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AirAsia opens four new flight routes

AirAsia Indonesia has started maiden flights on four new routes, namely two from Medan (N Sumatra) to Banda Aceh and ...

Riau students urge un to impose sanctions on Israel

Hundreds of students staged a rally in the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru on Thursday urging the United Nations ...

Sharia banking industry grows rapidly this year: central bank

The national sharia banking industry grew 36.7 percent in the year to September 2012 from a corresponding period a ...

Rainy season sees parts of Indonesia hit by floods, landslides

The rainy season has only begun in Indonesia, which has only two seasons, rainy (November to March) and dry (June to ...

Deputy police chief calls for investigation of Pekanbaru torture case

National deputy police chief (Wakapolri), Commisioner General Police Nanan Sukarna, has asked for a thorough ...

Police officers suspected of being drug dealers arrested

Pekanbaru`s police have arrested four army servicemen and three police officers suspected of being members of drug ...

Hotel occupancy rate in Bukittinggi reaches 80 percent

The hotel occupancy rate in Bukittinggi city, West Sumatra, has reached 80 percent for this weekend, in light of the ...

PTPP Projects Third Quarter 2012 Net Profit to Jump 73%

PT PP (Persero) Tbk (IDX: PTPP), a leading Indonesian construction and investment company, projected its Net Profit ...

Japanese investors interested to invest in Riau

Japanese investors have expressed interest in making investment in some business sectors which are believed to have ...

Riau`s electrification ratio rises to 60%

PT PLN (state-owned electricity company) of Riau and Riau Islands region has ensured that the electrification ratio in ...

Chinese daily condemns assault on journalists

Chinese newspaper People`s Daily has strongly condemned the assault on Indonesian journalists by National Armed Forces ...

Military to follow up on acts of violence against journalists: Commander

Commander of the Indonesian Defence Forces (TNI) Admiral Agus Suhartono has ordered the Air Force chief to take legal ...

Legislator criticizes soldiers` attack on journalists

A legislator has criticized the attack by military personnel on journalists covering the crash of an Air Force ...

Three journalists questioned by military police

The Military Police (POM) questioned three journalists, alleged to be victims of violence by the Indonesian Air Force ...

Jet fighter pilot survives deadly crash

The pilot of a Hawk 200 jet fighter which crashed near a housing area in Pekanbaru at 9.47 am local time has luckily ...