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Walhi activists report several hundred hotspots in S Sumatra's forests

Activists of the Indonesian Environmental Forum (Walhi) chapter in South Sumatra reported about hundreds of hotspots ...

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Trail Hongitochten in North Maluku

The spice-hunting adventure by European nations began when the Ottoman dynasty in the territory of Turkey hiked prices, ...

Jokowi inspects rice planting, harvesting processes in Malang District

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) conducted an inspection of the planting and harvesting process of rice in Kanigoro ...

Riau Islands: BRGM aims to restore 4,617 ha of mangroves

The Peatland and Mangrove Restoration Board (BRGM) has set a target of rehabilitating 4,617 hectares of mangroves in ...

Story of'ulos'reflects the strength of Indonesia's creative economy

Who would have thought that woven into every traditional garment is its own unique history? And the traditional ...

Malang earthquake damages 40 houses and places of worship in Jember

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake that hit  Malang District, East Java Province, on Saturday (4/10), damaged 40 houses ...

Army in Yahukimo help locals get access to clean water

Several Indonesian army personnel recently shared and transferred knowledge on building a simple water purification ...

Minister calls regions across Indonesia to promote agrotourism

Agriculture Minister Syahrul Yasin Limbo has called on regions across Indonesia to promote farming areas as ...

PKS opposes investment permit for liquor industry

The Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has voiced its opposition to the Indonesian government's decision to open ...

President inaugurates Tapin Dam in South Kalimantan

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) inaugurated the Tapin Dam located in Pipitak Jaya Village, Tapin District, South ...

BNPB confirms 20 missing, 14 injured following landslide in Nganjuk

A landslide that hit Ngetos Village, Nganjuk District, East Java Province, on Sunday evening, left 20 people ...

Minister reviews developmental progress of Lake Toba tourism project

Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan checked first-hand the progress achieved ...

Body of slain ojek driver flown to Timika for autopsy

The body of a motorcycle taxi (ojek) driver, who was stabbed to death by six armed Papuans on Tuesday, was taken to ...

359 terrorized Papuans in Intan Jaya take refuge in church

Some 359 residents of Intan Jaya, Papua, terrorized by a shooting of a villager, identified by his initials as RNR, by ...

RI-PNG border security personnel in Merauke donate clothing to locals

Five personnel of the Indonesia-Papua New Guinea Border Security Task Force recently donated clothing to the residents ...