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Jambi gains national recognition for nine cultural traditions

Indonesia’s Culture Ministry has designated nine traditions from Jambi Province as Intangible Cultural Heritage, ...

Emergency declared after flash floods hit North Sulawesi islands

Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) declared an emergency response in the Siau, Tagulandang, ...

Body of soccer coach's child found in NTT boat sinking: Basarnas

Rescuers recovered a body believed to be the child of Valencia FC B women’s soccer coach from the wreck of the ...

Spanish coach identified in Labuan Bajo boat tragedy

Indonesian police confirmed Sunday that a body recovered near Labuan Bajo was Fernando Martín Carreras, coach of ...

North Sumatra receives US$50.9 million for school revitalization

Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Abdul Mu'ti said North Sumatra Province has received central government ...

Another Spanish tourist found in Labuan Bajo boat sinking

Indonesian search and rescue teams on the 10th day of operations have recovered the body of a Spanish national who died ...

Deputy Minister welcomes first foreign tourists of 2026 in Batam

Deputy Minister of Tourism Ni Luh Puspa on Thursday welcomed the first foreign tourists of 2026 at the Golden Coast ...

Restoring the glory of the Lesser Sunda Islands

November 25, 2025, marks a historic moment for the formation of regional cooperation between three regions within the ...

Indonesia, Spain coordinate after LabuanBajoboat sinks

Indonesia’s Tourism Ministry intensified coordination with rescue agencies and the Spanish Embassy after a ...

Debris found as Indonesia widens search for missing Spaniards

Rescue teams searching for four Spanish nationals missing after a boat accident in eastern Indonesia have found items ...

Indonesia shut Komodo, Padar routes after cruise boat incident

Padar and Komodo Islands in Komodo National Park, East Nusa Tenggara, have been temporarily closed to visitors due to ...

Jakarta traffic, passenger flows stable during Christmas 2025: Agency

Head of Jakarta Transportation Office, Syafrin Liputo, said that based on preliminary data collected from December 18 ...

Indonesia eyes US$7.1 billion exports from transmigration zones

Indonesia’s Transmigration Minister M. Iftitah Sulaiman Suryanagara said transmigration zones across the country ...

Swiss court admits climate case by Indonesian Pari Island fishermen

A Canton of Zug court, Switzerland, has accepted a climate lawsuit filed by four fishermen from Pari Island, Indonesia, ...

BKKPN monitors marine ecosystem amid Gili Meno abrasion project

The Kupang National Marine Conservation (BKKPN) Area Office is monitoring the sustainability of marine ecosystems amid ...