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Arfak mountain residents rely on herbal medicine

The people of Arfak Mountain District in the eastern Indonesian province of West Papua have, since generations, relied ...

Papua`s railway development to start in second half of 2016

The work on the railway infrastructure project in Papua will begin in the second half of 2016, President Joko Widodo ...

Jokowi finally decides, Masela LNG plant onshore

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) finally decided on Wednesday that the Masela liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant would be ...

Power consumption goes down during Earth Hour

The Earth Hour campaign brings down electricity consumption as lamps and other electronic devices were turned off for ...

Papua`s people only have trust in President Joko Widodo: LIPI

The Papua Study Team of the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has assessed that the people of Papua only trust ...

Japanese food firms have growing interest in Indonesia

Japan, the third largest foreign investor country in Indonesia, is showing interest in expanding their businesses in ...

Indonesia empowers communities to prevent forest fires

The traumatic experiences due to forest fires and the consequent haze disaster are still fresh in the minds of ...

Total Solar Eclipse Thrills Watchers Across Indonesia

A solar eclipse visible in most parts of Indonesia, either totally or partly, thrilled and satisfied millions of ...

Dutch astronaut observes total solar eclipse in Central Sulawesi

Dutch astronaut Andre Kuipers observed the rare natural phenomenon of the total solar eclipse (TSE) at Kotapulu ...

President observes solar eclipse at Bogor Palace

Indonesian President Joko Widodo watched the solar eclipse at the Bogor Palace on Wednesday morning. President ...

Kalla optimistic of new discoveries during total solar eclipse

Vice President M. Jusuf Kalla has expressed hope that some scientific discoveries would be made following the total ...

Forest City granted duty-free zone status and corporate incentives to lure investors and tourists

- Forest City, Southeast Asia’s largest mixed-use green development and a joint venture project by Hong ...

Indonesia environment ministry detects 370-500 hotspots in Papua

Environmental Affairs and Forestry Minister Siti Nurbaya has said her ministrys team found some 370 to 500 hotspots of ...

One ton marijuana seized from Sukabumi in West Java: BNN

The National Narcotics Agency (BNN) personnel seized a ton of marijuana from a truck during a raid on Sukabumi-Cianjur ...

Indonesia not a radical nation: MPR chairman

The Chairman of the Peoples Consultative Assembly (MPR), Zulkifli Hasan stated that Indonesia is not a radical nation, ...