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Eleven crewmen in Malaysia tin smuggling case repatriated to Indonesia

Eleven Indonesian crewmen suspected of illegally smuggling tin sand to Malaysia were repatriated on Thursday alongside ...

Indonesia turns to garlic imports to tame pre-Ramadan price surge

Indonesia's Ministry of Trade confirmed that the government has opted to import garlic, with consignments expected ...

Jakarta halts fast boat services to Thousand Islands on bad weather

Jakarta’s transportation agency has again suspended fast boat services from Muara Angke port to the Thousand ...

RI Govt urges border regions to prepare refugee transit shelters

Indonesia’s Home Affairs Ministry has instructed border regions, including Batam in the Riau Islands, to prepare ...

Indonesian court jails Malaysian for drug smuggling

An Indonesian court has sentenced a Malaysian national, Voo Wei Chen, to 15 years in prison for smuggling liquid ...

Indonesia boosts semiconductor sector to strengthen competitiveness

Indonesia is accelerating the development of a national semiconductor ecosystem in a bid to capture high-tech ...

Indonesia, US launch $35M debt-swap program for coral reef protection

The Government of Indonesia together with the Government of the United States on Tuesday in Jakarta officially launched ...

Police Chief says National Police best placed under president

National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo said the National Police would be more ideally placed directly under ...

Govt to set minimum price for tin to support Bangka Belitung economy

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia announced plans to introduce a Minimum Cost Price for tin, aimed ...

KKP ensures full compensation for staff killed in ATR plane crash

Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP) has pledged to fulfill the financial entitlements owed ...

Indonesia identifies all 10 victims of ATR 42-500 crash in Sulawesi

Indonesia has identified all 10 victims of the ATR 42-500 aircraft operated by Indonesia Air Transport (IAT) that ...

Jakarta's Kepulauan Seribu transplants coral reefs

The Kepulauan Seribu district government in Jakarta Province has transplanted coral reefs in the waters of Pramuka ...

NTB denies foreign tourist cancallations linked to illegal mining

The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) provincial government denied claims that illegal mining near Lombok’s tourist sites ...

SAR team considers weather modification in ATR 42-500 crash search

The Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) is considering weather modification operations to assist in the search for ...

Connectivity key to boosting Indonesia's tourism growth: Ministry

Deputy for Marketing at the Ministry of Tourism, Ni Made Ayu Marthini, emphasized that connectivity is a crucial pillar ...