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U.S., RI navies to repair roads in Mentawai

The forces from the United States Navy (U.S. Navy) and the Indonesian Navy have begun repairing roads on Sipora ...

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 lauds Mentawai residents for effective disaster response

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has lauded the inhabitants of Mentawai Islands for following disaster response ...

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 ...

8.3-magnitude quake rocks West Sumatra

A powerful earthquake of 8.3 magnitude rocked several parts of West Sumatra province on Wednesday at 07.49 p.m. local ...

Indonesia to host multilateral naval exercise to strengthen maritime cooperation

Indonesia will host the Multilateral Naval Exercise Komodo (MNEK) 2016 in the waters of Padang of West Sumatra ...

Komodo Island named Indonesia`s main marine tourist destination

The Ministry of Tourism has mapped Komodo Island as one of the 12 major marine tourist destinations in Indonesia. ...

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 ...

Indonesian fishing net prices are too high for local fishermen: Minister

The prices of fishing nets used by Indonesian fishermen might be higher as compared to those in other Southeast Asian ...

Delayed delivery of 2013 curriculum books poses problems for teaching

Teaching and learning activities in several areas in West Sumatra have been affected due to a delay in the ...

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 ...

Bengkulu to support offshore oil exploration

Bengkulu provincial administration will support the offshore oil and natural gas exploration project in the province ...