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US Ambassador visits Riau to strengthen economic, security cooperation

United States Ambassador to Indonesia, Sung Y. Kim, visited Batam and Natuna, Riau Islands, to engage with Indonesian ...

Riau Islands Customs thwarts smuggling of lobster seeds into Singapore

The Riau Islands Customs Patrol Unit thwarted an attempt to smuggle 138 thousand sand lobster and pearl lobster seeds ...

Navy rescues grounded KM Bagas Arsakhan's crew in Riau Islands

Officers of the Indonesian Navy rescued the captain and crew of the KM Bagas Arsakhan boat that suffered a leakage and ...

Governor to allot funding for journalists studying foreign languages

Riau Islands Governor Ansar Ahmad will allot a fraction of the amended 2022 regional budget to support and assist ...

Violence against women up two-fold compared to 2020: commission

Cases of violence against women have recorded a two-fold increase to reach 4,500 as of September 2021 compared to 2020, ...

Be sympathetic toward victims of rape in boarding school: Governor

West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil urged residents to be sympathetic toward victims of rape at an Islamic boarding school ...

Riau Island's P3AP2KB Service urges victims of child abuse to speak up

Riau Islands' Women Empowerment and Child Protection, Population Control and Family Planning (P3AP2KB) Service has ...

Happy Teachers' Day

A teacher has a huge influence on our lives, and without one we may not see any of the success we currently enjoy. It ...

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Liberica coffee, a black diamond to save peatlands

The Javanese calls it "jackfruit coffee" for its jackfruit aftertaste, and it is less sour than arabica, ...

Recovered patients at Wisma Atlet Emergency Hospital increases by 255

A total of 120,924 patients treated at the Wisma Atlet Emergency Hospital in Kemayoran, Central Jakarta have ...

145 Indonesian migrant workers deported from Malaysia

The first batch of 145 Indonesian migrant workers deported from Malaysia arrived in Indonesia on ...

Riau police bust massive crystal meth haul within fortnight

The Riau police confiscated 36 kilograms (kg) of crystal methamphetamine within two weeks and arrested four drug ...

Government ensures migrant workers return to their hometowns safely

The government would facilitate Indonesian migrant workers to return to the country in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic ...

Naval ships perform drill to boost surveillance, war capability

Three Indonesian naval ships participated in a military drill in the Makassar waters, South Sulawesi Province, on ...

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Clamor grows for ending trafficking, slavery on the seas

On June 5 this year, two sailors — Reynalfi, 22, and Andri Juniansyah, 30 — jumped off Chinese-flagged ...