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Prabowo says forestry fines can fund 100,000 houses for flood victims

President Prabowo Subianto said administrative forestry fines and recovered state funds worth Rp6.62 trillion (about ...

When Sumatra floods meet palm oil and biofuel ambitions

Flash floods and landslides that struck three provinces on the island of Sumatra — Aceh, North Sumatra, and ...

Govt prepares land for Sumatra disaster temporary shelters in 52 areas

Indonesia’s Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning (ATR)/National Land Agency (BPN) Head Nusron Wahid ...

Indonesia suspends firms in Batang Toru after deadly floods

The Indonesian government has ordered a temporary suspension of activities by companies operating in the Batang Toru ...

Indonesia probes companies behind logs that worsened Sumatra floods

The Forestry Ministry is still investigating the origin and status of the logs swept away by the floods, where it has ...

IPB University urged to be national hub for agricultural innovation

Indonesia’s Deputy Agriculture Minister Sudaryono called on IPB University to strengthen its role as a national ...

Aceh authorities clear 18.5 hectares of illegal oil palm

Authorities in Aceh have removed 18.5 hectares of illegal oil palm planted inside a protected forest in Babahrot ...

Indonesia reclaims encroached forest in Bengkulu’s elephant habitat

Indonesia's Ministry of Forestry has reclaimed 2,390 hectares of encroached forest land in the Seblat Landscape, ...

Thirty four Sebatik Island families affected by RI-M'sia border shift

A total of 34 families on Sebatik Island in Indonesia’s North Kalimantan Province have been impacted by a new ...

Need additional 2 mln tons methanol to make B50: govt

Deputy Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Yuliot Tanjung, has informed that Indonesia still needs around 2 ...

Unand scientist in AD Scientific Index’s list of top 100 researchers

Andalas University (Unand) scientist Muhammad Makky has won international recognition with the Alper-Doger Scientific ...

Smallholder Oil Palm Replanting Program to boost productivity: BPDPKS

The Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS) has said that the Smallholder Oil Palm Replanting Program (PSR) ...

Palm oil industry contributes to food and energy resilience: Minister

The palm oil industry in Indonesia has contributed to the country's food and energy resilience, created productive ...

E Kalimantan pushes sustainable plantation to improve people's welfare

Head of the East Kalimantan Provincial Plantation Office, Ahmad Muzakkir, has said that his side is adhering to the ...

Astra Agro reaffirms commitment to sustainable oil palm plantations

The management of PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk (Astra Agro) has reaffirmed its commitment to the sustainable management of ...