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Rescue workers searching for crew of boat sinking off Papua

The Search and Rescue (SAR) agency of Timika, has sent a vessel, the TRB 217, to search for 13 crew members of the KM ...

Indonesia`s Banyuwangi wins world tourism award

Dubbed as "The Sunrise of Java," Banyuwangi, an East Java Provinces district, suddenly rose to fame on the world ...

RI encourages fish stocking to maintain fishery resources

The Indonesian government continues to encourage eco-friendly cultured fish development and has begun fish restocking ...

Sukamade beach home for thousands of sea turtles

Thousands of sea turtles have landed in Sukamade Beach in the Meru Betiri National Park of East Java to lay eggs ...

East Nusa Tenggara readying to host "tour de flores" to boost tourism

Indonesias East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province is gearing up to organize an international cycling race to promote sports ...

WWF identifies and documents 29 orangutans in Sebangau National Park

The World Wide-Life Fund for Nature (WWF), in cooperation with the people in Punggualas village, Palangkaraya, Central ...

Freeport asks for easing of export permit conditions

PT Freeport Indonesia has asked for easing of conditions for extending the permit for concentrate exports, Sudirman ...

Indonesian Tourism Promoted Widely After Winning Regional, International Awards

Indonesian tourism has been widely promoted across the world after bagging the ASEAN and UN tourism awards in the ...

Three foreign countries to help in peat land restoration

Three foreign countries will help South Sumatra in restoring its peat lands to be productive again after being damaged ...

Indonesia wins three UNWTO awards for excellence and innovation in tourism

Indonesia won three awards of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in a ceremony held in Madrid, ...

Britain supports Jokowi`s efforts to speed up development in Papua

The British government is supporting the efforts of President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) to accelerate development in Papua, ...

Another moderate-intensity quake jolts Kupang

An earthquake, measuring 4.0 on the Richter scale, has again jolted Kupang, the capital of East Nusa Tenggara ...

Indonesia takes immediate counter terrorism measures

The bomb attack that occurred last Thursday in Sarinah area of Jalan Thamrin, Central Jakarta, seemed to have failed ...

Moderate quake jolts Kupang

An earthquake measuring 4.9 on the Richter scale jolted the East Nusa Tenggara provincial capital of Kupang at 12.35 ...

Muslims urged to be wary of "Gafatar" teachings

Muslims in Indonesia have been urged to be wary of the Nusantara Daybreak Movement (Gafatar) as the teachings of the ...