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China builds new military facilities on South China Sea islands

China has built new military facilities on islands in the South China Sea, a U.S. think tank reported on Thursday, a ...

North Sulawesi optimistic of attracting more Chinese tourists

To support the Indonesian governments target of attracting at least 12 million foreign tourists, including some 2.4 ...

Big tourist boats not yet allowed to enter Raja Ampat

Big tourist vessels are not allowed yet to enter and sail in the Raja Ampat waters, West Papua, to prevent a ...

El Nino induced coral bleaching across Indonesian waters: Institute of Sciences

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) reported that the El Nino natural phenomenon that occurred during the ...

Coral reefs in Sawu Sea cover 63,339 hectares

The Head of East Nusa Tenggara Provinces Environment Office, Benyamin Lola, stated that various studies have revealed ...

Indonesia promotes partnership scheme to offer finance to fishermen

Indonesias government is promoting a partnership scheme to help finance small fishermen at a working group meeting of ...

Ministry declares 18,882 meter square of Raja Ampat coral reef damaged

A total of 18,882 meter square of coral reef in the Raja Ampat sub-district, West Papua, had been declared damaged by ...

Parts of Indonesian waters to be included in sensitive areas

The government will seek to put part of Indonesian waters in the list of Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSA). ...

Local government to check sailing permit of MV Caledonian Sky

The West Papua provincial government will review the sailing permit of the British-owned cruise ship MV Caledonian Sky ...

MV Caledonia Sky is owned by Swedish company: British ambassador

The MV Caledonia Sky cruise ship that damaged the coral reefs in Raja Ampat, West Papua, was owned and operated by a ...

EARTH WIRE -- Coral reef destruction during recent shipwreck hurting Raja Ampat tourism

Roughly 1,600 square meters of coral reefs in Raja Ampat District, West Papua Province, are said to have been damaged ...

Parties call for penal action in Raja Ampat reef case

Some parties have highlighted the need to take penal action against those found guilty of inflicting damage to Raja ...

Caledonian Sky shipwreck brings huge loss to Raja Ampat

The British-owned cruise ship MV Caledonian Sky, which ran aground onto a coral reef off Raja Ampat District in West ...

Government forms team to handle coral damage in Raja Ampat

The central government has formed an integrated team to handle the coral damage in Raja Ampat District, West Papua ...

British ambassador to be summoned over Raja Ampat coral reef destruction

Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Panjaitan will summon the ambassador of the UK, Thursday, in ...