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Indonesia to impose cleaning levy on local, foreign tourists

The Indonesian government has planned to impose a cleaning levy on domestic and foreign tourists visiting several main ...

Relevant ministries should conduct synergy to deal with plastic waste: NGO

The Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Ministry (KKP) and relevant ministries should carry out a synergy to address ...

News Feature - Time for central, local governments to maintain Raja Ampat`s cleanliness

Raja Ampat has 553 coral reef species, constituting 75 percent of the world`s coral reef biodiversity, and over a ...

Minister Susi asks people not to use single-use plastics anymore

Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has appealed to the public not to use single-use plastics ...

Ocean must be protected, preserved for future generation: minister

Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Susi Pudjiastuti has called on the public to realize that ocean is a legacy ...

News Focus - Saving Indonesia`s marine life by Rahmad Nasution

This week, Indonesia has been in the spotlight of the mainstream media in the country and abroad after a dead sperm ...

Government discussing sanction on use of plastic

The Indonesian government is discussing ways to reduce plastic waste, including a plan to impose sanctions and ...

More than 2,000 workers flee Thailand after labour crackdown

More than 2,000 undocumented migrant workers from Myanmar and Cambodia fled from Thailand this week, officials said on ...

Cleaning Up Jakarta`s Rivers

For Iwan Suseno, a resident of Kebon Manggis area in East Jakarta, flooding has been like an unresolved problem that ...

Party chief detained over alleged involvement in bribery case

Indonesia`s anti-graft body KPK detained Prosperous Justice Party chief Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq on Thursday in connection ...

Govt to increase pearl production to seven mln tons annually

Having the potential to produce up to 20 million tons of south sea pearl (SSP) a year, Indonesia intends to increase ...

RI minister calls for strengthening of south sea pearl branding

Marine Affairs and Fisheries Minister Fadel Muhammad has called for the strengthening of south sea pearl (SSP) ...

RI govt to issue decree on pearl culture to optimize trade

The government will issue a decree on pearl culture to optimize trade, Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister Fadel ...

Thirty foreigners arrested in Tangerang as SMS fraud suspects

The Jakarta Metropolitan Police have arrested 30 foreign nationals suspected of operating a scheme to defraud members ...

Earth Hour: from switching off to taking action

The Earth Hour global movement to help fight climate change is going beyond asking people to turn off their lights to ...