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Wounded Densus 88 member still in Medan hospital

A member of the National Police's counter-terrorism squad Densus 88 who sustained stab wounds remains hospitalized ...

71 suspects arrested in aftermath of Medan blast

 A week after the suicide bombing in Medan, the capital of North Sumatra Province, the National Police's ...

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Saving Julia and Cykita

Three years ago, Julia had just given birth to her baby Cykita, when a team of conservationists in South Kalimantan ...

Garuda cancels 12 flights on Sunday due to smog in Kalimantan

National flag carrier Garuda Indonesia cancelled 12 domestic flights on Sunday due to smog resulting in limited ...

Paser District in East Kalimantan shrouded by thick smog

Thick smog coming from forest fires shrouded Tanah Grogot in Paser District, East Kalimantan Province, reducing ...

Lion Air JT 626 fails to land at North Kalimantan due to thick smoke

The passengers of Lion Air flight JT 626 failed to arrive at North Kalimantan Province's Juwata International ...

Ministry readies safe houses for haze-affected citizens

The Social Affairs Ministry has prepared safe houses or shelters, especially for children and elderly, whose cities or ...

Haze impairs visibility to 700 meters in Pekanbaru

Haze emanating from forest fires has caused a drastic drop in visibility in Pekanbaru, Riau Province, to 700 meters on ...

Government to enhance border parallel road construction in Kalimantan

The Ministry of Public Works and People Housing (PUPR) has been progressively working on and enhancing the construction ...

New capital opens avenues for green city development: GGGI

The Indonesian government’s plan of relocating its capital city from Jakarta to the eastern region of Kalimantan ...

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Indonesians face challenge ahead to fight racis, separatism in Papua

A circle of violence broke out again in the Indonesian province of Papua on Wednesday and ended with the deaths of an ...

DPR obtains government's letter on study of capital city relocation

The House of Representatives (DPR) confirmed the receipt of a letter from the government in connection with a study of ...

Entrepreneurs should back capital city relocation to Kalimantan: Kadin

The Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin) Chairman Rosan Roeslani has appealed to entrepreneurs to ...

Jokowi names Penajam Paser Utara as new capital city site

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has named Penajam Paser Utara and Kutai Kertanegara in East Kalimantan Province as the ...

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Relocating Indonesia's capital to Kalimantan, 'the world's lungs'

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) on August 16, 2019, officially announced his plan to move Indonesia’s capital city ...