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Bringing the zebra shark home to Raja Ampat

The Raja Ampat Islands in Southwest Papua are renowned not only for their breathtaking natural beauty but also for ...

Jakarta bans new padel courts in residential areas, limits hours

Jakarta Governor Pramono Anung has prohibited the construction of new padel courts in residential areas to ...

Ministry seeks additional budget to revitalize 60,000 schools

The Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education is proposing an additional budget to increase the number of schools ...

A New Chapter in Shanghai-Yunnan Cultural Exchange

On January 29, 2026, the exhibition Tracing Beauty in Motion — A Printmaking Exchange between Dali Jia Ma ...

Nyale, sports tourism, and the future of Mandalika

The sky over Seger Beach was still dark when thousands of people, flashlights in hand, began wading into the sea. The ...

Glimmer of hope: Aceh flood survivors turn to gold

With a layer of cooling powder masking her face, Nadia pans for gold in Bener Berpapah Village, Southeast Aceh, Aceh. ...

Sumatra recovery: resilience rises in the wake of disasters

The floods and landslides that hit three provinces of Sumatra—Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra—in late ...

Indonesia investigates health impact of Cilegon chemical exposure

The Ministry of Environment is conducting an in-depth study and scientific consultations regarding the impact of nitric ...

Jakarta govt prioritizes residents' safety at Rorotan RDF Plant

The Jakarta Provincial Government ensured the continuation of the Rorotan Refuse-Derived Fuel (RDF) Plant's ...

Indonesia tightens cruise ship oversight to protect coral reefs

Indonesia is tightening oversight of cruise ship traffic in its waters to protect coral reef ecosystems from the risk ...

Government accelerates repairs on landslide-hit trans-Sumatra road

The Ministry of Public Works, in cooperation with state-run construction company Hutama Karya, is accelerating repairs ...

Prabowo highlights plans for 1,000 fishing villages at WEF Davos

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto introduced to the world his administration's plans to establish at least one ...

S. Sulawesi police readies DVI team to identify ATR plane victims

The South Sulawesi Regional Police have prepared a Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team to identify victims of the ...

Barapan Kebo at a crossroads: preserving culture in modern Indonesia

Buffalo racing, or locally known as Barapan Kebo, has kicked off the new year 2026 in West Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara ...

Indonesia poised to tap growing global music tourism trend

Music, which can leave emotional impressions and experiences in the minds of audiences, is predicted to become a major ...