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Preventing fires, govt urges corporations to avoid land clearing

Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni warned the public and corporations not to conduct land clearing, to prevent forest ...

Lawmaker pushes for development of Dumai-Malacca RoRo ferry service

An Indonesian lawmaker urged the government to immediately carry out the development of the roll-on roll-off (RoRo) ...

Batam immigration chief suspended over tourist extortion allegations

Indonesia’s Directorate General of Immigration said the head of the Batam Immigration Office, Hajar Aswad, has ...

Eid holiday boosts leisure travel, drives economy: Tourism Ministry

Indonesia’s 2026 Eid al-Fitr holiday drove a surge in leisure travel and lifted tourism spending, supporting the ...

Batam immigration officer probed for extortion against foreigners

Indonesia’s Directorate General of Immigration is investigating alleged extortion targeting foreign nationals ...

Indonesia prepares tourism strategy amid global geopolitics

Indonesia’s Tourism Ministry has prepared a series of strategies to mitigate the impact of global geopolitical ...

Indonesia readies 35 cloud-seeding ops amid El Niño threat

The government is anticipating threats of forest and land fires by preparing 35 Weather Modification Operations (OMC) ...

Riau fires rage in five regions, three others cooling down

A joint team continues battling forest and land fires across five districts in Indonesia’s Riau Province, while ...

Ministry urges universities to play role in bolstering local economy

Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology Stella Christie called on universities to play a pivotal ...

Young Sumatran tiger captured near village in Indonesia

Authorities in Indonesia’s Riau Province captured a young Sumatran tiger after it entered a trap cage set near a ...

Between trees and tails, elephants and humans journey in the wild

A thin mist was hanging amongst trees as the sun slowly parted the sky over the expanse of the plantation forest in ...

Indonesia's BPOM pulls 56,027 food products over public health risks

The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority (BPOM) has withdrawn 56,027 processed food products from markets across various ...

BNPB provides two helicopters to support Riau's forest fire patrols

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) has provided two patrol helicopters to assist in the management and ...

Indonesia drafts presidential order to protect Sumatran elephants

Indonesia is preparing a presidential instruction to safeguard the endangered Sumatran elephant, as shrinking and ...

Indonesia to reconnect Sumatran elephant corridors in Riau

Indonesia’s Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni stated that the government will reconnect fragmented corridors for ...