#riau governor

Collection of riau governor news, found 107 news.

Jokowi to inaugurate Pekanbaru-Dumai toll road on Friday virtually

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) will officially inaugurate the 131-kilometer Pekanbaru-Dumai toll road, the first ...

Riau companies instructed to not recruit workers from red zones

The Riau provincial government has directed local companies to stop the recruitment of workers from outside the ...

Riau allots Rp191.6 billion for households impacted by COVID-19

The Riau provincial government has assigned financial assistance fund of Rp191.6 billion to help households bearing the ...

Indonesian workers arriving from Malaysia put under surveillance: govt

  More than 4,000 Indonesian migrant workers who have arrived in Riau Province from Malaysia have been placed ...

Riau received 4,444 migrant workers returning from Malaysia

Riau Province, Sumatra Island, received 4,444 Indonesian migrant workers, who returned from Malaysia amid ongoing ...

Rapid tests prioritized for migrant workers returning from Malaysia

Riau Governor Syamsuar has called on the provincial government's health workers to prioritize the administration of ...

Halal tourism not to change tourist attractions: VP

Halal tourism that applies sharia principles in the sector would not change tourist attractions in areas with a ...

All parties in Riau demand halting recurrence of 2019 wildfires

A top military officer urged stakeholders involved in Riau’s wildfire mitigation efforts to seriously handle ...

Riau prepares for land and forest fires this year

Riau Governor Syamsuar issued a land and forest fire emergency preparedness status, effective Feb 11-Oct 31, 2020, as ...

President grants clemency to former Riau governor

President Joko Widodo has granted clemency to former Riau governor Annas Maamun convicted of corruption in a case of ...

Riau may have nearly 100,000 drug users: Govt

The prevalence of drug use in Riau Province has reached 1.87 percent of its total productive-age population with nearly ...

Weekend Stories

Air pollution issues still shroud South-East Asian countries

Despite being home to an abundance of rich natural resources, poor air quality and vast environmental degradation ...

Rainfall improves Riau's air quality

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) attributed improvement in Riau’s air quality, recorded ...

News Focus

Indonesian forest fire chokes millions of people, animals

In June 2019, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMK) had warned that this year's dry season is ...

Haze forces cancellation of 33 flights at Pekanbaru

As many as 33 flights to and from Sultan Syarif Kasim II Airport in the Riau provincial capital of Pekanbaru were ...