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Indonesian embassy in Singapore invites 12 ambassadors to Batam

The Indonesian Embassy in Singapore invited 12 ambassadors based in Singapore and Jakarta to join the Ambassador`s ...

News Feature - Promoting Kisar`s prehistoric rock art as tourist attraction by Otniel Tam

Hundreds of prehistoric rock art paintings that have been discovered on the tiny Indonesian island of Kisar in ...

News focus - Cultural heritage in Kisar part of Indonesian civilization By Otniel Tamindael

Still unknown by many, the small, rocky island of Kisar in Southwest Maluku District, Maluku Province, is in fact ...

News Focus - Saving Indonesia`s marine life by Rahmad Nasution

This week, Indonesia has been in the spotlight of the mainstream media in the country and abroad after a dead sperm ...

Southwest Sumba jolted by magnitude-4.8 earthquake

An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale jolted the Southwest Sumba Distreat in East Nusa Tenggara Province on ...

Government committed to relocating Indonesian capital

The Government of Indonesia is determined to relocate the state capital Jakarta out of Java Island to avoid total ...

China, India, and France become potential markets for Indonesian tourism

China, India, and France have become potential markets for Indonesian tourism, Tourism Minister Arief Yahya said. ...

ASEAN-China center promotes indonesia to Chinese media

The ASEAN-China Center (ACC) promoted Indonesian tourism to a number of Chinese media to enhance tourism cooperation ...

President yet to reveal capital city relocation plans

President Joko Widodo is yet to reveal the governments plans to move the countrys capital city from Jakarta. "I ...

E Nusa Tenggara urges Garuda to open Kupang-Dili-Darwin flight route

The East Nusa Tenggara Tourism Office has urged Garuda Indonesia to open Kupang-Dili-Darwin flight route round trip ...

China builds new military facilities on South China Sea islands

China has built new military facilities on islands in the South China Sea, a U.S. think tank reported on Thursday, a ...

Lebaran holidaymakers continue to arrive at Way Kambas National Park

Renowned for its natural beauty, the Way Kambas National Park (TNWK) is an icon of East Lampung District and has been ...

Indonesia, Maldives seek to improve cooperation in tourism sector

Indonesia and Maldives seek to strengthen bilateral cooperation especially in the tourism sector following the visit ...

NASR launches emergency number for immediate search and rescue assistance

The Indonesian National Agency of Search and Relief (NASR, formerly BASARNAS) announced today that its emergency ...

Densus 88 finds evidence against terrorist suspect Agus Tri Mulyono

Polices anti terror squad Densus 88 found evidence against terrorist suspect Agus Tri Mulyono (ATM), who was arrested ...