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10 fishing boats to be sunk for poaching

The Indonesian authorities will, on Thursday, sink 10 fishing boats caught poaching in Indonesian waters. The Task ...

Indonesia govt optimistic of achieving its tourism target in 2015

The Indonesian government is optimistic that it will achieve the target of attracting 10 million foreign tourists this ...

President inaugurates Wamena, Kaimana terminals

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) dedicated the new passenger terminals at Wamena and Kaimana airports in Papua on ...

President inaugurates Rotiklot Dam construction in E Nusa Tenggara

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the construction works at Rotiklot dam in Fetuketi village, Kakuluk Mesak ...

President inspects border post in East Nusa Tenggara

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inspected the ongoing construction of the Motaain cross-border post in Belu City, ...

President dedicates solar power plant in Kupang

President Joko Widodo dedicated a solar-powered electricity generating plant in the village of Oeipuah, Central ...

Whirlwind destroys dozens of houses in South Sulawesi

A whirlwind destroyed dozens of houses in the district of Pangkajene Islands or Pangkep, South Sulawesi, following ...

Investment board: Foreign investment remain dominant

The Capital Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM) said foreign investments (PMA) have remained the largest contributors ...

Most of 2016 power projects to use coal

The government has decided to use coal as the main source of energy for its 17,340-megawatt (MW) electricity projects ...

Some 195 Indonesian marines deployed to guard outer islands

Some 195 personnel from the Indonesian Marine Corps, who joined the Ambalat XX Task Force and Outer Island XVIII Task ...

March 2016 solar eclipse to attract tourists to Indonesia

The rare and beautiful phenomenon of the total solar eclipse, forecast to occur on March 9, 2016, is expected to ...

Semen Indonesia to increase production in 2016

State-owned cement producer PT Semen Indonesia has set a target to increase its production capacity to 30 million tons ...

Indonesia unveils passenger aircraft for remote regions

The 17 thousand Indonesian islands spread across the archipelago are vastly isolated, and most regions are located in ...

6.9-magnitude quake rocks Ambon

An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale rocked the Maluku provincial capital of Ambon on Wednesday evening, ...

Military to deploy 35,079 personnel to secure simultaneous elections

The Indonesia military (TNI) is set to deploy 35,079 soldiers to help the police in providing security for the ...