#islands

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At least 20 killed as tsunami hits Sunda Strait

At least 20 people died when a tsunami wave hit the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra on late ...

Batam botanical garden inaugurated

The Batam city government and Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) on Saturday inaugurated the Batam Botanical ...

Indonesia becomes guest of honor at Saudi Janadriyah cultural festival

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz chose Indonesia as the guest of honor at the Janadriyah ...

Garuda Indonesia to serve Pekanbaru-Medan route

Garuda Indonesia will open a new route connecting Pekanbaru in Riau Province, and the North Sumatra provincial capital ...

Year Ender - Preserving coral reefs means protecting livelihoods in coastal region by Fardah Assegaf

Indonesian waters occupy at least 70 percent of its national territory, and in most parts of the country, there are ...

Chinese company invests US$1 billion in Tanjung Lesung

A Chinese company has committed to investing US$1 billion in the tourism sector in Tanjung Lesung, Banten Province. ...

Government needs instant foreign exchange source: BI

Bank Indonesia (BI/Central Bank) said the government needs instant foreign exchange source to shore up the country`s ...

Government increases supervision of coasts prone to farm commodity smuggling

The Agricultural Quarantine Board (Barantan) of the Agriculture Ministry is cooperating with the Indonesian military ...

Indonesian citizen released from hostage in South Philippines

An Indonesian citizen who was kidnapped in Sabah waters, Malaysia, and later held hostage in the Sulu Islands, ...

Year Ender - Plastic use education should start at early age

Indonesia is a heaven for those preferring to use plastic, as plastic products can be found easily and bought at ...

News focus - Plastic industries call for review of plastic bag ban By Andi Abdussalam

Plastic waste is difficult to decompose and poses a serious threat to the environment. Therefore, the government ...

Year ender - Protecting Indonesian elections from cyberattacks

Cyberattacks have threatened elections in several countries, and one of the major hacking cases was alleged foreign ...

Indonesia poised to become world`s best halal tourism country by Andi Abdussalam

Muslim tourists are a potential segment of the global tourism where in 2017, a total of 131 Muslim tourist arrivals ...

Government builds high-speed internet to support MSMES

The government has succeeded in building high-speed internet infrastructure throughout Indonesia to support Micro, ...

Tokopedia secures US$1.1 billion in latest financing round

- PT Tokopedia, Indonesia’s leading technology company, announced today that it has secured US$1.1 billion in its ...