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News Feature - Mangrove forests in Bombana need preservation by otniel tamindael

The mangrove forests scattered in Bombana District, Southeast Sulawesi Province, need to be preserved as a habitat for ...

News focus - Cultural heritage in Kisar part of Indonesian civilization By Otniel Tamindael

Still unknown by many, the small, rocky island of Kisar in Southwest Maluku District, Maluku Province, is in fact ...

Bank Indonesia prepares program to diversify coconut products

Representative of Bank Indonesia (BI) in North Maluku said it is preparing a program to help prop up coconut fruit ...

Batam administration rejects plan to import plastic waste

Batam City Administration has rejected an investor plan to import plastic waste, which would be processed into plastic ...

Malaysian investor restarts business in cow breeeding in Rejang Lebong

A Malaysian investor PT Jana Sakti Serumpun has decided to renew its plan to open cow breeding farm in the district of ...

Indonesian, Russian oil companies to build refinery in Tuban

Indonesian state-owned oil and gas company PT Pertamina and its Russian counterpart, Rosneft Oil Company, will build ...

Conservationist reveals 17 sea turtle nests spotted at Trisik Beach

The number of sea turtles reaching Trisik Beach, Kulon Progo District, in Yogyakarta Province has increased ...

Losses due to landslides can be prevented: Agency

National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) Spokesman Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said that possible losses that could happen ...

Indonesian herbal drink products penetrate Canadian market

Indonesian herbal drink products -- palm fruit beverages, with original flavor and sugarless, along with ...

US ambassador explores cooperation opportunities in Natuna

The US Ambassador to Indonesia, Joseph R. Donovan, visited Natuna, Riau Islands Province, to explore the potential of ...

News feature - Cirebon keen to expand rattan business to Palu By Andi Abdussalam

Though it is not a raw rattan producer, Cirebon, a district town in West Java, is one of the country`s rattan-based ...

Gondang dam in Central Java to start functioning in 2020

The Central Region of Bengawan Solo riverine areas (BBWS) said the Gondang dam project now under construction in the ...

Kalla shares arguments to make Suramadu bridge free for users

Vice President Jusuf Kalla said that the government`s plan to change Suramadu bridge status into non-toll road to make ...

Surabaya to be role model for waste management

The Mayor of Surabaya, Tri Rismaharini (Risma), has expressed hope that the waste management in East Java provincial ...

West Papua tourism management needs optimization

The East Indonesian province of West Papua is famous for its attractive tourism potential, but has not been managed ...