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Police, military continue persuasive approaches in Papua

The Indonesian police and military continue to apply persuasive approaches in handling all sorts of conflicts and ...

Govt urged to audit Freeport Indonesia

A non-governmental organization (NGO) here has urged the government to conduct an audit on PT Freeport Indonesia`s ...

Number of tourists visiting Komodo Island up

The number of foreign tourists visiting Komodo National Park has increased since Komodo became a finalist in the ...

Bali also wants to become spiritual tourism destination

Bali has spiritual tourism potentials that should be more seriously developed by the government, local community ...

Lombok Airport to improve regional economic progress

The new Lombok International Airport (BIL) in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) is believed to be a driving force for both the ...

Berhala Island offers bright prospects for hospitality industry

The Jambi branch of the Indonesian Hotels and Restaurants Association (PHRI) believes that Berhala Island in Jambi ...

Jambi expert team to develop Berhala Island

Following a struggle by Jambi province to regain the disputed Berhala island, the local government is now planning to ...

Yogyakarta has great culture-based tourism potentials

As the center of Javanese arts and culture, Yogyakarta has great culture-based tourism potentials that have to be ...

news focus: Sumatran tigers need to be protected

It`s tragic that amid a "Save Tigers` Home" tour in Sumatra by an NGO, a Sumatran tiger (Panthera Tigris Sumatrae) was ...

Bali earthquake lacked tsunami potential

A powerful earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale that jolted the resort island of Bali on Thursday morning did ...

Tropical storm in Thailand to affect weather in Riau

A tropical storm in Thailand is predicted to create extreme weather conditions in parts of Sumatra, including Riau ...

West Sumatra needs 600 tsunami early warning sirens

West Sumatra`s Disaster Operations Control Center (Pusdalops-PB) is in need of around 600 tsunami early warning ...

Plane carrying 18 people missing in N Sumatra

A plane carrying 18 people on board went missing on its way from Medan in North Sumatra to Kutacane in Aceh at around ...

Greenpeace launches save tigers` home tour in Sumatra

Greenpeace recently launched a "Save Tigers` Home" Tour in Sumatra with a cultural blessing ceremony from the local ...

Search for missing Newmont helicopter continues

A Search and Rescue (SAR) team continued efforts of locating a missing helicopter of PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara here on ...