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SAR rescues 10 crew of boat overturned in Bangka waters

A joint search and rescue team of Bangka Belitung (Babel) Islands Province rescued 10 crew members of a squid fishing ...

Indonesia suggests MLA treaty with China for ship crew handling

Indonesia has suggested the formation of a mutual legal assistance treaty with China to handle alleged human ...

Pandemic can provide momentum for reform : Finance Minister

Indonesia’s Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, has said the COVID-19 pandemic could provide momentum for ...

Indonesians should evince greater caution to slow COVID-19: Red Cross

Indonesian Red Cross appealed to Indonesians to remain consistent in practicing physical distancing and exerting even ...

Sangihe's military personnel, fishermen hoist 50-m-long Red White flag

Military personnel and fishermen in Indonesia's northernmost island of Sangihe hoisted a 50-meter-long Red and ...

96 children contract COVID-19 in North Maluku

As many as 96 children aged between 0 and 18 years in the Indonesian province of North Maluku have tested positive for ...

Ten Wakatobi fishermen survive boat fire

Ten traditional fishermen were rescued after their longboat caught fire while they were diving for fish on Wednesday ...

NTT places annual cap of 50,000 on Komodo Island visitors

To preserve Komodo Island as a conservation area, the number of tourists visiting the Komodo dragon (Varanus ...

Indonesia records 1,922 new COVID-19 cases, 1,813 recoveries

Indonesia, on Tuesday, registered 1,922 new confirmed cases, thereby bringing the tally to 115,056, while the total ...

Jakarta police thwart attempt to transport 131-kg crystal meth

The South Jakarta Metropolitan Police officers confiscated 131 kilograms (kg) of crystal methamphetamine found aboard a ...

Kadin requests government to build gas pipeline in Trans-Kalimantan

West Kalimantan Chapter demanded the government to quickly begin construction of the Trans-Kalimantan natural gas ...

Indonesian government pushes Sinopec to build oil depot in Batam

Indonesia's government has pressed Sinopec Group, a Chinese oil and gas conglomerate company, for materializing the ...

Six more migrant workers test positive for COVID-19 in Batam

Six more Indonesian migrant workers have tested positive for the novel coronavirus disease upon their arrival in Batam ...

Indonesian police thwart smuggling of 200-kg crystal meth from Myanmar

The Indonesian police foiled a transnational drug syndicate's attempt to smuggle 200 kilograms crystal ...

Wisma Atlet Hospital discharges 5,584 recovered patients

The Wisma Atlet Emergency Hospital in Kemayoran has, so far, discharged 5,584 patients that made a recovery from the ...