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Batam drafts plastic use restriction regulation

The regional government of Batam City, Riau Islands Province, is now drafting a regulation on the restriction of ...

LIPI presents report on two decades of COREMAP implementation

The Oceanography Research Center (P2O) of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) here on Monday presented a ...

Year ender - New era for W Papua in rail transportation

The year 2019 is expected to be a new era for the Indonesian province of West Papua in terms of railway project, after ...

Minister highlights problem of drug trafficking in villages

Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Areas, and Transmigration Minister Eko Putro Sandjojo highlighted the problem ...

Year ender - Kisar`s cultural house needs government attention

The government is expected to pay attention to a cultural house for 16 leading, outermost, and lagging islands (3T ...

Attempt to smuggle seven kg of crystal meth from Malaysia thwarted

The Police Criminal Investigation Agency (Bareskrim) has seized seven kilograms of crystal methamphetamine allegedly ...

Minister to inaugurate Galang Batang Economic Zone

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution will inaugurate the Galang Batang Special Economic Zone ...

Teaching is irreplaceable by machine: President

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has praised teaching as a noble profession that is irreplaceable by even a ...

Aceh chamber of commerce, Andaman establish trade ties

The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry or KADIN of the Aceh chapter and that of India`s Andaman-Nicobar have ...

Tackling plastic waste menace in Indonesia

Indonesia finds itself facing a grim reality, with the recent death of a sperm whale after ingesting almost six ...

Synergy among ministries crucial to addressing marine pollution

Three sea turtles were found dead some 150 meters off Pari Island, Seribu (One Thousand) Islands District, Jakarta, ...

Indonesia to impose cleaning levy on local, foreign tourists

The Indonesian government has planned to impose a cleaning levy on domestic and foreign tourists visiting several main ...

News Focus - maintaining cleanliness of raja ampat waters for sustainable tourism

Jakarta (Antara - One of the most alluring places in Indonesia, Raja Ampat, a slice of paradise in the province of West ...

News Feature - Mangrove forests in Bombana need preservation by otniel tamindael

The mangrove forests scattered in Bombana District, Southeast Sulawesi Province, need to be preserved as a habitat for ...

Three countries participate in Babel international halal seminar

Entrepreneurs from Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia are participating in the 2018 Bangka Belitung International Halal ...