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Mahendra Siregar installed as deputy foreign minister

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has appointed Mahendra Siregar, currently Indonesian ambassador to the United States, as ...

Human-elephant conflicts spike in Riau following forest fires

Forest fires blazing in the Tesso Nilo National Park fueled more frequent conflicts between human beings and Sumatran ...

Minister Nasution inaugurates 523.7-ha Special Economic Zone in Sorong

Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution inaugurated a Special Economic Zone (KEK) on a land ...

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Forest fires destroy parts of Sumatran elephant habitats

Wildfires ravaging forest areas in Riau, Jambi, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, and South ...

Balai Raja conservation area's Sumatran elephant population dwindles

The population of Sumatran elephants at the Balai Raja Wildlife Conservation area dropped further to only seven after a ...

Indonesia set to face, sue Europe over renewable energy policies

The Indonesian government will prepare to take legal action at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to challenge the ...

Netherlands expected to tackle discrimination against RI's palm oil

The Indonesian government is harboring expectations that the Netherlands can aid in solving the issue pertaining to ...

Jokowi lauds RI-Netherlands cooperation over sustainable palm oil

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) commended the Dutch Government on cooperation over sustainable palm oil during a remark ...

Siak police point to economic benefits impelling arsonists

The arsonists, arrested by the police for their alleged involvement in wildfires in Siak District, Riau Province, came ...

Four people named suspects in land and forest fires in S Sumatra

The Banyuasin Police Resort in South Sumatra Province will soon hand over the dossiers of four suspects in land and ...

KAI, Servo Railway collaborate to design B100-run locomotive

State-owned railway company PT Kereta Api Indonesia (KAI) Persero is working with private logistical railway service ...

Over 500,000 W Kalimantan residents suffer respiratory illnesses

A total of 504,000 inhabitants of West Kalimantan, particularly children, suffered from respiratory illness due to the ...

Embassy yet uninformed on Indonesians' arrest in Malaysia

The Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur had yet to obtain consular notification from the Malaysian government over the ...

BPDPKS decides to suspend palm oil export levies until 2020

The Indonesia Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS) will not collect palm oil export levies until late ...

Indonesia, EU strengthen economic cooperation through ARISE Plus

Indonesia and the European Union have strengthened economic cooperation through the ASEAN Regional Integration ...