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RI Govt urges border regions to prepare refugee transit shelters

Indonesia’s Home Affairs Ministry has instructed border regions, including Batam in the Riau Islands, to prepare ...

Indonesian court jails Malaysian for drug smuggling

An Indonesian court has sentenced a Malaysian national, Voo Wei Chen, to 15 years in prison for smuggling liquid ...

Indonesia boosts semiconductor sector to strengthen competitiveness

Indonesia is accelerating the development of a national semiconductor ecosystem in a bid to capture high-tech ...

Indonesia inducts first three French Rafale jets into Air Force

Indonesia’s Defence Ministry announced that the air force has begun operating three Rafale fighter jets delivered ...

Prabowo to attend ceremony for Indonesia's first Rafale jets

President Prabowo Subianto is set to attend a ceremony marking Indonesia’s receipt of three Rafale fighter jets, ...

Indonesia's mangrove coverage rises to 3.46 million hectares

Indonesia's mangrove coverage increased by 15,164 hectares to 3,455,628 hectares in 2025, according to the Ministry ...

Indonesia envisions transmigration zones as economic growth centers

The Indonesian government plans to use the national transmigration program as a tool to develop integrated economic ...

Wildfires occur in three provinces despite rainy season: BNPB

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said it received reports of wildfires in three provinces, which are ...

Pertamina Hulu Rokan confirms oil discovery at Mustang Hitam-001

001 well in Libo Jaya village, Siak Regency, Riau Province, within the Rokan Block, signaling potential for further ...

Indonesia tightens animal checks to stop PPR virus entry

Indonesia’s Quarantine Agency (Barantin) has intensified monitoring efforts to prevent the spread of Peste des ...

Riau police foil illegal departure of 26 migrant workers to Malaysia

Police in Dumai City, Riau Province, thwarted the attempted departure of 26 undocumented Indonesian migrant workers ...

Riau authorities probe Sumatran tiger sighting near oil facility

Riau’s Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BBKSDA) is investigating a reported sighting of a Sumatran tiger ...

Sparking hope of rice self-sufficiency in border areas

That one morning during the first week of January 2026 was slightly different from the usual mornings in Sebadai Ulu ...

Indonesia plans new cigarette excise layer to tackle illegal tobacco

Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa plans to add another layer of excise tax on tobacco products (CHT), or ...

Balikpapan RDMP boosts national energy self-sufficiency: Minister

Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said the operation of the Balikpapan Refinery Development Master ...