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Other cities should emulate Medan's drive-through vaccination model

Police Chief Gen. Listyo Sigit Prabowo has suggested that other Indonesian cities adopt the drive-through vaccination ...

West Aceh readies 5,120 hectares of farmland for food estate program

The Aceh Besar district government is working alongside the SieBreuh Makmue Beusama cooperative unit to develop a food ...

Aceh police arrest nine in crackdown on inter-provincial drug ring

Personnel of the Aceh police continue their crackdown on an inter-provincial drug ring in the province, as they ...

BNN destroys nine hectares of cannabis plantations in North Aceh

Officers from the National Narcotics Agency (BNN) set fire to nine hectares of cannabis plantations in two villages of ...

Two drug couriers arrested at North Sumatra's Kualanamu airport

Aviation security at Kualanamu International Airport in North Sumatra province on Tuesday foiled an attempt by two drug ...

IOM asked to shift 54 Rohingya refugees to Medan

Indonesia Office also granted refugee status to the 99 Rohingya migrants.   Refugee status was granted to ...

Mt Sinabung erupts, volcanic ash disperses 2,000 km from peak

Mount Sinabung in Karo District, North Sumatra Province erupted on Sunday, spewing a column of ash in to the sky up to ...

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Beauty of Lake Toba begs a closer look

Lake Toba has been designated as one of the new icons of Indonesian tourism on account of its natural ...

Minister Luhut encourages public to purchase domestic MSME products

Coordinating Maritime Affairs and Investment Minister Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan has encouraged the public to purchase ...

Torrential rains, lightning, strong winds forecast across Indonesia

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

Densus 88 arrests four terror suspects in Bima

The Indonesian Police's anti-terror squad Densus 88 apprehended four suspected terrorists in Bima, West Nusa ...

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Food estate projects must not contribute to deforestation: experts

The Indonesian government last year started developing a food estate project in Pulang Pisau district, Central ...

5.0-magnitude quake jolts North Sumatra's Toba district

A 5.0-magnitude earthquake rattled Toba district, North Sumatra at 3.46 p.m. Western Indonesia Time (WIB) on Saturday, ...

PPKM, vaccination crucial in stemming COVID-19 transmission: Hartarto

Micro-scale Public Activity Restrictions (PPKM) and the national vaccination program are the key to containing the ...

Multi-ethnic culinary delights to line Medan's Kesawan City Walk

The Medan city government has vowed to transform the Kesawan City Walk area into a culinary hub offering authentic ...