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Indonesia's antidrug agency seizes 4.23 kg of crystal meth in Riau

The Riau National Narcotics Agency (BNN) confiscated 4.23 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine that the Syarif Kasim II ...

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Govt considering moving capital city outside Java Island

The Indonesian Government is considering developing a new capital city located outside Java Island, to replace Jakarta ...

Minister points to ambiguity over new capital city's location

Public Works and Public Housing Minister Basuki Hadimuljono has drawn attention to the ambiguity over the location of ...

Kalimantan located in the middle of Indonesia: President

Referring to a possible choice of location for a new capital city to replace Jakarta, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) ...

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Indonesia sees waste-to-energy plant as solution to garbage problem

With a population of some 260 million people, Indonesia is one of the world’s largest producers of garbage, which ...

Tough choice to make on new capital city's location: VP

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla admitted to it being no easy task to decide on an apt location for the new capital city ...

Overflowing of Kapuas River inundates Kapuas Hulu

Unremitting, torrential downpour, lashing over the last few days, resulted in Kapuas River overflowing its bank and ...

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The Presidential Candidates' strategies to boost economic performance

There are some major differences in how two Indonesian presidential candidates envisioned the future of Indonesian ...

Infrastructure development outside Java to create equitability: Jokowi

Incumbent presidential candidate Joko Widodo (Jokowi) said the infrastructure development his government has undertaken ...

Joko Widodo committed to fight for independence of Indonesian economy

Presidential candidate number 01 Joko Widodo (Jokowi) expressed his commitment to continue to fight for the ...

Trans-Java toll road will reduce prices of basic necessities: Minister

The Trans-Java Toll Road connecting the Merak Ferry Port in Banten Province to Banyuwangi in East Java would become a ...

Jokowi visits Cirebon for open campaign

Presidential candidate number 01 Joko Widodo was present at the open campaign organized by the Indonesian Coalition ...

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The Indonesian Presidential Candidates' views on foreign policy

There are some major differences on how two Indonesian presidential candidates envisioned the future of Indonesian ...

Infrastructure development not only in Java Island: minister

The government assured that development of infrastructures, especially toll roads, in the country would not only be ...

Land conflicts between residents and concessionary companies still occur: Jokowi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) pointed to land conflicts that continued to occur between the local residents and ...