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Marine Ministry plants mangroves for tsunami disaster mitigation

The Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries conducted coastal vegetation planting with 6,300 seedlings at five ...

Several Indonesian regions to receive heavy rainfall on Saturday: BMKG

The Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) has projected heavy rains that can be accompanied by ...

W Sumatra KPU vote recapitulation result indicates Prabowo's victory

Amin Ma'ruf secured 407,761 votes, or 14.05 percent. Subianto received an overwhelming majority of the votes in ...

Fisheries centers built to improve fishermen`s welfare

Indonesian fishermen are among the countrys underprivileged population, although they have the vital role in providing ...

Indonesian ministry to boost fish consumption

The Indonesia Industry Ministry will continue to encourage and increase fish consumption in various regions to raise ...

Annular solar eclipse visible in Indonesia on Sept 1

An annular solar eclipse will be visible in several regions of Indonesia on Thursday, September 1, 2016. In a ...

Mentawai Islands offer some 400 surfing spots

Mentawai Islands, a chain of dozens of islands and islets off the western coast of Sumatra, offers some 400 surfing ...

Downstream fishery development key to improving fishermen`s welfare

After some progress was achieved in the upstream sector, the country now needs to encourage the development of the ...

Mentawai to have airport to accommodate wide bodied aircraft

Expansion of the Rokot airport on the island of Mentawai off West Sumatra is to be completed in 2019 to accommodate ...

Indonesia steps up marine tourism promotions

Being the worlds largest island country with over 17 thousands islands and 54,716 kilometer coastal lines, Indonesia ...

Tourism minister invites visitors to attend Mentawai Festival

Tourism Minister Arief Yahya has invited the public to visit Mentawai Enchantment Festival 2016 on April 19 to 21. ...

President orders mitigation agency to monitor Mentawai earthquake

Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has instructed the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) to monitor ...

Agency lifts tsunami warning after 7.8 magnitude earthquake

The residents around Mentawai Island, West Sumatra are now safe after the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics ...

Haze delays President Jokowi`s visit to Jambi

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) delayed his visit to Jambi as the haze hindered the landing of the presidential plane ...

No tsunami threat from 5.0 sr Mentawai earthquake

The Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has confirmed that the current 5.0 magnitude ...